Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian World Cupper, Is Delhi Dynamos Chief Coach

Gianluca Zambrotta was on Tuesday unveiled as the Delhi Dynamos chief coach for the third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) to be held later this year.

The 2006 World Cup winner has coaching experience of more than a year having served as a player-cum-assistant coach at Swiss club Chiasso before being a head coach there since 2014 summer till his sacking in April, 2015.

"My primary goal with the Lions will be to win trophies," he said at a function.

"Last year, we lost in the semi-finals. This year we will aim to win. We want to take part in the Asian Championships and win there too, so that we can turn Indian football into a global force."

Incidentally, Zambrotta's former Italian teammate Alessandro Del Piero was part of the Dynamos team in the first edition and he credits him for his decision to join the Delhi club.

"I spoke to Del Piero when this offer came. He gave me a lot of inputs about the league and the club's vision."

"It provides with a great opportunity as a coach and I am really looking forward to this challenge," the former Juventus star said.

Dynamos, last year coached by Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos, lost in the semi-finals to FC Goa. They failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the inaugural edition of ISL in 2014.

Zambrotta played 98 times for Italy, including three European Championships and three FIFA World Cups.

A robust defender during his playing days, he played club football at top European clubs like Juventus (1999-2006), Barcelona (2006-08) and Milan (2008-12) as a defender.