Ex-Italy defender Zambrotta joins Swiss club

Former Italian international defender Gianluca Zambrotta. (AP/Julie Jacobson)

CHIASSO, Switzerland — Italian World Cup-winning defender Gianluca Zambrotta has joined Chiasso in the Swiss League second division.

Chiasso says in a statement that the 36-year-old Zambrotta has signed a one-year contract and will also work as an assistant coach.

Zambrotta has been without a club for one year since his last contract at AC Milan expired.

A member of the 2006 World Cup team, Zambrotta also played for Juventus and Barcelona.

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