Dino Zoff (40 years and 133 days), was the oldest player to appear in the final of a FIFA World Cup. He is a former Italian professional football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian national team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days, also winning the award for best goalkeeper of the tournament,
