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Biografi Roberto Di Matteo



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Roberto Di Matteo
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Personal information
Full nameRoberto Di Matteo
Date of birth29 May 1970 (age 41)
Place of birthSchaffhausen, Switzerland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubChelsea (Caretaker Mananger)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988–1991Schaffhausen50(2)
1991–1992Zürich34(6)
1992–1993Aarau33(1)
1993–1996Lazio87(7)
1996–2002Chelsea119(15)
Total323(31)
National team
1994–1998Italy34(2)
Teams managed
2008–2009Milton Keynes Dons
2009–2011West Bromwich Albion
2012–Chelsea (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Roberto Di Matteo (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛo]; born 29 May 1970) is a Swiss-born Italian former footballer and the caretaker manager ofChelsea for the remainder of the 2011-12 season. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich, Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.[1] He has since managed Milton Keynes Dons, West Bromwich Albion, and Chelsea.

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[edit]Club career

[edit]Switzerland and Italy

Born in Switzerland to Italian parents from the Abruzzo region, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining Aarau in 1991. He was playing with such football stars as Daniel Rubli. He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993 and in the same season achieved Switzerland's Player of the Year award. He signed for Lazio in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer. Di Matteo became a regular in the Lazio side and made his debut for Italy during his three seasons with the Rome club. However, a falling out with coach Zdeněk Zeman over a defensive error which resulted in a loss toInternazionale, ended his career with the Lazio. As a result he was signed by Ruud Gullit for English side Chelsea for a then club record fee of £4.9 million.

[edit]Chelsea

Di Matteo made an impressive start to his Chelsea career, scoring the winner against Middlesbrough on his home debut.[2] His passing ability and accurate long-distance shooting saw him become one of the driving forces of Chelsea's resurgence in the late 1990s. He contributed nine goals in his first season, including long-range efforts against both Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon. He helped the club finish 6th in the league, their highest placing since 1989–90, and reach the 1997 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Within 42 seconds of the kick-off, Di Matteo scored from 30 yards, to set Chelsea on their way to a 2–0 win versus Middlesbrough. This was the quickest goal scored in a cup final at the old Wembley, although Louis Saha has since broken the record for the fastest goal scored in an FA Cup final - scoring in 25 seconds against Chelsea for Everton in the 2009 final.
The following season he again proved his worth to the team, chipping in with ten goals and numerous assists, as Chelsea went on to claim the Football League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, their first European honour since 1971. In the League Cup final, again against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the second goal in a 2–0 win. The 1998–99 season turned out to be a special season for Chelsea as they went on an unbeaten run of over 20 games to finish third in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. Di Matteo played a pivotal role in midfield next to Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wiseand Dan Petrescu and scored some memorable goals, among them a strike against Coventry City in the dying seconds of the game.
During the 1999–2000, season he was hampered by injury but returned late in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including his third Cup-winning goal at Wembley, once again in the FA Cup. In a dour match, Di Matteo capitalised on an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper David James to score the winner in the 71st minute, handing Chelsea their fourth major trophy in three years. This lead Di Matteo to comment on the old Wembley Stadium saying "It's a shame they're tearing the old place down – it has been a very lucky ground for me".
Early into the 2000–01 season, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against Swiss side St. Gallen and spent the next eighteen months on the sidelines. He eventually gave up on his comeback and retired in February 2002 at the age of 31.[3] In his six years at Chelsea, he made 175 appearances and scored 26 goals. He never lost at Old Trafford.[4] He was selected in the squad of Chelsea's greatest ever XI, and former manager Claudio Ranieri handed him the honour of leading the Chelsea team out in the 2002 FA Cup Final, which Chelsea went on to lose 2–0 to London rivalsArsenal.

[edit]Management career

[edit]Milton Keynes Dons

In July 2008, Di Matteo was appointed as Milton Keynes Dons new manager after Paul Ince left to join Blackburn Rovers.[5] He in turn appointed former Chelsea colleague Eddie Newton as his assistant and Ade Mafe, who appeared at the 1984 Summer Olympics and worked at Chelsea during Di Matteo's time there, as his fitness coach. He began qualifying for his UEFA coaching licences while still playing – completing his "B" licence during his time with Chelsea. In his first season with MK Dons, he led them to third place in League One behind Leicester City and Peterborough. They lost in the play-offs semi-finals against Scunthorpe on penalties.

[edit]West Bromwich Albion

He was hired as West Bromwich Albion Head Coach. In his first season, the team finished second in the English second division, the Football League Championship, behind favourites Newcastle United, winning automatic promotion to the Premier League.
On the opening day of the 2010–11 Premier League season (14 August 2010) Roberto Di Matteo paid a return visit to Stamford Bridge as head coach of West Brom, but saw his side lose 0-6 to Chelsea. Better results in following matches led to the best start in a Premier League Season by the club, and Di Matteo was also named Premier League Manager of the Month for September 2010.[6]During December 2010 and January 2011, the club had a period of poor form, winning only one of ten matches. The majority of fans were still loyal to Di Matteo but after a 0-3 defeat to Manchester Cityon 5 February 2011 he was relieved of his duties with immediate effect.[7] and first-team coach Michael Appleton was appointed caretaker manager.[8] West Bromwich finished the season in eleventh position.

[edit]Chelsea

After a failed application to become manager of Birmingham City FC [9], Di Matteo was appointed Assistant Manager to Andre Villas-Boas, the new manager of Chelsea FC, on the 29 June 2011.[9][10]On 4 March 2012, following the dismissal of Villas-Boas, he became caretaker manager for the club until the end of the season.[11] He started his tenure at Chelsea in winning form, with victories overBirmingham City in a fifth round FA Cup match; Stoke City in the Premiership; and SSC Napoli in the last 16 round of the UEFA Champions League competition - winning the second leg 4-1 (achieving a 5-4 aggregate score) in one of the most thrilling games ever seen at Stamford Bridge. [12]
The formula developed by di Matteo for team success was set to continue, embracing notable victories over Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final and Benfica in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. On 24th April 2012, Di Matteo led Chelsea to a 3-2 aggregate win over FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-final by achieving a 2-2 draw in the second leg game at the Nou Camphome stadium of the Spanish club. As a result of these further successes di Matteo would now take his squad to Wembley for the FA Cup Final and to Munich for the UEFA Champions League Final.

[edit]Personal life

Di Matteo currently lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

[edit]International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 April 1997Stadio San Paolo, Naples Poland1–03–01998 World Cup qualifier
2.28 January 1998Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania Slovakia3–03–0Friendly

[edit]Honours

[edit]Player

FC Aarau;
Chelsea

[edit]Manager

West Bromwich Albion
Individual

[edit]Manager

As of 29 April 2012
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
England MK Dons2 July 200830 June 20095227111451.92
England West Bromwich Albion30 June 20096 February 20118340192448.19
England Chelsea4 March 2012Present16114168.75
Total15077343951.33

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