Andrea Zanchetta Explained

Andrea Zanchetta
Birth Date:2 February 1975
Birth Place:Gaglianico, Italy
Height:1.80NaN0
Position:Right Midfielder, attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Inter Milan U20 (head coach)
Youthclubs1:Inter Milan
Years1:1994–1995
Clubs1:Inter Milan
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:1995–1997
Caps2:57
Goals2:7
Years3:1997–2007
Clubs3:Chievo
Caps3:170
Goals3:20
Years4:2000–2001
Clubs4:Reggina (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:5
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Vicenza (loan)
Caps5:56
Goals5:6
Years6:2007–2009
Clubs6:Lecce
Caps6:76
Goals6:9
Years7:2009–2011
Clubs7:Cremonese
Caps7:34
Goals7:6
Manageryears1:2011–2013
Managerclubs1:Cremonese U17
Manageryears2:2013–2014
Managerclubs2:Juventus U19
Manageryears3:2014–2015
Managerclubs3:Alessandria U19
Manageryears4:2015–2016
Managerclubs4:Hellas Verona (technical coach)
Manageryears5:2016–2019
Managerclubs5:Inter Milan U17
Manageryears6:2019–2020
Managerclubs6:Inter Milan U18
Manageryears7:2020–2021
Managerclubs7:Inter Milan U17
Manageryears8:2021–2024
Managerclubs8:Inter Milan U18
Manageryears9:2024–
Managerclubs9:Inter Milan U20

Andrea Zanchetta (born 2 February 1975) is an Italian football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-20 side.

Club career

Inter Milan

Born in Gaglianico, Piedmont, Zanchetta started his professional career at Inter Milan. After working his way through the club's youth ranks, he made his first team debut in the Italian Serie A on 23 October 1994 against Foggia. That season, he played twice for Inter, both against Foggia.

Ahead of the 1995–96 Serie A season, he left for Foggia in a co-ownership deal. Zanchetta proved to me a mainstay in the line-up at his new club, making 57 league appearances in two seasons. After scoring seven goals in his second season with the club, Inter bought back the full registration rights to Zanchetta and sold him permanently to Chievo shortly after.[1]

Chievo

At Chievo, he was one of the regular starter, and scored 8 goals in the first season.

Reggina and Vicenza

After almost relegated to Serie C1, Zanchetta secured a move to Serie A strugglers Reggina in co-ownership deal. Zanchetta showed his talent in attack, scoring five goals in his second Serie A season, although Reggina was relegated. Concurrently, Chievo won Serie A promotion by finishing third, and bought back Zanchetta.

He played two league matches for Chievo in the 2001-02 Serie A season.

In summer 2001, he swapped clubs with Fabio Firmani, as both clubs co-owned the players.[2] He collected 3 goals each in the two season with Vicenza at Serie B.

Return to Chievo

In June 2003, Firmani and Zanchetta moved back to their original clubs. With Chievo, which he was awarded a new contract until June 2007 in March 2004 (along with Salvatore Lanna),[3] he failed to become the regular starter, but worked as a good backup player, for the team that had Mario Santana, Luciano, Franco Semioli and Victor Obinna in attack. He wore the number 10 shirt from 2004 to 2007, taking it over from Lorenzo D'Anna.

Due to the 2006 Italian football scandal, Chievo qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League; he played both legs in an attacking midfielder role. He also played in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup First Round both legs, as Chievo lost 2-3 on aggregate.

Lecce

In January 2007, he left for Lecce, in exchange for Giuseppe Cozzolino.[4] In the first seasons he was the regular starter, and won Serie A promotion in 2008, but faced relegation again in 2009.

Cremonese

In July 2009, he transferred to Cremonese in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[5]

Personal life

Zanchetta is the father of the footballer Federico Zanchetta.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: il Ravenna a un passo da Colacone, D' Autilia a Foggia. 25 June 1997. 12 January 2010. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian.
  2. News: Il Vicenza a Messina non va oltre il pari . 1 October 2001 . 12 January 2010 . Vicenza . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121144003/http://www.vicenza.com/newsmagazine/archivio_data/2001/10/news_0000000651.html . 21 November 2008 .
  3. News: New deals for Chievo duo. 12 March 2004. 12 January 2010. UEFA.com.
  4. News: COZZOLINO AL CHIEVOVERONA, ZANCHETTA AL LECCE. 29 January 2007. 12 January 2010. AC ChievoVerona. Italian.
  5. News: Zanchetta e Nizzetto firmano per la Cremo. 3 July 2009. 12 January 2010. US Cremonese. Italian.
  6. Web site: Federico Zanchetta, esordio a San Siro per rinnovare la tradizione . TUTTOmercatoWEB.com . 11 July 2022.