# Walter Zenga

Walter Zenga| Zenga coaching Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Walter Zenga |
| Date of birth |  (1960-04-28) 28 April 1960 |
| Place of birth |
Milan, Italy |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
| Team information |
| Current team |
Siracusa (club manager) |
| Youth career |
| 1969–1971 |
Macallesi 1927 |
| 1971–1978 |
Inter Milan |
| Senior career\* |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1978–1994 |
Inter Milan |
328 |
(0) |
| 1978–1979 |
→ Salernitana (loan) |
3 |
(0) |
| 1979–1980 |
→ Savona (loan) |
23 |
(0) |
| 1980–1982 |
→ Sambenedettese (loan) |
67 |
(0) |
| 1994–1996 |
Sampdoria |
41 |
(0) |
| 1996–1997 |
Padova |
21 |
(0) |
| 1997–1998 |
New England Revolution |
22 |
(0) |
| 1998–1999 |
New England Revolution |
25 |
(0) |
| Total |  | **530** | **(0)** |
| International career |
| 1984–1986 |
Italy U21 |
15 |
(0) |
| 1984 |
Italy Olympic |
1 |
(0) |
| 1986–1992 |
Italy |
59 |
(0) |
| Managerial career |
| 1998–1999 |
New England Revolution (player/coach) |
| 2000–2001 |
Brera |
| 2002–2003 |
Naţional București |
| 2003 |
Naţional București (technical director) |
| 2004–2005 |
Steaua București |
| 2005–2006 |
Red Star Belgrade |
| 2006–2007 |
Gaziantepspor |
| 2007 |
Al-Ain |
| 2007 |
Dinamo București |
| 2008–2009 |
Catania |
| 2009 |
Palermo |
| 2010 |
Al-Nassr |
| 2011–2013 |
Al-Nasr |
| 2013–2014 |
Al-Jazira |
| 2015 |
Sampdoria |
| 2015–2016 |
Al-Shaab |
| 2016 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2017–2018 |
Crotone |
| 2018–2019 |
Venezia |
| 2020 |
Cagliari |
| 2023–2024 |
Persita Tangerang (technical director) |
| 2024 |
Emirates |
| 2024– |
Siracusa (club manager) |
|
Medal record

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| --- |
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| Men's football |
| Representing  Italy |
| FIFA World Cup |
|  | 1990 Italy |  |
| UEFA European Championship |
|  | 1988 West Germany |  |
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
|  | 1986 UEFA |  |

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\*Club domestic league appearances and goals |

**Walter Zenga** (born 28 April 1960) is a former Italian football player. He has played for the Italy national team.

## Career statistics

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Salernitana (loan) | 1978–79 | Serie C1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Savona (loan) | 1979–80 | Serie C2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| Sambenedettese (loan) | 1980–81 | Serie C1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | Serie B | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 71 | 0 |
| Inter Milan | 1982–83 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 43 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 44 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 46 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 43 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 43 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 48 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 49 | 0 |
| Total | 328 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| Sampdoria | 1994–95 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Padova | 1996–97 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| New England Revolution | 1997 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Career total | 530 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 695 | 0 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 0 |

## Managerial statistics

*As of 20 April 2024*

Managerial record by team and tenure| Team | Nat | From | To | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| New England Revolution  |  | 24 August 1998 | 30 September 1999 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 71 | 88 | −17 | 036.11 |
| Brera |  | 31 October 2000 | 18 January 2001 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ? | ? | !— | 011.11 |
| Naţional București |  | 24 July 2002 | 10 September 2003 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 042.55 |
| Steaua București |  | 1 July 2004 | 20 May 2005 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 052.50 |
| Red Star Belgrade |  | 22 July 2005 | 12 June 2006 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 36 | +66 | 076.74 |
| Gaziantepspor |  | 1 August 2006 | 3 January 2007 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 038.10 |
| Al Ain |  | 7 January 2007 | 30 June 2007 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 040.00 |
| Dinamo București |  | 3 September 2007 | 24 November 2007 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 046.15 |
| Catania |  | 1 April 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 032.00 |
| Palermo |  | 1 July 2009 | 23 November 2009 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 035.71 |
| Al-Nassr |  | 11 May 2010 | 24 December 2010 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 043.75 |
| Al-Nasr |  | 6 January 2011 | 13 June 2013 | 94 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 162 | 142 | +20 | 038.30 |
| Al Jazira |  | 21 October 2013 | 14 May 2014 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 042.86 |
| Sampdoria |  | 11 June 2015 | 10 November 2015 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | +0 | 035.71 |
| Al-Shaab |  | 1 December 2015 | 20 February 2016 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 010.00 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |  | 30 July 2016 | 25 October 2016 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 035.29 |
| Crotone |  | 8 December 2017 | 19 June 2018 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 026.09 |
| Venezia |  | 12 October 2018 | 5 March 2019 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 026.32 |
| Cagliari |  | 3 March 2020 | 2 August 2020 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 023.08 |
| Emirates |  | 5 January 2024 | 23 April 2024 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 014.29 |
| Total | 536 | 214 | 126 | 196 | 811 | 728 | +83 | 039.93 |

## Honours

### Player

**Inter Milan Serie A: 1988–89
* Supercoppa Italiana: 1989
* UEFA Cup: 1990–91, 1993–94

**Sampdoria Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 1994

**Italy U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1986

**Italy FIFA World Cup third place: 1990
* UEFA European Championship third place: 1988
* Scania 100 Tournament: 1991

**Individual Guerin d'Oro: 1987
* IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 1989, 1990, 1991
* UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year: 1990
* Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player of the Year): 1987
* MLS Player of the Month: 1997
* Midnight Riders Man of the Year Award: 1997
* MLS All-Star: 1997, 1999
* Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2018

### Coach

**Național București Cupa României runner-up: 2002–03

**Steaua București Divizia A: 2004–05

**Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga: 2005–06
* Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2005–06

**Al Ain UAE President's Cup runner-up: 2006–07

**Al Jazira UAE League Cup runner-up: 2013–14

### Orders

* 5th Class / Knight: *Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana*: 1991