Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former footballer, who played predominantly as a forward, and is currently a football manager. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in Italy, most notably with Napoli, alongside Diego Maradona and Careca, ...
[on Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli] From afar, people may think he's a madman, but he isn't. Mario is a lovely guy, very humble and very funny. He has all the qualities to be a top player: power and athleticism, alongside a good understanding of the game, and he can shrug off things happening around him. Only the big players have that calm.
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Fact
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Is a former Italian footballer, the Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1997.
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Former player for Chelsea FC
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
European Qualifiers: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
2016
TV Series
Himself - Analyst
A League of Their Own
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Match of the Day
2009-2010
TV Series
Himself
Soccer Aid
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Rest of the World Team
A Question of Sport
2006
TV Series
Himself - Mystery Guest
The FA Cup Promotion
2003
TV Movie
Himself
Fotbolls-VM krönikan 1994
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Italian Team
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chelsea FC: 100 Great Goals
2003
Video documentary
Himself
The Story of Football
2002
Video documentary
Himself
The Treble
1999
Video documentary
Himself - Man Utd v Chelsea
Known for movies
Fotbolls-VM krönikan 1994 (1994) as Himself - Italian Team
Soccer Aid (2006) as Himself - Rest of the World Team
The FA Cup Promotion (2003) as Himself
European Qualifiers: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia (2016) as Himself - Analyst
$32 Million
