Dino Zoff after the victory of Italy at the 1982 World Cup.
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Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942) is an Italian former football goalkeeper and the oldest ever winner of the World Cup as a captain of the Italian national team in Spain in the 1982 World Cup. With 112 caps, Zoff is second only to Paolo Maldini in number of appearances for the Azzurri. He also worked as coach for several Italian teams, but is currently unemployed. Image File history File links Dino_Zoff. ... Image File history File links Dino_Zoff. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... First international Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... Paolo Maldini (born June 26, 1968, Milan) is a legendary Italian football player. ...

Playing career

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Zoff's career got off to an inauspicious start, when at the age of fourteen he had trials with Inter Milan and Juventus F.C., but was rejected due to a lack of height. Five years later, having grown by 33 centimetres, he made his Serie A debut with Udinese, though Zoff made only four appearances for Udinese before moving to Mantova in 1963. Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced ) is one of Italys oldest and most renowned football clubs, based in Turin, Piedmont, and it competes in Serie A. With 11 official international titles in team honours (second in Europe), Juve is the 3rd best club in All-time ranking of... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Udinese Calcio S.p. ... Associazione Calcio Mantova is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

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Left out of the Italian starting eleven in the 1970 World Cup, Zoff resumed his success after signing for Juventus in 1972. In eleven years with Juventus, Zoff won the Serie A championship six times, the Coppa Italia twice and the UEFA Cup once. However, Zoff's greatest feat came in the 1982 World Cup, where he captained Italy to victory in the tournament at the age of 40, making him the oldest ever winner of the World Cup. The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is an Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ...

Zoff holds the record for the longest stretch (1142 minutes) without allowing any goals in international football, set between 1972 and 1974. He also held the records for the oldest Serie A player and most Serie A appearances (570 matches) for more than 20 years, until the season 2005/2006 when the record were broken by S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta and A.C. Milan defender Paolo Maldini respectively. S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome, Latium. ... Marco Ballotta (born 3 April 1964 in Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia Romagna) is an Italian football goalkeeper, currently plays for S.S. Lazio of Serie A. He start his career with his native club Bologna but never made a first team appearence. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club. ... Paolo Maldini (born June 26, 1968, Milan) is a legendary Italian football player. ...

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, Zoff went into coaching, joining the technical staff at Juventus, where he was head coach from 1988 to 1990. In 1990 he was sacked, despite winning the UEFA Cup. He then joined Lazio, where he became president in 1994. S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome, Latium. ...

In 1998 Zoff was appointed coach of the Italian national team. Using a more open and attacking style than usually used by Italian sides, he coached Italy to a second-place finish in Euro 2000, suffering a cruel extra-time defeat at the hands of France in the final, when in the 90th minute of the game, Italy were 1-0 up and less than sixty seconds from winning the tournament before France scored to equalise and go to extra time. A few days later Zoff resigned, following strong criticism from A.C. Milan president and politician Silvio Berlusconi. The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club. ... (born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. ...

Zoff returned to Lazio, but resigned following a poor start to the 2001/02 season. In 2005, he was named the coach of Fiorentina. But after saving the team from relegation on the last day of the season, Zoff was let go. ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... In the sports leagues — especially soccer leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ...

Career overview

Clubs

• 1961 - 1963 Udinese
• 1963 - 1967 Mantova
• 1967 - 1972 SSC Napoli
• 1972 - 1983 Juventus F.C.

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Club honors

• 1973 Serie A
• 1975 Serie A
• 1977 Serie A
• 1977 UEFA Cup
• 1978 Serie A
• 1979 Italian Cup
• 1981 Serie A
• 1982 Serie A
• 1983 Italian Cup

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International appearances

• 1968 to 1982 for Italy (112 appearances in all, 59 as captain)
• 3 World Cup Finals

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International honors

• 1968 European Championship
• 1982 World Cup

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Teams coached

• 1988 - 1990 Juventus F.C.
• 1990 - 1994 Lazio
• 1997 Lazio
• 1998 - 2000 Italy
• 2001 Lazio
• 2005 Fiorentina

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Coaching honors

• 1990 Italian Cup
• 1990 UEFA Cup

• All time great football player