Roberto De Zerbi

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Roberto De Zerbi
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De Zerbi in 2019
Personal information
Full name Roberto De Zerbi[1]
Date of birth (1979-06-06) 6 June 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk (manager)
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
2017–2018 Benevento
2018–2021 Sassuolo
2021– Shakhtar Donetsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roberto De Zerbi (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto de dˈdzɛrbi]; born 6 June 1979) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.

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.[2] On 8 February 2010, Napoli announced the loan transfer of 30-year-old attacking midfielder to CFR Cluj, and on 31 August 2010 he signed with the Liga 1 champions for three years.[3][4]

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[]

Early years[]

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.

Palermo[]

On 6 September 2016, De Zerbi was named new head coach of Serie A club Palermo following Davide Ballardini's departure by mutual consent due to disagreements with the board.[5] His stint at the helm of the Sicilians however turned out to be negative, with seven consecutive defeats and no single points at home in three months. After a shocking penalty shootout elimination in a home match against Serie B club Spezia, he was then ultimately sacked on 30 November 2016 and replaced with former team captain Eugenio Corini.[6]

Benevento[]

On 23 October 2017, De Zerbi was appointed manager of 2017–18 Serie A newcomers Benevento.[7] Despite the side being relegated back to Serie B at the end of the season, De Zerbi was praised for his possession-based, attacking football and transfer business.[8]

Sassuolo[]

On 13 June 2018, De Zerbi was appointed manager of Sassuolo.[9] Under his tenure, Sassuolo was praised for its footballing style coupled with overachieving results, which led the small Emilian club to two consecutive eighth place spots in the Italian top flight, missing on UEFA Conference League qualification to Roma just due to goal difference at the end of the 2020–21 Serie A season.

In May 2021 De Zerbi announced he would leave Sassuolo by the end of the season.[10]

Shakhtar Donetsk[]

On 25 May 2021, De Zerbi was announced as the new head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[11]On 22 September 2021 he won the Ukrainian Super Cup in 2021 against Dynamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, been the first italian coach to win this title.[12][13][14]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 11 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Darfo Boario Italy 19 November 2013 1 July 2014 22 5 5 12 26 38 −12 022.73
Foggia Italy 1 July 2014 14 August 2016 91 47 25 19 167 100 +67 051.65
Palermo Italy 6 September 2016 30 November 2016 13 1 3 9 9 25 −16 007.69
Benevento Italy 23 October 2017 13 June 2018 29 6 3 20 31 62 −31 020.69
Sassuolo Italy 13 June 2018 24 May 2021 120 43 36 41 195 187 +8 035.83
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 25 May 2021 Present 30 20 5 5 64 26 +38 066.67
Total 305 122 77 106 490 438 +52 040.00

Honours[]

Player[]

CFR Cluj

Manager[]

Foggia

  • Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2015–16

Shakhtar Donetsk

References[]

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 131" [Official Press Release No. 131] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 22 January 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL, Napoli release De Zerbi". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Bigon: "De Zerbi is moving to Cluj"". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Palermo-De Zerbi: si parte. E Ballardini chiude il contratto" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Palermo, esonerato De Zerbi: squadra affidata a Corini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Official: Benevento appoint De Zerbi". football-italia.net. 23 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Worst in Europe? Benevento is deep in the Serie A basement". Associated Press. 28 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Official: Sassuolo appoint De Zerbi". football-italia.net. 13 June 2018.
  10. ^ "De Zerbi: "Sassuolo, toccato l'apice. Me ne vado"". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Benvenuto, Roberto!". FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Шахтар розгромив Динамо і завоював Суперкубок України – Де Дзербі переграв Луческу в дебютній дуелі тренерів". www.football24.ua. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Шахтар 3 : 0 Динамо". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Primo trofeo per De Zerbi: lo Shakthar Donetsk vince la Supercoppa battendo la Dinamo Kiev". www.tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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