Dino Zoff

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Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff, 1970.jpg
Dino Zoff (1970)
Personnel
birthday February 28, 1942
place of birth Mariano del Friuli ,  Italy
size 182 cm
position goalkeeper
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1961-1963 Udinese Calcio 31 (0)
1963-1967 AC Mantova 131 (0)
1967-1972 SSC Naples 143 (0)
1972-1983 Juventus Turin 330 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1963-1964 Italy U-21 3 (0)
1968-1982 Italy 112 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1988-1990 Juventus Turin
1990-1994 Lazio Rome
1996-1997 Lazio Rome
1998-2000 Italy
2001 Lazio Rome
2005 AC Florence
1 Only league games are given.

Dino Zoff [ˈdiːno dzɔf] (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli ( GO ), Italy ) is a former Italian football player and coach . He is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in history.

Zoff is the oldest player to ever become soccer world champion when he won the world championship title in 1982 at the age of 40 as Italy's team captain . At club level, the goalkeeper celebrated numerous successes with Juventus Turin in the 1970s and 1980s .

Later Dino Nazionale worked as a club coach for various clubs in Serie A and was in 2000 as Italian national coach in the final of the European Championship .

In 2004, Pelé put him on the list of the 125 best football players still alive ( FIFA 100 ).

Player career

youth

Dino Zoff grew up in simple circumstances as the son of a farmer in Friuli in northern Italy and was an enthusiastic football goalkeeper from an early age. At the age of 14, the slender youngster was barely 1.60 m tall, which is why the youth departments of both Udinese Calcio and Inter Milan did not accept him because he was too small. So Zoff started modestly, making his debut at Marianese , the club in his home village. Zoff was signed by Udinese in 1961 at the age of 19.

In the club

Dino Zoff gave up his job as a car mechanic and signed his first professional contract in Udine. His tenacity and staying power had paid off. But his Serie A debut was a disaster when he conceded five goals in a 5-2 away defeat at Fiorentina . At the end of the season he was relegated to Serie B with Udinese .

In 1963, Zoff moved to AC Mantova , with whom he had to relegate again as bottom of the table in 1965 , but managed to get promoted again in the following season . A 1-0 win over Inter Milan on the last day of the 1966/67 season brought him satisfaction: Inter led the league until then, but had to leave the championship to Juventus due to this defeat . Zoff enjoyed the late satisfaction of having shown it to the club that had once spurned him.

After this strong season he was sold to SSC Napoli , where he became one of the best goalkeepers in Italy over the next five years. “I have only great memories of my time in Naples,” says Zoff, looking back. “A wonderful city full of life.” But he moved on when Juventus Turin offered him a contract in 1972, he didn't hesitate and agreed to the transfer. The Turin team paid a lot for the services of the exceptional 30-year-old goalkeeper; they paid Lire 330 million and two players ( Carmignani and Ferradini) to Napoli . As the goalkeeper of the old lady , Zoff proved to be a sure source of support and, moreover, an avid title collector; he was able to win the Italian championship ( Scudetto ) six times and the Coppa Italia twice . At international level, he won the UEFA Cup in 1977 , Juve defeated Athletic Bilbao (1-0 and 1-2). In the final of the European Champions' Cup , he was twice but went each loser of space: in 1973 they lost Ajax Amsterdam , and in 1983 defeated Hamburger SV Juventus 1: 0th

This defeat in the final was one of the leading player's last games. After eleven years with the Bianconeri , Zoff announced his departure from active sport at the age of 41. "There's one thing I can't fight," he finally declared before his last game on June 2, 1983, "and that's age." During his time at Juventus, he had played 330 championship games in a row and never missed a single game.

In the national team

Dino Nazionale played a total of 112 international matches for Italy and took part in four world championships .

At the end of the 1960s, Zoff had worked his way up to the national team and was allowed to celebrate his international debut in front of his home crowd in Naples . On April 20, 1968 he guarded the goal of his home country against Bulgaria and after the 2-0 success he made it to the semi-finals of the European Championship . In the end, the Azzurri won the European championship title , and after only four internationals Zoff had won his first title. But the following World Cup in 1970 was disappointing for the goalkeeper, as he could only follow the tournament in Mexico as a substitute for Enrico Albertosi .

After his move to Turin and a few mistakes by competitor Albertosi, Zoff's cards improved and he became the new goalkeeper of the Squadra Azzurra in 1972 . The qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup ended Italy without conceding a goal, which was mainly due to Zoff: September 1972 to June 1974 he remained in twelve countries clean sheets. At the World Cup finals in Germany , the Haitian Sanon ended this series after 1143 minutes. The 3-1 victory over Haiti was the only victory of the disappointing Italians at this World Cup, who had to travel home after the preliminary round.

Four years later, the new coach, Enzo Bearzot , mainly relied on players from Turin. In addition to Zoff, there were six other Juve professionals in the squad for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina , which finally took fourth place.

In 1982, Zoff crowned his 22-year professional career by winning the World Cup in Spain . As captain, he was given the honor of receiving the trophy after winning the final over Germany (3: 1). At 40, Zoff is still the oldest soccer player to become world champion. After the tournament, the goalkeeper announced his resignation from the national team. He is the only Italian who has succeeded in becoming world and European champion.

character

“I achieved everything that I have achieved thanks to hard work,” Zoff once said. He was a tough fighter who trained doggedly to achieve his goals. He was a workhorse, a perfectionist, but always calm and balanced. Zoff always knew how to motivate himself and, despite his age, always set new goals. Even today, at the age of 77, he trains almost every day in the premises of the Circolo Canottieri Aniene to keep himself fit.

Success as a player

National team

Juventus Turin

Coaching career

After retiring, Dino Zoff became a coach and won the UEFA Cup with Juventus Turin in the 1989/90 season . As a result, he also coached the teams of Lazio Rome and the ACF Florence . After the soccer world championship in 1998 he took over the Italian national soccer team from Cesare Maldini and two years later he became vice European champion at the soccer championship 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands . The Zoffs team was only a few moments away from the title. The Frenchman Wiltord had equalized in the 4th minute of stoppage time, and France scored the golden goal in extra time to make it 2-1. Zoff resigned from his position as national coach that same evening. This came under heavy pressure from the then President of AC Milan , Silvio Berlusconi . Zoff's successor was Giovanni Trapattoni .

Success as a trainer

National team:

Juventus Turin:

Web links

Commons : Dino Zoff  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What is actually ... Dino Zoff? (Article of July 8, 2018)
  2. ^ Italian National Team Coaches
personal data
SURNAME Zoff, Dino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dino Nazionale
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Mariano del Friuli