Gianfranco Zola is part of Team Europe at this week’s Ryder Cup in New York.
The former Chelsea forward was spotted in their official team photo at Bethpage Black.
GettyZola has landed a surprise role on Team Europe for this week’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black[/caption]Zola made a surprise appearance in the snap after securing a role as part of Luke Donald’s team.
The Italian will serve as vice-captain Francesco Molinari’s designated buggy driver throughout the event.
He is set to help his compatriot get around the course during each of the three days of action.
The 45th Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday as the Europeans aim to defend their crown from two years ago.
On that occasion, Molinari was also a vice-captain on home soil at Marco Simone in Rome.
The former Open champion has retained his place as part of Donald’s support team.
He will be joined by his brother Edoardo as well as Thomas Bjorn, Jose Maria Olazabal and Alex Noren.
Molinari is a veteran of three Ryder Cups as a player in 2010, 2012 and 2018, tasting victory on each of his appearances.
Those include the Europeans’ last triumph on American soil at Medinah 13 years ago.
How do Molinari and Zola know each other?
As for his friendship with Zola, it dates back to his time as manager of West Ham.
GettyThe former Chelsea striker will be Molinari’s designated buggy driver for the week[/caption]Molinari adopted the east London club as his team after moving to London in 2009.
Zola had been in charge of the Hammers at the time and helped his fellow Italian settle in England.
The pair have since stayed friends and are regular playing partners on the course.
After winning The Open in 2018, Molinari explained: “When I moved to London I was looking for an English team to support.
“Zola was the manager. He is a good friend of mine and there was no other choice. He has moved on since but I have stuck with the Hammers.”
The 59-year-old has also had spells in charge of Watford and Birmingham since retiring but is best known to fans in England for his time at Stamford Bridge.
GettyZola is an avid golfer and is a regular playing partner of his long-time friend Molinari[/caption]He scored 59 goals in 229 Premier League appearances for Chelsea as well as winning the Cup Winners’ Cup and two FA Cups.
Following a season as Maurizio Sarri’s assistant during the 2018/19 campaign, Zola has been a club ambassador since last summer.
Meanwhile, he remains a keen golfer and has featured in a number of pro-am events on the DP World Tour.
Zola was also a member of Team World at the Icons of Football tournament in Bangkok, Thailand in March.
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