Dino Zoff
Awards & Honours
15
Awards Won
5
Honours
4
Rankings
3
Covers
3
Records
Dino Zoff's career is marked by historic achievements few goalkeepers have matched. He remains the oldest player to win a World Cup, lifting the trophy at 40 years and 133 days, and he is the only Italian to have won both the World Cup and the European Championship as a player. His 1,142-minute international clean sheet record stood for over four decades, a testament to his extraordinary consistency. Named in the FIFA 100 in 2004 and inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2011, Zoff's legacy as a goalkeeper and leader is unmatched in Italian football.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Italian Football Hall of Fame
Inducted for his outstanding playing and coaching career.
FIFA 100
Named by Pelé as one of the 125 greatest living footballers.
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Awarded for his World Cup victory.
Golden Foot Award
Awarded as a football legend for his career achievements.
UEFA President's Award
For his outstanding career and personal qualities.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest XI of All Time
Best Goalkeeper of the 20th Century
100 Greatest Footballers of All Time (Goalkeepers)
Greatest World Cup Players of All Time
Magazine Covers
La Gazzetta dello Sport
July 1982
Campioni del Mondo
France Football
1977
Zoff, le mur italien
World Soccer
1982
The Old Man and the Cup
Records & Feats
Oldest player to win the FIFA World Cup
At 40 years and 133 days, Zoff captained Italy to the 1982 World Cup title, a record that still stands.
Longest period without conceding a goal in international football
Zoff went 1,142 minutes without conceding for Italy between 1972 and 1974, a record that stood until 2015.
Only Italian to win both World Cup and European Championship as a player
Zoff won the 1968 European Championship and the 1982 World Cup, a unique double among Italian players.