Walter Zenga

Walter Zenga
	Zenga coaching Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Walter Zenga
Date of birth	28 April 1960 (age 66)
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
1978–1994	Inter Milan
1978–1979	→ Salernitana (loan)
1979–1980	→ Savona (loan)
1980–1982	→ Sambenedettese (loan)
1994–1996	Sampdoria
1996–1997	Padova
1997–1998	New England Revolution
1998–1999	New England Revolution
Total
International career
1984–1986	Italy U21
1984	Italy Olympic
1986–1992	Italy
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
Men's football
Representing Italy
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*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^[3]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	0	–		41	0
	1984–85		25	0	10	0	8^[a]	0	–		43	0
	1985–86		30	0	4	0	10^[a]	0	–		44	0
	1986–87		29	0	9	0	8^[a]	0	–		46	0
	1987–88		26	0	11	0	6^[a]	0	–		43	0
	1988–89		33	0	5	0	5^[a]	0	–		43	0
	1989–90		31	0	4	0	2^[b]	0	1^[c]	0	38	0
	1990–91		32	0	4	0	12^[a]	0	–		48	0
	1991–92		31	0	6	0	2^[a]	0	–		39	0
	1992–93		29	0	5	0	–		–		34	0
	1993–94		32	0	5	0	12^[a]	0	–		49	0
	Total		328	0	73	0	71	0	1	0	473	0
Sampdoria	1994–95	Serie A	34	0	4	0	8^[d]	0	1^[c]	0	47	0
	1995–96	Serie A	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^[e]	0	24	0
	1999	Major League Soccer	25	0	–		–		–		25	0
	Total		47	0	–		–		2	0	49	0
Career total			530	0	82	0	79	0	4	0	695	0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in UEFA Cup
↑ Appearances in European Cup
1 2 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
↑ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps
Italy	1986	3
	1987	10
	1988	10
	1989	10
	1990	14
	1991	8
	1992	4
Total		59

Managerial statistics

As of 20 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
New England Revolution ^{[nb 1]}		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^[5]

Sampdoria

Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 1994

Italy U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1986^[6]

Italy

FIFA World Cup third place: 1990^[7]
UEFA European Championship third place: 1988
Scania 100 Tournament: 1991^[8]

Individual

Guerin d'Oro: 1987^[9]
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 1989, 1990, 1991^[10]
UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year: 1990
Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player of the Year): 1987^[11]
MLS Player of the Month: 1997
Midnight Riders Man of the Year Award: 1997^[12]
MLS All-Star: 1997,^[13] 1999^[14]
Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2018^[15]

Coach

Național București

Cupa României runner-up: 2002–03

Steaua București

Divizia A: 2004–05

Red Star Belgrade

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^[16]

Notes

↑ During Zenga's tenure as manager, MLS rules did not allow for draws

References

↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 192" [Official Press Release No. 192] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 20 March 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
↑ "Club History Coach and Player Registry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
↑ Walter Zenga at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ ""Walter Zenga – eu-football.info"". Retrieved 13 June 2025.
↑ "Walter Zenga". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
↑ "Italia 2-1 Spagna" (in Italian). UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy, FIFA
↑ Tournaments-Part 6 – Scania 100 (1991) Soccer Nostalgia. Tuesday, September 20, 2016
↑ "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
↑ José Luis Pierrend (27 March 2015). "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
↑ Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it (17 November 2006). "F.C. Internazionale Milano". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
↑ "Man of the Year Award". 7 March 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
↑ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
↑ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
↑ "Hall of Fame, Ecco I 4 Vincitori Della Prima Edizione". Inter.it (in Italian). 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "Onoreficenze". .quirinale.it (in Italian). 30 September 1991. Retrieved 19 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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[UEF-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in UEFA Cup

[UCL-5] Appearances in European Cup

[SCI-6] 1 2 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

[UWC-7] Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

[MLP-8] Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

[draws-10] During Zenga's tenure as manager, MLS rules did not allow for draws

[1] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 192" [Official Press Release No. 192] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 20 March 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[New_England_Revolution_Club_History-2] "Club History Coach and Player Registry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[3] Walter Zenga at National-Football-Teams.com

[eu-football-9] ""Walter Zenga – eu-football.info"". Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[eurosport.com-11] "Walter Zenga". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[finale_andata_Euro_1986_Under-21-12] "Italia 2-1 Spagna" (in Italian). UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[13] 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy, FIFA

[14] Tournaments-Part 6 – Scania 100 (1991) Soccer Nostalgia. Tuesday, September 20, 2016

[Guerin_d'Oro-15] "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

[16] José Luis Pierrend (27 March 2015). "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[17] Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it (17 November 2006). "F.C. Internazionale Milano". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[Man_of_the_Year_Award-18] "Man of the Year Award". 7 March 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

[19] All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com

[20] "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[21] "Hall of Fame, Ecco I 4 Vincitori Della Prima Edizione". Inter.it (in Italian). 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[5th_class-22] "Onoreficenze". .quirinale.it (in Italian). 30 September 1991. Retrieved 19 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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