from the post after just five games, in which Cagliari picked up just one point from the available 15. 2015–16: Lugano In June 2015, Zeman signed a contract with newly promoted Swiss Super League club FC Lugano. On 26 May 2016, Zeman helped the club avoid relegation with a 3–0 win over FC St. Gallen. On 29 May, however, Lugano were defeated 1–0 by last placed FC Zürich in the 2016 Swiss Cup Final. He left the club at the end of the season. 2017: Return to Pescara On 17 February 2017, Zeman was confirmed as the new head coach of last-placed Serie A team Pescara in place of Massimo Oddo, thus returning to coach the club he guided to the top flight back in 2012. On 19 February, his debut return on the Pescara bench, Pescara won a 5–0 against Genoa, their first home victory since June 2016. Zeman was fired from Pescara on 4 March 2018 after a 2–0 loss to Serie B side A.S. Cittadella and were left in 13th place in the table. 2021–2022: Foggia On 27 June 2021, after days of speculation, Foggia announced to have re-hired 74-year old Zeman, after three years of inactivity, on a one-year deal for the 2021–22 Serie C campaign. He teamed up again with Giuseppe Pavone in his new stint with the Satanelli. On 25 January 2022, both Zeman and Pavone were extended their contracts for one more year. He eventually guided Foggia to a spot in the promotion playoffs, in which they eliminated Turris and Avellino before being eliminated by Virtus Entella in the third round. On 26 May 2022, Foggia announced to have parted ways with Zeman after only one season. 2023: third spell at Pescara On 27 February 2023, 75-year old Zeman agreed to return to Pescara for a third time, taking charge of the Serie C club until the end of the season. Personal life Son of a medician and a housewife, Zeman is also related to Čestmír Vycpálek, former Juventus player and coach, who was his uncle from his mother's side. In 1968 Zeman went to Palermo in order to visit him; however, at that same time his country was invaded by Warsaw Pact troops, so he decided to stay indefinitely in Italy. He successively obtained Italian citizenship in 1975 and later married a woman from Palermo, Chiara Perricone, with whom he had two