Once again huge thanks to Francesco Parigi for this excellent
profile.
Dino Zoff
with Italy
Born:
Mariano del Friuli (near Udine) 28-2-1942
Debut in
Serie A: 24-9-1961 Fiorentina-Udinese 5-2
Last match
in Serie A: 15-5-1983 Juventus-Genoa 4-2
His career
in clubs:
Appearances
by club
| 1961-62 |
Udinese |
(A) |
4 |
| 1962-63 |
Udinese |
(B). |
36 |
| 1963-64 |
Mantova |
(B). |
38 |
| 1964-65 to
1966-67 |
Mantova |
(A) |
93 |
| 1967-68 to
1971-72 |
Napoli |
(A) |
143 |
| 1972-73 to
1982-83 |
Juventus |
(A) |
330 |
Appearances by competition
| "Serie
A" |
570 |
| "Serie
B" |
74 |
| "Coppa
Italia" |
110 |
| Champions Cup |
37 |
| Cup Winners Cup |
8 |
| Fairs/UEFA Cup |
41 |
| Intercontinental
Cup |
1 |
| Total games: |
841 |
First
Match in Natioanl Team: 20-4-1968 Italia-Bulgaria 2-0
Last Match in National Team: 29-5-1983 Svezia-Italia 2-0
His Career in Natioanl Team:
World Cup Final
Phase :
1970 Mexico___: -
1974 Germany__: 3
1978 Argentina_: 7
1982 Spain____: 7
TOTAL : 112 matches in National Team
Honours:
1968 European Cup
1982 World Cup
1977 UEFA Cup(Juventus)
6 Championships : 1972-73/1974-75/1976-77
1977-78/1980-81/1981-82 (Juventus)
1 Italian FA Cup: 1978-79 (Juventus)
Most Famous Matches:
17-11-1973 London
"Wembley"
ENGLAND - ITALY : 0-1
15-3-1978
Torino "Comunale"
JUVENTUS - AJAX : 1-1 a.e.t (3-0 pen) *
*Dino Zoff saved two decisive penalties in the tie,
qualifying Juventus to the semi-final of Champions
Cup.
Story and Skills
Dino Zoff had great
reliability, great professionality and was very
strong.
With Juventus he played 330 matches in Serie A
consecutively, playing, every Sunday, for eleven
years from 1972 to 1983.
Dino Zoff was the "Man of Records" : in the
Italian Championship 1972-73 was unbeated for 903
minutes (italian record until 1994) and in National
Team was unbeaten from September 1972 until June
1974, during eleven international matches (record
actually not achieved by any other Italian
goalkeeper).
His legendary reliability was confirmed also in the
European Cup where, in eleven years, he played all
the matches except one in order to leave play his
substitute.
In 1977, during a match against Manchester City at
Main Road, suffered the fracture of a finger of the
right hand, but, after medical care, he continued to
play saving many times his goal.
Coaching and Beyond:
1986-88 Italian
Olympic Team coach
1988-89 / 1989-90 Juventus coach , winning a
"Coppa Italia" and UEFA Cup on 1990
1990-91 / 1993-94 Lazio coach
1994 Becomes Lazio's top manager
1996-97 Coaches Lazio for 16 matches until end of
season and qualify it for UEFA Cup.
1998-2000 Italian National Team coach, join the
European Cup final tie (loss against France 1-2 at
"golden goal").
Few days after this match he re announces his
resignation after Mr Berlusconi criticises his
tactics for final "as amateurish".
2000-2001 After few matches Dino Zoff coaches Lazio
(Mr Eriksson came to England National Team) when the
club had many troubles in Champions League and in
Championship too.
Coaching Lazio Zoff makes record of points in this
season and Lazio takes 3rd place in italian
championship after an incredible run-up.
The year after Lazio started bad on Championship and
Mr Cragnotti, former Lazio's owner, decided to remove
Zoff from the coaching, employing him on the society
management,
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Sacked by
Lazio September, 2001
Dino
becomes the coach of Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A,
24 January, 2005.
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