Roberto De Zerbi

Roberto De Zerbi
Personal information
Date of birthJune 6, 1979
Place of birthBrescia, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Foggia (head coach)
Youth career
Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001Milan0(0)
1998–1999Monza (loan)9(0)
1999–2000Padova (loan)23(5)
2000–2001Avellino (loan)6(0)
2001–2002Salernitana0(0)
2001–2002Lecco (loan)7(0)
2002–2004Foggia56(17)
2004–2005Arezzo27(4)
2005–2006Catania34(7)
2006–2010Napoli33(3)
2008Brescia (loan)17(1)
2008–2009Avellino (loan)15(5)
2010–2012CFR Cluj22(8)
2013Trento Calcio 192110(3)
Teams managed
2013–2014Darfo Boario
2014–Foggia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2006

Roberto De Zerbi (born 6 June 1979) is a retired Italian footballer turned coach, currently in charge as manager of Foggia in the Lega Pro division.

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.

Honours

Player

References

  1. "SSC Napoli 2006–07 Annual Report" (PDF). SSC Napoli (in Italian) (Re-Published by direttanapoli.it). ca. October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "OFFICIAL, Napoli release De Zerbi". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  3. "Bigon: "De Zerbi is moving to Cluj"". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

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