| Roberto Di Matteo | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Date of Birth | 19 May 1970 |
| Place of Birth | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Height | 5ft 11in |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Playing statistics | |
| Years | 1996-2002 |
| Appearances | 175 |
| Goals | 26 |
| Managerial statistics | |
| Years managed | 2012 |
| Total games | 42 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Draws | 9 |
| Losses | 9 |
Roberto Di Matteo (born 29 May 1970) is a Swiss born former Italian international footballer who played for Chelsea F.C. from 1996 to 2002. He was named in Andre Villas-Boas' backroom staff at the start of the 2011-12 season and took over as caretaker boss on 4 March 2012. He was then given the role as full time manager on 13 June 2012. On 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked after a 3-0 defeat to Juventus, leaving Chelsea on the brink of exiting the Champions League.
Chelsea career[]
Playing[]
In 1996, Di Matteo signed for Chelsea for a fee of £4,900,000. On his home debut he scored the winning goal vs Middlesborough. His skillfull abilities made him one of the Blues best assets during the late 90's. He scored 9 goals in his debut season and helped Chelsea to get to the 1997 FA Cup Final. In the final, he scored a long range effort which turned out to be the fastest ever FA Cup Final goal. This was however eclipsed by Louis Saha in the 2009 F.A. Cup Final.
The next season he continued his fine playing form, scoring 10 goals and helping his side to win the League Cup and the Cup Winners Cup.
He spent most of the 1999-00 season injured but returned later in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including the winner in the 2000 FA Cup Final.
Di Matteo retired in 2002, after 18 months out on the sidelines with a triple leg fracture. He was selected in Chelsea's greatest ever squad.
Managing[]
On 4 March 2012, Di Matteo was named caretaker manager until the end of the 2011-12 season.
He brought Chelsea to the final of both the FA Cup and the Champions League final after an incredible turn around in luck. Despite this, his league form wasn't enough to stop the Blues from slipping to 6th place. It was then, after a disappointing start to the 2012-13 season, Di Matteo was sacked following a 0-3 defeat to Juventus.
Stats[]
Player[]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996-97 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
| 1997-98 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| 1998-99 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2000-01 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 119 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 26 |
Manager[]
| Competition | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 27 |
| FA Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| League Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Europe | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 47 |
| Chelsea F.C. – managers |
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| Robertson (t) (1905-06) • Lewis (t) (1906-07) • Calderhead (t) (1907–33) • Knighton (t) (1933-39) • Birrell (t) (1939-52) • Drake (t) (1952–61) • Tommy Docherty (t) (1961-67) • Sexton (t) (1967-74) • Suart (t) (1974-75) • McCreadie (t) (1975–77) • Shellito (t) (1977–78) • Blanchflower (t) (1978-79) • Hurst (t) (1979-81) • Gould (t) (1981) • Neal (t) (1981-85) • Hollins (t) (1985-88) • Campbell (t) (1988-91) • Porterfield (t) (1991-93) • Webb (t) (1993) • Hoddle (t) (1993-96) • Gullit (t) (1996-98) • Vialli (t) (1998-2000) • Rix and Wilkins (2000) (c) • Ranieri (t) (2000-04) • Mourinho (t) (2004-07) • Grant (t) (2007-08) • Scolari (t) (2008-09) • Wilkins (2009) (c) • Hiddink (2009) • Ancelotti (t) (2009-11) • Villas-Boas (t) (2011-12) • Di Matteo (t) (2012) • Benitez (t) (2012-13) • Mourinho (t) (2013-)
(c) - caretaker manager, (t) - transfers made by manager |