Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Dino Zoff Biography and Timeline

Follow Dino Zoff through 7 dated historical records for Italy.

Dino Zoff, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1970–1982Years on this page

1970

Zoff's Final Napoli Seasons

Goalkeeper · Naples · Sport / Football

Dino Zoff maintained his reputation for sound positioning and consistency in Napoli's goal before his eventual departure for Juventus in 1972.

1980

Clean Sheet Against Belgium

Goalkeeper · Rome · Sport / Football

Keeps a clean sheet for Italy in the goalless European Championship group match with Belgium.

1982

World Cup Winner

Captain and Goalkeeper · Madrid · Sport / Football

Dino Zoff leads Italy from goal in its 3-1 victory over West Germany, becoming the oldest men's World Cup winning captain at forty.

1982 FIFA World Cup Final - Dino Zoff

Goalkeeper · Madrid · Sport / Football

Dino Zoff captained Italy from goal and became the oldest captain to lift the men’s World Cup trophy at forty.

Italy World Cup Captain

Goalkeeper · Madrid · Sport / Football

Captains Italy to its third World Cup title at the age of forty.

International Caps

Goalkeeper · Madrid · Sport / Football

Captains Italy to the 1982 World Cup title at age forty and keeps goal in the 3-1 final victory over West Germany.

Twentieth Italian League Title

Goalkeeper · Turin · Sport / Football

Captains and safeguards Juventus during the 1981-82 title season, which brings the club its twentieth Italian championship and a second shirt star.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.