Overview

• Zeman has shown steady improvement since his February hospitalization for an ischemic event and two strokes while following an intensive physiotherapy regimen at his family home.
• He quit smoking after his stay at Rome’s Policlinico Gemelli and remains focused on his health journey.
• The former coach spends much of his summer with his three-year-old granddaughter Gioia, whose visits lift his spirits.
• Former players including Eusebio Di Francesco, Giovanni Stroppa and Beppe Signori have maintained regular phone contact to offer support.
• Karel Zeman, who has coached in Italy’s lower divisions, is waiting for a new managerial role and shared anecdotes about past talks with Massimo Moratti and a friendly rapport with Luciano Moggi.