Roberto De Zerbiis an Italian professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Career
Playing career
De Zerbi started his professional career at AC Milan. He spent four seasons on loan to lower divisions clubs (Serie B to Serie C2). He spent 1999–2000 Serie C1 season in Como along with Alberto Comazzi and Luca Saudati of Milan. Half of the registration rights were also sold to Salernitana in the 2000–01 and 2001–02 season. In June 2002, Milan bought back De Zerbi from Salernitana, and subsequently sold him to Foggia.
De Zerbi signed for Serie B side Napoli from Catania for €2.5 million in 2006.
On 8 February 2010, Napoli announced his loan transfer to Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj, with the deal being made permanent on 31 August 2010 on a three-year contract.
Coaching career
PalermoBeneventoSassuoloShakhtar DonetskBrighton & Hove Albion
