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Gianfranco Zola

Category: Male Player
Year Inducted: 2006
Principal English Clubs: Chelsea (1996-2002)
Other Teams: Cagliari, Napoli, Nuorese, Parma, Turris
International Record: Italy 35 caps, 8 goals
Honours: Club 2 FA Cups / 1 League Cup / 1 Charity Shield / 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup / 1 UEFA Super Cup
  Individual FWA Footballer of the Year

Gianfranco Zola had a highly successful career in Italian football, and signed for Chelsea in 1996, aged 30. Over the next 6 years, he delighted crowds the length and breadth of his country, with his skills. Zola was voted by Chelsea fans as the greatest player ever to play for the club.