[13] After a good season with Abano, he was offered the head coaching role of fallen giants Reggina; the club, originally scheduled to play in the Serie D, was successively readmitted to Lega Pro to fill a vacancy.
He returned to management on 27 March 2018 as the new head coach of relegation-battling Serie C club Santarcangelo until the end of the season.
[15] He resigned from his post on 7 December 2018, mentioning issues at the club level and the unavailability of the local football stadium since the beginning of the season as the reasons for his decision.
[22] Zeman parted ways with the club in July 2023 after failing to escape Lavello from relegation by the end of the 2022–23 Serie D season.
[25] Akin to his father Zdenek Zeman's coaching style and attacking football tactics, he is a supporter of the 4–3–3 formation.