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Italian association football player and manager

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Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss association football player and coach. Born in Schaffhausen on 29 May 1970, he played as a midfielder. His career included participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. He has been a member of FC Zürich, FC Aarau, FC Schaffhausen, and Chelsea F.C., where he also served as a coach.

Di Matteo competed in the Premier League and represented Italy in international sport. He speaks Italian. His physical attributes include a height of 178 and a mass of 74. According to available records, he played one match and scored zero goals in his career.

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Key facts

2012
Chelsea
2016
Aston Villa
Full name
Roberto Di Matteo
Date of birth
( 1970-05-29 ) 29 May 1970 (age 56)
Place of birth
Schaffhausen , Switzerland
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
1988 1991
Schaffhausen
1991 1992
Zürich
1992 1993
Aarau
1993 1996
Lazio
1996 2002
Chelsea
1994 1998
Italy
2008 2009
Milton Keynes Dons
2009 2011
West Bromwich Albion
2011 2012
Chelsea (assistant)
2014 2015
Schalke 04

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Italy

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Encyclopedic overview

Roberto Di Matteo ( Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛːo]; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

A midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau early in his career. After winning the Swiss league title with Aarau in 1992–1993, he joined Serie A team Lazio where he played under managers Dino Zoff and Zdeněk Zeman. After three seasons at Lazio, he joined Chelsea in 1996 for a £4.9 million fee, a club record at the time. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.

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