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FootballIDRIVE Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian legendary football (soccer)|football goalkeeper and the oldest ever winner of the Football World Cup|World Cup as a captain of the Italy national football team|Italian national team in Spain in the Wc|1982. With 112 caps, Zoff is second only to Paolo Maldini in number of appearances for the Azzurri. Zoff spent most of his career at Juventus. He holds the record for the longest stretch (1142 minutes) without allowing any goals. After his retirement as a player, Zoff went into coaching. He coached Italy to a second-place finish in Ec2|2000. In 2005, he was named the coach of ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina after previously coaching Juventus and S.S. Lazio|Lazio, on three occasions. But after saving the team from relegation on the last day of the seasion, Zoff was let go. Clubs * 1961 - 1963 Udinese Calcio|Udinese * 1963 - 1967 A.C. Mantova|Mantova * 1967 - 1972 SSC Napoli|Napoli * 1972 - 1983 Juventus Club honors * 1973 Serie A * 1975 Serie A * 1977 Serie A * 1977 UEFA Cup * 1978 Serie A * 1979 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup * 1981 Serie A * 1982 Serie A * 1983 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup International appearances * 1968 to 1982 for Italy national football team|Italy (112 appearances in all, 59 as captain) * 3 Football World Cup|World Cup Finals International honors * 1968 European Football Championship|1968 European Championship * Football World Cup 1982|1982 World Cup Teams coached * 1988 - 1990 Juventus * 1990 - 1994 S.S. Lazio|Lazio * 1997 S.S. Lazio|Lazio * 1998 - 2000 Italy national football team|Italy * 2001 S.S. Lazio|Lazio * 2005 ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina Coaching honors * 1990 Coppa Italia|Italian Cup * 1990 UEFA Cup

