Giuseppe Zinetti
Giuseppe Zinetti (born 22 June 1958) is an Italian former professional football manager and former player, who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 June 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Leno, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1977 | Imola | 20 | (0) |
1977–1987 | Bologna | 225 | (0) |
1983–1984 | → Triestina (loan) | 17 | (0) |
1987–1990 | Pescara | 60 | (0) |
1990–1993 | Roma | 30 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Ascoli | 2 | (0) |
Total | 354 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Zinetti was born in Leno. Throughout his club career, he played for Italian sides Imola (1976–1977), Bologna (1977–1987), Triestina (on loan during the 1983–84 season), Pescara (1987–1990), and Roma (1990–1993), where he usually served as the club's second goalkeeper behind Giovanni Cervone; with Roma, he won the Coppa Italia in 1991, before ending his career with Ascoli in Serie B, where he was the club's second goalkeeper, retiring at the conclusion of the 1993–94 season.[1]
Style of play
Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation,[2] Zinetti was an athletic and reliable shot-stopper, who was known for his efficient rather than spectacular playing style, as well as his handling, his speed when rushing off his line, and his ability to come out and claim crosses.[1]
References
- "Giuseppe Zinetti" (in Italian). federossoblu. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Furio Zara (29 April 2011). "Galli, un altro della generazione di portiere" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.