Dino Zoff - Definition and Overview

Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian legendary 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.

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 Euro 2000. In 2005, he was named the coach of Fiorentina after previously coaching Juventus and Lazio, on three occasions.

Clubs

• 1961 - 1963 Udinese
• 1963 - 1967 Mantova
• 1967 - 1972 Napoli
• 1972 - 1983 Juventus

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

International appearances

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

International honors

• 1968 European Championship
• 1982 World Cup

Teams coached

• 1988 - 1990 Juventus
• 1990 - 1994 Lazio
• 1997 Lazio
• 1998 - 2000 Italy
• 2001 Lazio
• 2005 - current Fiorentina

Coaching honors

• 1990 Italian Cup
• 1990 UEFA Cup