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Roberto De Zerbi

Tottenham Hotspur· Premier League · Italy flag Italy · Age 47

Employed4-2-3-1Build-Up FocusPremier League hub →

GafferScore

85/ 100

Very high level

93rd percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

47

6 JUN 1979

Appointed

31 MAR 2026

Tenure

6M

6 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2031

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

11 years, 7 months

Since 19 NOV 2013

In coaching

11 years, 7 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

31 Mar 2026

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2031

Senior managerial experience

11 years, 7 months

Date of birth

06 Jun 1979

Place of birth

Brescia

Tactical identity

Build-Up Focus

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

Tottenham Hotspur

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

8

Wins

3

Draws

2

Losses

3

Win %

37.5%

GF 8 · GA 10 · GD -2 · 2026-04-12 → 2026-08-22

Current Season — League

1 matches · 0–0–1 · 0%

Current Club — League

8 matches · 3–2–3 · 37.5%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	88	90th	Covered managers
Defence	78	58th	Covered managers
Pressing	88	92nd	Covered managers
Possession	91	94th	Covered managers
Build-Up	94	98th	Covered managers
Transition	82	75th	Covered managers
Player Development	86	87th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	80	73rd	Covered managers
GafferScore	85	93rd	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches436

Wins183

Draws106

Losses147

Win percentage42.0%

Points per game1.50

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted9

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

News & analysis

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Manager Fit

Manager Fit: what profile actually suits a possession-heavy squad?

Speculation is easy. GafferLens Manager Fit asks a narrower question: which tactical profiles match the squad that already exists?

16 August 20266 min read

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Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated this week · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Tottenham Hotspur shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Roberto De Zerbi (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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