Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola has agreed to become West Ham's new manager.Gianfranco Zola (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer, currently working as the manager of West Ham United in the Premier League, as of 11th September 2008, having been the Italy Under-21's manager previously.
He is regarded as one of the best free-kick takers of all time, and renowned for his technique, skill and dribbling and beheld by many as one of the greatest players to ever grace the Premier League. He spent the first decade of his career in Italy, most notably with Napoli (alongside the legendary Argentinian Diego Maradona and Brazilian striker Careca) and Parma, before moving to English side Chelsea, where he was voted Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1997 and their greatest ever player. He was also capped for Italy.
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