| Roberto Di Matteo (Italian pronunciation: ; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
During his playing career as a midfielder. He played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau early in his career. After winning the Swiss league title with Aarau in 1992–1993, he joined Serie A team Lazio where he played under managers Dino Zoff and Zdeněk Zeman. After three seasons at Lazio, he joined Chelsea in 1996 for £4.9 million fee, a club record at the time. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.
Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, he was capped 34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Di Matteo began his managerial career with Milton Keynes Dons, whom he took to the League One playoffs in 2008–09 before leaving to return West Bromwich Albion to the Premier League. As caretaker manager of Chelsea, he steered the club to double title success, winning both the FA Cup and the club's first UEFA Champions League title in 2012, but was dismissed later that year. He coached Schalke 04 for seven months in 2014–2015 and Aston Villa for four months in 2016. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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11 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show
Lineups not confirmed are not included.
See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | March 2012 | | | | M28 | 10Mar | H | Stoke City | | 1-0 | 4-2-3-1 | Initial team: Čech, Ivan'c, Cahill, Terry, Cole, A, R Meireles, Mikel, Ramires, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, | | |  12-Mar to 14-Mar R Meireles Champions League yellow card ban (1 match) | |  16-Mar to 18-Mar D Luiz Ankle injury | | | 20-Mar to 24-Mar Romeu Hamstring injury | | M29 | 21Mar | | Man.City | | 2-1 | 4-1-2-3 | In:D Luiz, Torres, Mata,
Out:Terry, Kalou, Drogba, | | | | 22-Mar to 31-Mar Ivan'c, Muscle injury | | M30 | 24Mar | H | Tottenham | | 0-0 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Bosingwa, Terry, Essien, Sturridge, Drogba,
Out:Ivan'c, D Luiz, Mikel, R Meireles, Torres, | | | | 30-Mar to 03-Apr Drogba Toe injury | | | 30-Mar to 03-Apr R Meireles Knee injury | | M31 | 31Mar | | A.Villa | | 2-4 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Ivan'c, D Luiz, Mikel, Kalou, Torres,
Out:Bosingwa, Cahill, Essien, Ramires, Drogba, | | | April 2012 | | | | | 05-Apr to 11-Apr Cole Ankle sprain | | M32 | 07Apr | H | Wigan | | 2-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Cahill, Bertrand, Essien, R Meireles, Malouda, Drogba,
Out:Terry, Cole, A, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Torres, | | | M33 | 09Apr | | Fulham | | 1-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Terry, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires, Kalou, Torres,
Out:D Luiz, Essien, Sturridge, Mata, Malouda, Drogba, | | | | 10-Apr to 01-May Ivan'c, 3 match domestic ban for violent conduct | | | 16-Apr to 05-May D Luiz Hamstring injury | | | 20-Apr to 21-Apr Benayoun Ineligable to play against Chelsea | | | 20-Apr to 22-Apr Drogba Knee injury | | M35 | 21Apr | | Arsenal | | 0-0 | 4-1-2-3 | In:Bosingwa, Romeu, Essien, Malouda, Sturridge,
Out:Ivan'c, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires, R Meireles, | | | | 22-Apr to 01-May Bertrand Calf/Shin injury | | M36 | 29Apr | H | QPR | | 6-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:P Ferreira, Cole, A, Lampard, Mata,
Out:Cahill, Bertrand, Romeu, Malouda, | | | May 2012 | | | | M34 | 02May | H | Newcastle | | 0-2 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Ivan'c, Bertrand, Mikel, R Meireles, Ramires, Malouda,
Out:P Ferreira, Cole, A, Essien, Lampard, Kalou, Mata, | | | M37 | 08May | | Liverpool | | 4-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Turnbull, P Ferreira, Essien, Romeu,
Out:Čech, Bosingwa, Mikel, R Meireles, | | | M38 | 13May | H | Blackburn | | 2-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Hutc'on, R Meireles, Lukaku,
Out:P Ferreira, Romeu, Torres, | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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