Zola

Gianfranco Zola

Full Name : Gianfranco Zola
Born : 05.07.1966
Born in : Oliena, Italy
Nationality : Italy
Heigt : 168 cm
Weight : 67 kg

Statistic Career:

Club

07/2003 - 06/2005 => Cagliari Calcio, Italy
11/1996 - 6/2003 => Chelsea, England
07/1993 - 10/1996 => Parma AC, Italy
07/1989 - 06/1993 => SSC Napoli, Italy
07/1986 - 06/1989 => Torres, Italy
07/1984 - 06/1986 => FC Nuorese, Italy

International

Zola played for his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, making one appearance in the second round against Nigeria. He was sent off in what seemed an extremely harsh refereeing decision after only a few minutes and was suspended for the two subsequent World Cup matches. He played in all three group games at Euro 1996, and missed a penalty against Germany as Italy surprisingly crashed out in the first round. He scored the only goal of the game in a World Cup qualifying match against England at Wembley in February 1997, and won his final cap for Italy in the return fixture against England in Rome in October 1997 but was a controversial omission from the squad for France 1998. Zola won 35 international caps, scoring 10 goals.

Honours and Awards

Napoli
* Serie A Winner (1989-1990)

Parma
* UEFA Cup Winner (1995)

Chelsea
* FA Cup Winner (1997,2000)
* FA Community Shield Winner (2000)
* League Cup Winner (1998)
* UEFA Cup Winner (1998)
* European Super Cup Winner (1998)

Individual

* Awarded an OBE in 2004
* Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition of his achievements in the English league
* Voted Chelsea's greatest-ever player
* Named in Chelsea Centenary XI