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Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
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sports · Italian footballer and manager · association football player · association football coach · also Walter Zenga, Zenga
Born 28 April 1960 · Q294302
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2026· 3 entries
“The stadium was full, it was a nice game. It”
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Public attention spiked: 4,460 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.7× the usual 267, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: International career https://onefootball.com/en/news/unai-simon-breaks-the-all-time-world-cup-clean-sheet-record-43089036
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2018· 1 entry
Won award: Inter Milan Hall of Fame (2018).
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2017· 1 entry
Yahoo: Walter Zenga named coach of relegation-threatened Crotone
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2014· 1 entry
Runner-up: UAE League Cup with Al Jazira (2013–14).
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2013· 1 entry
Was voted the eighth best goalkeeper of the past quarter-century by IFFHS
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2007· 1 entry
Runner-up: UAE President's Cup with Al Ain (2006–07).
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2006· 2 entries
Won: Serbia and Montenegro Cup with Red Star Belgrade (2005–06).
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Won: Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga with Red Star Belgrade (2005–06).
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2005· 1 entry
Won: Divizia A with Steaua București (2004–05).
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2003· 2 entries
Runner-up: Cupa României with Național București (2002–03).
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While coaching in Romania, Zenga started a relationship with 21-year-old Romanian woman Raluca Rebedea, 21 years his junior, having met her at an airport while waiting to board a flight to Bucharest
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2002· 1 entry
First managing Naţional București and then Steaua București, where he won the domestic title and reached the Round of 16 of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup after eliminating UEFA Cup winners Valencia from the competition
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2000· 1 entry
Also placed 20th in the World Keeper of the Century Elections by the same organisation
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1999· 1 entry
Won award: MLS All-Star (1999).
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1998· 3 entries
Replacing Thomas Rongen for the final six matches of the 1998 season
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Being named Revolution head coach after the resignation of Thomas Rongen on the same day
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Zenga announced his retirement
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1997· 5 entries
Won award: MLS Player of the Month (1997).
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Won award: Midnight Riders Man of the Year Award (1997).
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Won award: MLS All-Star (1997).
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Major League Soccer allocated Zenga to the New England Revolution
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Played for New England Revolution (1997–1999) — 47 appearances, 0 goals.
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1996· 1 entry
Played for Calcio Padova (1996–1997) — 21 appearances, 0 goals.
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1994· 4 entries
Won: UEFA Cup with Inter Milan (1993–94).
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Runner-up: Supercoppa Italiana with Sampdoria (1994).
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Zenga transferred to Sampdoria, and then to Padova two years later
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (1994–1996) — 41 appearances, 0 goals.
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1992· 1 entry
While answering questions about his exclusion from the Italy national team, Zenga softly sang a song by the Italian band 883, called Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno ("Someone killed Spider-Man"), which led pundits and supporte
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1991· 5 entries
Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (1991).
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Won: Scania 100 Tournament with Italy (1991).
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (1991).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1991).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Inter Milan (1990–91).
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1990· 5 entries
Third place: FIFA World Cup with Italy (1990).
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Awarded Best European Goalkeeper (1990).
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Won award: UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year (1990).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (1990).
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And helped the team to a third-place finish, during which he set a record of five consecutive clean sheets, and a total of 517 minutes without conceding a goal, only broken by Unai Simón at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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1989· 4 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (1989).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (1989).
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Awarded IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (1989).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (1988–89).
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1988· 1 entry
Third place: UEFA European Championship with Italy (1988).
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1987· 3 entries
Won award: Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player of the Year) (1987).
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Won award: Guerin d'Oro (1987).
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (1987–1992) — 58 appearances, 0 goals.
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1986· 1 entry
Runner-up: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Italy U21 (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
While in Europe he had to suffer two bitter and quite controversial defeats at the hands of Spanish giants Real Madrid, both times in the UEFA Cup semi-finals
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1984· 1 entry
Played for Italy national under-21 football team (1984–1986) — 15 appearances, 0 goals.
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1982· 2 entries
After starting his professional career in 1978 in the lower divisions of Italian football (his first team was Salernitana in Serie C1, and he also played for Savona and Sambenedettese)
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Young professional goalkeeper Zenga—playing on loan in San Benedetto del Tronto with Serie B side U
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1980· 1 entry
Played for S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio (1980–1982) — 67 appearances, 0 goals.
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1979· 1 entry
Played for Savona F.B.C. (1979–1980) — 23 appearances, 0 goals.
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1978· 2 entries
Played for Inter Milan (1978–1994) — 328 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for U.S. Salernitana 1919 (1978–1979) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-04-28.
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