Di Matteo Appointed As Aston Villa's Manager

Di Matteo Appointed As Aston Villa's Manager

Roberto Di Matteo has been officially named as the new manager of Aston Villa.

Roberto Di Matteo born 29 May 1970 is an Italian former professional footballer and manager. During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss club Schaffhausen, Zürich and before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelsea of England. He was capped 34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.

Di Matteo has managed Milton Keynes Dons, West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea. As caretaker manager of Chelsea, he steered the club to double title success, winning both the FA Cup and the club's first UEFA Champions League title in 2012, but was dismissed later that year. He then went on to coach Schalke 04 until May 2015 when he departed after seven months in charge. On 3rd June 2016 Di Matteo was announced as the new manager of Aston Villa

The former Chelsea manager takes over from Remi Garde, who was sacked in March ahead of Villa's relegation from the Premier League