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Zenga came back to Inter Milan in 1982 where he was footbally born, after starting his professional career in 1978 in the lower divisions of Italian soccer (his first team was Salernitana in Serie C1 , and he also played for Savona and Sambenedettese ). Zenga became Inter's starter in his second year with the team, and continued in that position for 11 seasons, until 1994, winning the UEFA Cup in his last season with the club. After being the backup keeper at the 1986 World Cup , Zenga became the starter when Italy hosted the tournament in 1990 , and led the team to a third-place finish. He ended up with 58 caps for his country. In 1994, Zenga transferred to Sampdoria , and then to Padova two years later. He then moved on to New England Revolution and Major League Soccer . Zenga played in goal for them in the league's second season in 1997, then left to pursue an acting career (he and his girlfriend starred in an Italian Soap Opera ). Zenga came back to the Revs in 1999, as a player- Coach , but only lasted a year in both those positions. He then went to Romania , first managing Naţional Bucharest and then Steaua Bucharest . In the summer of 2005, after being fired from Steaua before the end of the season, Zenga joined Serbian team Red Star Belgrade . Zenga was nicknamed ''L'Uomo Ragno ( Spiderman )''. During a game versus the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1997, he celebrated a goal by running to the sidelines and making out with his girlfriend, as the Mutiny barely missed the open net straight from the kickoff. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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