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Gianfranco Zola scored one hat-trick in international matches

Football player Gianfranco Zola

Gianfranco Zola

Born on 5 July 1966 (age 59)

National team appearances of Gianfranco Zola

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Italy	1991 - 1997	35		9	12	10		0.286
Total:		35		9	12	10		0.286

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Goals/ Caps
SSC Napoli, Napoli	13 Nov 1991 - 19 Feb 1992	3	1
Parma AC, Parma	13 Oct 1993 - 06 Nov 1996	23	8	6	7	0.304
Chelsea FC, London	22 Jan 1997 - 11 Oct 1997	9		6	3	0.333

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

European Championship final tournament (EC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.636

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.222

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.091

Total:

0.286

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
13 Nov 1991	Norway	debut	25 years 4 months 8 days
25 Mar 1995	Estonia	first goal	28 years 8 months 20 days
15 Nov 1995	Lithuania	first hat-trick	29 years 4 months 10 days
11 Oct 1997	England	last appearance	31 years 3 months 6 days

Record of Gianfranco Zola's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Lithuania	4		2	1		1		2.000	2	2.000
Estonia	2		1		1			2.000	2	1.000
Northern Ireland	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Ukraine	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Moldova	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
England	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
(+) other teams									23
Total:	10		7	5	1	1	0	1.429	35	0.286

Record of national team matches played by Gianfranco Zola

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Italy national team	35	21	9	5	61	24	72.9

Gianfranco Zola's international caps

as player of SSC Napoli, Napoli:

debut age - 25 years 4 months 8 days

13 Nov 1991 19:15 (+1:00)

Genoa, Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Marassi)

1-1

Italy vs Norway

UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying, Group 3

21 Dec 1991 14:30 (+1:00)

Foggia, Stadio Pino Zaccheria

2-0

Italy vs Cyprus

UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying, Group 3

19 Feb 1992 15:00 (+1:00)

Cesena, Stadio Dino Manuzzi (La Fiorita)

4-0

Italy vs San Marino

Friendly International

as player of Parma AC, Parma:

13 Oct 1993 20:30 (+1:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

3-1

Italy vs Scotland

1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 1

23 Mar 1994 20:30 (+1:00)

Stuttgart, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion

2-1

Germany vs Italy

Friendly International

27 May 1994 20:30 (+2:00)

Parma, Stadio Ennio Tardini

2-0

Italy vs Finland

Friendly International

05 Jul 1994 13:00 (+4:00)

Foxborough, Foxboro Stadium

1-2

Nigeria vs Italy

1994 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Round of 16

07 Sep 1994 20:15 (+2:00)

Maribor, Stadion Ljudski Vrt

1-1

Slovenia vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

08 Oct 1994 20:00 (+2:00)

Tallinn, Kadrioru Staadion

0-2

Estonia vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

21 Dec 1994 20:30 (+1:00)

Pescara, Stadio Adriatico

3-1

Italy vs Turkey

Friendly International

age when scoring first goal - 28 years 8 months 20 days

25 Mar 1995 20:30 (+1:00)

Salerno, Stadio Arechi

4-1

Italy vs Estonia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

2х

29 Mar 1995 21:30 (+3:00)

Kyiv, Republican Stadium

0-2

Ukraine vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

1х

26 Apr 1995 20:00 (+3:00)

Vilnius, Žalgirio Stadionas

0-1

Lithuania vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

1х

21 Jun 1995 20:20 (+2:00)

Zurich, Letzigrund

2-0

Germany vs Italy

Schweizerischer Fussballverband 100th Anniversary Tournament

06 Sep 1995 20:30 (+2:00)

Udine, Stadio Friuli

1-0

Italy vs Slovenia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

08 Oct 1995 20:30 (+1:00)

Split, Gradski stadion u Poljudu

1-1

Croatia vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

11 Nov 1995 20:30 (+1:00)

Bari, Stadio San Nicola

3-1

Italy vs Ukraine

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

15 Nov 1995 20:15 (+1:00)

Reggio Emilia, Stadio Giglio

4-0

Italy vs Lithuania

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 4

3х

24 Jan 1996 20:30 (+1:00)

Terni, Stadio Libero Liberati

3-0

Italy vs Wales

Friendly International

29 May 1996 20:45 (+1:00)

Cremona, Stadio Giovanni Zini

2-2

Italy vs Belgium

Friendly International

11 Jun 1996 16:30 (+1:00)

Liverpool, Anfield Road

2-1

Italy vs Russia

1996 UEFA European Championship, Group C

14 Jun 1996 19:30 (+1:00)

Liverpool, Anfield Road

2-1

Czech Republic vs Italy

1996 UEFA European Championship, Group C

19 Jun 1996 19:30 (+1:00)

Manchester, Old Trafford

0-0

Germany vs Italy

1996 UEFA European Championship, Group C

05 Oct 1996 21:15 (+3:00)

Chișinău, Stadionul Republican

1-3

Moldova vs Italy

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

09 Oct 1996 20:30 (+2:00)

Perugia, Stadio Renato Curi

1-0

Italy vs Georgia

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

06 Nov 1996 13:30 (+1:00)

Sarajevo, Stadion Koševo

2-1

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy

Friendly International

as player of Chelsea FC, London:

22 Jan 1997 20:45 (+1:00)

Palermo, Stadio La Favorita

2-0

Italy vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

1х

12 Feb 1997 20:00

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-1

England vs Italy

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

1х

29 Mar 1997 20:45 (+1:00)

Trieste, Stadio Nereo Rocco

3-0

Italy vs Moldova

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

1х

02 Apr 1997 20:30 (+2:00)

Chorzów, Stadion Śląski

0-0

Poland vs Italy

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

30 Apr 1997 20:45 (+2:00)

Naples, Stadio San Paolo

3-0

Italy vs Poland

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

04 Jun 1997 19:30 (+2:00)

Nantes, Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau

2-0

England vs Italy

Tournoi de France 1997

11 Jun 1997 19:45 (+2:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

2-2

France vs Italy

Tournoi de France 1997

10 Sep 1997 21:00 (+4:00)

Tbilisi, Boris Paichadze National Stadium

0-0

Georgia vs Italy

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

11 Oct 1997 20:45 (+2:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

0-0

Italy vs England

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

Comments

stringer Scotland - Error report posted on 14 May 2014 at 19:31:21

Zola played his last game for Parma on 3rd Nov 1996 and signed for Chelsea on 8th Nov 1996, so he was a Parma player at the time of the games v Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia. (link:

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Gianfranco Zola's most often teammates

Alessandro Costacurta (1991 - 1997) - 27 games
Paolo Maldini (1991 - 1997) - 27 games
Pierluigi Casiraghi (1991 - 1997) - 25 games
Demetrio Albertini (1991 - 1997) - 24 games
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