Zdeněk Zeman

Zdeněk Zeman 2007

Zdeněk Zeman ( born May 12, 1947 in Prague ) is an Italian football coach of Czech descent.

Life

His father Karel was a doctor, his mother Květuše (birth name Vycpálková ) housewife. In his youth he played football for Slavia Prague, but also volleyball and handball. During the holidays, he visited his uncle Čestmír Vycpálek in Sicily. Vycpálek was a former player and later coach of Juventus.

In the summer of 1969, a year after the arrival of the troops of the Warsaw Pact countries into Czechoslovakia, Zeman decided not to return from Sicily to Prague. In Palermo he studied at the Sports University and completed his studies with the highest possible score. In 1975 he participated in the Italian citizenship.

Coaching career

His coaching career began at the amateur club Cinisi Zeman, a village of around Palermo. It was followed by the stations Bacigalupo, Carini, Misilmeri and Esacalza. In 1974 he became youth coach at U.S. Palermo to intercede Čestmír Vycpáleks. He held until 1983 This position, in the meantime he had successfully completed the training to become football coach at Coverciano.

1983 Zeman moved to fourth division Licata, with which he in the Serie C1, the third Italian League rose a year later. In 1986 he moved to Foggia, but was there dismissed 27 on game day because he should have already been agreed with FC Parma. In Parma, he was released in the 1987/88 season after just seven games. 1988 Zeman returned to Sicily back to FC Messina. He led the team in eighth place of series B.

1989 signed him again Foggia, intermediate in the series B. In the first year the team ended up in 8th place in the 1990/91 season Foggia rose as a table first to Serie A. Zeman's Foggia, Foggia dei Miracoli that, holding all the experts opinions despite three consecutive years, the Game class. During this time, Zeman made ​​not only by his unconventional attacking play with a 4 -3- 3 system a name, but also as a coach with an eye for talent.

In 1994 he left Foggia and signed with Lazio Rome, with which he was runner-up in the first year, the second year of third parties. After a 1-2 home defeat against Bologna Zeman was released on 27 January 1997. A short time later, he accepted an offer of the city rivals AS Roma for the upcoming season. After a fourth place in the first and fifth place in the second year, the paths of Zeman and AS Roma parted.

In the summer of 1998 he had denounced doping in football and thus made ​​many enemies. After a few months without coaching job he took in October 1999 at an offer from Fenerbahce, but after only three months, he stepped back from the coaches office. In summer 2000, presented him before Napoli as their new coach after six games without a win, he was released. From 2001 to 2003 Zeman remained in Campania, this time in Salerno at the local second division Salernitana sport. After a sixth place in the first season Zeman was sacked in the second year after the 17th game day. 2003/ 04 he trained U.S. Avellino in Serie B.

For the season 2004 /05 he returned to Serie A and took over Lecce, which showed a well- respected game and Eleventh. However, Zeman resigned from his post at the end of the season. After several months without a coach office engaged him on March 5, 2006 Brescia Calcio. For the 2006/07 season he again took over as coach at Lecce, but was released on 24 December 2006 by his duties.

For the 2008/09 season Zeman took over the Serbian first division side FK Red Star Belgrade, but was released after a few game days because of lack of success.

On 14 July 2010 Pasquale Casillo, president of Foggia dei Miracoli took over the 1990s, again the U.S. Foggia. This committed Zeman as manager and Giuseppe Pavone as athletic director and thus united the trio again, that had caused the southern Italian club in the 1990s in Serie A furore. In the season 2010/11 the group B of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione Foggia presented as once to Erstligazeiten under Zeman again a very good offense, with 67 season hits one had by far the best storm, however, had 58 gates and by far the most goals accept. Overall, the U.S. Foggia finished the season in sixth place, and thus missed the playoffs rise, prompting Zdeněk Zeman resigned from his post. About a month later, on 21 June 2011 he was appointed coach and technical director at the same time at second division Pescara Calcio, where he signed a one-year contract.

Zeman, who had just ascended with Pescara Calcio in the Serie A, was from June 2012 coach of AS Roma, with whom he had worked in the years 1997 to 1999. On February 2, 2013, was dismissed after a 2:4 defeat against Cagliari Calcio.

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