Roberto De Zerbi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Monza (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Padova (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | → Avellino (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Lecco (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Foggia | 56 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Arezzo | 27 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Catania | 34 | (7) |
| 2006–2010 | Napoli | 33 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Brescia (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Avellino (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | CFR Cluj | 22 | (8) |
| 2013 | Trento | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 259 | (53) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Darfo Boario | ||
| 2014–2016 | Foggia | ||
| 2016 | Palermo | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Roberto De Zerbi (born 6 June 1979) is a retired Italian footballer turned coach, last in charge as manager of Palermo.
Playing career
De Zerbi played as a left-footed attacking midfield with a good goal-scoring record.
Milan
De Zerbi started his professional career at A.C. Milan. He spent four seasons on loan to lower divisions clubs (Serie B to Serie C2). He spent 1999–2000 Serie C1 season in Como along with Alberto Comazzi and Luca Saudati of Milan. Half of the registration rights also sold to Salernitana in 2000–01 and 2001–02 season. In June 2002 Milan bought back De Zerbi from Salernitana and sold De Zerbi to U.S. Foggia.
Napoli, CFR Cluj and later years
He made his debut in the Serie A with Napoli, which the team signed him from Calcio Catania for €2.5 million.[1] On 8 February 2010 Napoli announced the loan transfer of 30-year-old attacking midfielder to CFR Cluj, and on the 31 August 2010 he signed with the Liga 1 champions for 3 years.[2][3]
After the end of his contract with CFR Cluj, De Zerbi signed for amateurs Trento on a six-month contract in January 2013, and retired for good at the end of the season.
Coaching career
De Zerbi took his first coaching role in November 2013 at Serie D amateurs Darfo Boario.
In July 2014 he accepted an offer to become new head coach of his former club Foggia in the Lega Pro league, with whom he won a Coppa Italia Lega Pro in 2016 and narrowly missed promotion after a 5–3 aggregate loss to Pisa in the playoff finals. He was successively confirmed, after allegedly turning down an offer from Serie A's F.C. Crotone during the summer, only to be removed as a manager in August 2016 due to disagreements with the board regarding the transfer strategy of the club.
Honours
Player
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CFR Cluj
- Liga I – winner (2010), (2012)
- Romanian Cup – Winner (2010)
Manager
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Foggia
- Coppa Italia Lega Pro - Winner (2016)
References
- ↑ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL, Napoli release De Zerbi". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bigon: "De Zerbi is moving to Cluj"". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.