Gianfranco Zola

Italian footballer and manager

Key facts

Full name: Gianfranco Zola
Date of birth: ( 1966-07-05 ) 5 July 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth: Oliena , Italy
Height: 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions: Forward attacking midfielder
1980 1983: Corrasi Oliena
Years: Team
1984 1986: Nuorese
1986 1989: Torres
1989 1993: Napoli
1993 1996: Parma
1996 2003: Chelsea
2003 2005: Cagliari
1991 1997: Italy
1990 1997: Sardinia
2008 2010: West Ham United
2011 2012: Italy U16
2012 2013: Watford

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Second Striker
Nationality: Italy

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Described at

Gianfranco Zola - World Retail Congress 2026

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gianfranco
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Oliena
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Italian
Sport: association football
Member of team: Italy men's national association football team
Position played: forward
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Italy
Mass: 67
Image: Zola 2018 (cropped).jpg
Height: 168

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Commons category: Gianfranco Zola
date of birth: 1966-07-05
coach of sports team: Chelsea F.C.
described at URL: www.worldretailcongress.com/speakers/gianfranco-zola
name in native language: Gianfranco Zola

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Encyclopedic overview

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Gianfranco Zola OMRI OBE ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko dˈdzɔːla]; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is currently vice-president of the Lega Pro, the Italian Serie C football league.

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