Cup Winners' Cup titles
1
Serie A titles
1
UEFA Cup titles
1
Career goals
193
Italy caps
35
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 45 | |
| 1985 | 49 | |
| 1986 | 53 | |
| 1987 | 58 | |
| 1988 | 62 | |
| 1989 | 66 | |
| 1990 | 70 | |
| 1991 | 74 | |
| 1992 | 78 | |
| 1993 | 83 | |
| 1994 | 87 | |
| 1995 | 91 | |
| 1996 | 95 | |
| 1997 | 88 | |
| 1998 | 81 | |
| 1999 | 73 | |
| 2000 | 66 | |
| 2001 | 59 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 44 | |
| 2004 | 37 | |
| 2005 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gianfranco Zola ranks #379 in Football
Gianfranco Zola ranks #379 in Football and #769 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.1/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2005 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cup Winners' Cup titles 1, Serie A titles 1, UEFA Cup titles 1, Career goals 193.
Nearest context: ahead Júlio César (83.1); behind Salvatore Schillaci (83.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gianfranco Zola GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Zola comparisons
Gianfranco Zola — frequently asked
- Is Gianfranco Zola the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gianfranco Zola ranks #379 in Football with a GOAT Score of 83.1/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Gianfranco Zola's GOAT Score?
- 83.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Gianfranco Zola rank all time?
- #769 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #379 in Football.
- Gianfranco Zola vs Júlio César: who ranks higher?
- Gianfranco Zola ranks higher at 83.1 versus Júlio César at 83.1, a margin of 0.0 points.