Lamberto Zauli

Lamberto Zauli
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-07-19) 19 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Perugia (head coach)
Youth career
Grosseto
Modena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Modena 3 (1)
1990–1991 Centese 23 (1)
1991–1992 Fano 28 (4)
1992 Modena 2 (0)
1992–1993 Ravenna 9 (1)
1993–1994 Crevalcore 23 (4)
1994–1997 Ravenna 88 (16)
1997–2001 Vicenza 117 (15)
2001–2002 Bologna 27 (6)
2002–2005 Palermo 69 (14)
2005 Sampdoria 8 (0)
2006–2007 Bologna 49 (6)
2007–2008 Cremonese 24 (4)
2008–2009 Bellaria 21 (1)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Bellaria
2010–2011 Fano
2012 Reggiana
2013 Reggiana
2014 Real Vicenza
2014 Pordenone
2015–2016 Santarcangelo
2016 Teramo
2016–2017 Teramo
2017–2019 Empoli U19
2019–2020 Juventus U19
2020–2022 Juventus U23
2022 Südtirol
2023–2024 Crotone
2024 Crotone
2024– Perugia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lamberto Zauli (born 19 July 1971) is an Italian professional football coach and former player, currently working as the head coach of Serie C Group B club Perugia. As a player, he spent his career as an attacking midfielder but was also capable of playing on the left wing on occasion.

Club career

Born in Rome, Lamberto grew up in Grosseto, playing in the youth squad of U.S. Grosseto, the same club as his father, Lorenzo. His professional career began in the youth squad of Modena during the 1989–90 season down in Serie C1. He moved into the Serie C2 division with Centese, where he notched up over 20 games with the club during the only season he was with them.[1]

Marche club Fano then signed Zauli, but, despite his potential, he only played one season for them: returning to Modena, who were now in Serie B. He soon moved to Ravenna Calcio, being also loaned to Crevalcore after one season. In 1994, he made his return to Ravenna, in Serie C1, where they gained promotion into Serie B; this brought Zauli's talents to the attention of Serie A sides.[1]

From 1997 until 2001, Zauli played with Vicenza Calcio; in his first season with the club, he even scored three goals in the 1997–98 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup competition, where Vicenza reached the semi-finals, losing out to eventual champions Chelsea F.C.; the club's performances during this time earned the team the nickname "Real Vicenza", a reference to Real Madrid. After the club's relegation, he helped Vicenza regain Serie A promotion in 2000, winning the Serie B title. After experiencing a second relegation in 2001, however, Zauli was transferred to Bologna for a season. He then moved on to Palermo from 2002 till 2005, in what proved to be one of the most prosperous times in the club's history, with the rosanero winning the Serie B in 2004 title to rise from Serie B to Serie A, and subsequently qualifying for the European stage.[2]

After his Sicilian experience, Zauli was transferred to Sampdoria for the start of the 2005–06 season. After problems fitting in at the Genoa based club, Zauli returned to Bologna in January 2006. He then joined Cremonese for the 2007–08 season with little success and ended his playing career with Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Bellaria in 2008–09.[1]

Managerial career

In June 2009, it was revealed that Bellaria had appointed Zauli as head coach, thus allowing him to stay on what proved to have been his final team as a player.[3]

He was sacked in April 2010 following a string of unimpressive results that left Bellaria deep into the relegation playoff zone.[4]

On 29 June 2010 he was announced as new head coach of Fano in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[5]

On 3 January 2012, he was announced as the new head coach of Reggiana, in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[6]

Zauli was successively appointed at the helm of the newly-promoted Lega Pro club Pordenone for the 2014–15 season but was dismissed on 23 September 2014 due to poor results.[7]

Following an experience as manager of the Juventus Primavera, on 22 August 2020, Zauli was appointed head coach of Serie C club Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus.[8] On 16 July 2021, Zauli extended his contract for Juventus U23.[9] On 13 June 2022, he left Juventus U23 to join Serie B side Südtirol.[10] He however left the club by mutual consent on 9 August 2022, a week before the start of the season, due to the poor results achieved.[11]

On 13 January 2023, Zauli signed a contract with Serie C club Crotone until the end of the season with an option to extend.[12] He was dismissed on 19 February 2024 due to negative results,[13] only to be reappointed at the helm of the team just a month later on 21 March.[14]

On 28 October 2024, after having departed Crotone by the end of the 2023–24 season, Zauli was hired as the new head coach of Serie C club Perugia.[15]

Style of play

A tall, modern, and physically strong attacking midfielder or winger, Zauli was a creative player who, in addition to his physical attributes, was gifted with elegance and grace on the ball, as well as excellent technique and dribbling skills. He was known in particular for his goalscoring from midfield due to his striking ability from outside the area and his ability on free-kicks. His talent, control, stature, and performances, in particular in the Italian second division, earned him the nickname: "the Zidane of Serie B." During his time with Vicenza under manager Francesco Guidolin, he was also deployed as a second striker.[2][16][17][18]

Honours

Club

Vicenza

Palermo

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lamberto Zauli" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b Paolo Chichierchia (9 October 2015). "Figli di un dieci minore: Lamberto Zauli e quel gol al Chelsea" (in Italian). Mondo Pallone. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Zauli:ex rosa diventa tecnico,prima esperienza in C" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Lega Pro: esonerato Zauli, ex tecnico Bellaria" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE – Fano, Zauli è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  6. ^ "AC Reggiana 1919 – Sito Ufficiale". 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Lega Pro, Girone A: Pordenone, esonerato Zauli" (in Italian). Datasport.it. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ Juventus.com. "L'Under 23 a Zauli". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (16 July 2021). "Zauli ancora tecnico della Juventus U23: ufficiale il rinnovo! Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (13 June 2022). "Zauli lascia la Juventus U23, ora è UFFICIALE. Il comunicato del club". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "FCS-Zauli, le strade si dividono" (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Lamberto Zauli è il nuovo allenatore del Crotone" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Zauli sollevato dall'incarico" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Baldini si dimette, in panchina torna Zauli" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Perugia, Lamberto Zauli nuovo tecnico. Oggi alle 15 il primo allenamento" (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ Fabio Cannavo (11 February 2015). "ESCLUSIVA – Zauli: "Ero lo 'Zidane della B' grazie a Zamparini. Michu? Forse mi somiglia, ma 'preferisco' Vazquez! Ricordo lo 'scavetto' contro il Napoli, che gol! Vi racconto dei giovani Vieri e Marotta..."" (in Italian). Calcio Napoli 24. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  17. ^ MASSIMO NORRITO (31 August 2002). "Colpo grosso rosanero un triennale per Zauli". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  18. ^ Porcellini, Gian Marco (15 November 2018). "Come giocava il magico Vicenza di Guidolin" (in Italian). L'Ultimo Uomo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Lamberto Zauli" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 22 November 2015.