Editing Roberto Di Matteo (section)

{{Short description|Italian football player and manager (born 1970)}}
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| name               = Roberto Di Matteo
| image              = Roberto Di Matteo S04 2015 (cropped).jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Di Matteo managing [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]] in 2015
| full_name          = Roberto Di Matteo<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|5156|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1970|5|29|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman"/>
| birth_place        = [[Schaffhausen]], Switzerland
| height             = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/italy/40799/roberto-di-matteo#|title=Roberto Di Matteo Profile|publisher=Goal|date=24 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>
| position           = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub        = 
| years1             = 1988–1991 |clubs1 = [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]] |caps1 = 50  |goals1 = 2
| years2             = 1991–1992 |clubs2 = [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]             |caps2 = 34  |goals2 = 6
| years3             = 1992–1993 |clubs3 = [[FC Aarau|Aarau]]               |caps3 = 33  |goals3 = 1
| years4             = 1993–1996 |clubs4 = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]             |caps4 = 87  |goals4 = 7
| years5             = 1996–2002 |clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]         |caps5 = 119 |goals5 = 15
| totalcaps          = 323       |totalgoals = 31
| nationalyears1     = 1994–1998 |nationalteam1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |nationalcaps1 = 34 |nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1      = 2008–2009 |managerclubs1 = [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]
| manageryears2      = 2009–2011 |managerclubs2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| manageryears3      = 2012      |managerclubs3 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears4      = 2014–2015 |managerclubs4 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| manageryears5      = 2016    |managerclubs5= [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
}}
'''Roberto Di Matteo''' ({{IPA|it|roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛːo}}; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian professional [[Association football|football]] manager and former player.

A [[midfielder]], he played for Swiss clubs [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]], [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] and [[FC Aarau|Aarau]] early in his career. After winning the Swiss league title with Aarau in 1992–1993, he joined Serie A team [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] where he played under managers Dino Zoff and [[Zdeněk Zeman]]. After three seasons at Lazio, he joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 1996 for a £4.9 million fee, a club record at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lena |first=Sebastian |title=Chelsea FC: 3 Reasons Roberto Di Matteo Should Remain Manager at Stamford Bridge |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1366702-chelsea-fc-3-reasons-roberto-di-matteo-should-remain-manager-at-stamford-bridge |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 February 2002 |title=Blue day as Di Matteo retires |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2430462/Blue-day-as-Di-Matteo-retires.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2430462/Blue-day-as-Di-Matteo-retires.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=24 January 2013 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, he was [[Cap (sport)|capped]] 34 times for [[Italy national football team|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 F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]], whom he took to the League One playoffs in 2008–09 before leaving to return [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] to the Premier League. As [[caretaker manager]] of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], he steered the club to double title success, winning both the [[2012 FA Cup final|FA Cup]] and the club's first [[2012 UEFA Champions League final|UEFA Champions League]] title in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1074873/roberto-di-matteo-coy-over-future-at-chelsea?cc=5739|title=Di Matteo coy over Chelsea future|work=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=20 May 2012|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=23 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523070728/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1074873/roberto-di-matteo-coy-over-future-at-chelsea?cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> but was dismissed later that year. He coached [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] for seven months in 2014–2015 and [[Aston Villa]] for four months in 2016.