Roberto Di Matteo No 16
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Robbie is as well known for his record goal in the FA Cup final, as is his haircuts.
He has a wonderfull shot on him, but we think Luca has prefered Robbie to play in a more defensive role of late, already a Chelsea legend

Born   Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 29-5-70

Height   5'10

Weight   12st 4

Previous Clubs   Schaffhausen, FC. Zurich, Aarau, Lazio

Signed   July 1996 for £4, 900,000, a club record at the time

Chelsea Debut   Southampton (a) 18-8-96

League Debut   as above

International Caps   34 Italian caps , 2 goals, played in the 1996 (England) European Championships and the 1998 (France) World Cup finals
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