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Chronology of Gianfranco Zola's Career-Defining Goals at Chelsea

Gianfranco Zola is a bona fide Chelsea legend. Along west London's famous King's Road, heroes don't come much bigger than the Italian.

That's a very deliberate paradox there, as Zola, standing at just 5'6", was among a selection of diminutive types to grace Stamford Bridge in the mid-to-late 1990s, alongside Dennis Wise, John Spencer, Gavin Peacock and others.

What he lacked in height, Zola made up for in stature, though. His arrival at the club in November 1996 was a key part of the Blues' transformation under Ruud Gullit. Zola's presence revolutionised the way Chelsea played football and carried them all the way to FA Cup success just seven months later.