Alberto Zaccheroni

Alberto Zaccheroni
Personal information
Full name Alberto Zaccheroni
Date of birth (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Meldola, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full-back[1]
Managerial career
Years Team
1983–1985 Cesenatico
1985–1987 Riccione
1987–1988 Boca San Lazzaro
1988–1990 Baracca Lugo
1990–1993 Venezia
1993–1994 Bologna
1994–1995 Cosenza
1995–1998 Udinese
1998–2001 Milan
2001–2002 Lazio
2003–2004 Internazionale
2006–2007 Torino
2010 Juventus
2010–2014 Japan
2016 Beijing Guoan
2017–2019 United Arab Emirates
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2011
EAFF Championship
Winner 2013

Alberto Zaccheroni (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto ddzakkeˈroːni]; born 1 April 1953) is an Italian former football manager, formerly in charge of the United Arab Emirates and Japan national football teams.

He has managed a number of top clubs in Serie A, the high point of his career being his stint as manager of AC Milan (1998–2001), with whom he won a scudetto, in his first season in charge (1998–99). Other notable clubs coached by Zaccheroni include Lazio, Internazionale and Juventus, all as interim coach for part of a season. He won the Asian Cup in 2011 as manager of Japan. Zaccheroni is also renowned for his unconventional and trademark 3–4–3 tactical system.

  1. ^ LA STORIA, LA VITA E LA CARRIERA DI ALBERTO ZACCHERONI Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Inter.it, 19 October 2003