Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del
Friuli, Italy) is an Italian legendary football
(soccer)|football goalkeeper and the oldest ever
winner of the Football World Cup|World Cup as a
captain of the Italy national football
team|Italian national team in Spain in the
Wc|1982. With 112 caps, Zoff is second only to
Paolo Maldini in number of appearances for the
Azzurri.

Zoff spent most of his career at Juventus. He
holds the record for the longest stretch (1142
minutes) without allowing any goals.

After his retirement as a player, Zoff went into
coaching. He coached Italy to a second-place
finish in Ec2|2000. In 2005, he was named the
coach of ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina after
previously coaching Juventus and S.S. Lazio|Lazio,
on three occasions. But after saving the team from
relegation on the last day of the seasion, Zoff
was let go.

Clubs
* 1961 - 1963 Udinese Calcio|Udinese
* 1963 - 1967 A.C. Mantova|Mantova
* 1967 - 1972 SSC Napoli|Napoli
* 1972 - 1983 Juventus

Club honors
* 1973 Serie A
* 1975 Serie A
* 1977 Serie A
* 1977 UEFA Cup
* 1978 Serie A
* 1979 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup
* 1981 Serie A
* 1982 Serie A
* 1983 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup

International appearances
* 1968 to 1982 for Italy national football
team|Italy (112 appearances in all, 59 as captain)
* 3 Football World Cup|World Cup Finals

International honors
* 1968 European Football Championship|1968
European Championship
* Football World Cup 1982|1982 World Cup

Teams coached
* 1988 - 1990 Juventus
* 1990 - 1994 S.S. Lazio|Lazio
* 1997 S.S. Lazio|Lazio
* 1998 - 2000 Italy national football team|Italy
* 2001 S.S. Lazio|Lazio
* 2005 ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina

Coaching honors
* 1990 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup
* 1990 UEFA Cup