Zinedine Zidane
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| Position | Midfielder |
| Height / weight | 1.85 m / 78 kg |
| Born | 13 May 1998 (28 years) |
| Nationality |  France |
| Nickname | Zizou |
| Number | 30 |
Zinedine Zidane is a former professional football player and team manager. Better known as ‘Zizou’, he played for Real Madrid, Juventus, Cannes, and Bordeaux. In 2004, he was named to the FIFA 100. In 2006, he receive France’s National Order of Merit. Zizou has also received a number of personal awards including being named the FIFA World Player of the Year there times. In 1998, he also received the Ballon d’Or Award.
Player Profile, Personal Life, and Youth Career
Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France. He is of Muslim and Algerian descent. His mother was a housewife and his father was a night watchman. He had a strict upbringing, which he would later credit as a ‘guiding light’ for his career.Zizou started playing football when he was five years old. He would later name Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli, and Jean-Pierre Papin as three of his football idols growing up. At age 10, he got his playing license. Teams he played for in his youth career include AS Foresta, US Saint-Henri, SO Septemes-Les-Vallons, and Cannes.
Professional Career
He started his professional career playing for Cannes in 1989. As a young player, his coaches noted that Zizou had a tendency to attack spectators who attacked his race and his family. This is something that would come to a head at the FIFA World Cup decades later.After making 61 appearances for Cannes, he moved to play for Bordeaux and stayed with the team from 1992 to 1996. He later joined Juventus and played for the club from 1996 to 2001. In 2001, he joined Real Madrid. Throughout his professional career, he made 506 appearances and scored 95 goals, 37 of which, he made while playing for Madrid.
Zidane also represented France internationally and played in 108 matches as a senior player, scoring 31 goals.
After he retired in 2006, following his appearance at that year’s FIFA World Cup, he took some time off, and in 2013, he was hired by Real as an assistant coach. From 2014 to 2016, he coached Read Madrid B before taking on the coaching helm at Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2019 to 2021.
Throughout his career, he would receive a number of personal awards and accolades including being named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000, and 2003. In 1998, he also won the Ballon d’Or award. In 2006, at the FIFA World Cup Final, he is perhaps best remembered for head-butting Marco Materazzi after the German player allegedly made racist comments against Zidane.
Career Highlights:
- 1993–94 - French Division 1 Young
- 1995–96 - French Division 1 Player
- 1996–97, 2000–01 - Serie A Foreign
- 1997 - Ballon d'Or: Bronze
- 1997, 2002 - FIFA World Player of
- 1997, 2002, 2003 - Onze d'Argent
- 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 - FIFA XI
- 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 -
- 1998 - UEFA Club Midfielder of the
- 1998 - L'Équipe International
- 1998 - L'Équipe France Champion of
- 1998, 2006 - FIFA World Cup All-Star
- 1998 - World Soccer Awards Player of
- 1998 - France Football French Player
- 1998, 2000, 2001 - Onze d'Or
- 1998 - Ballon d'Or
- 1998, 2000, 2003 - FIFA World Player
- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 - El País
- 1999 - Onze de Bronze
- 1999 - World Soccer's Selection of
20th century
- 2000 - 2nd French Player of the
- 2000 - Ballon d'Or: Silver
- 2000 - UEFA European Championship
- 2000, 2004 - UEFA European
- 2000–01 - Serie A top assist
- 2000–01 - Serie A Footballer of the
- 2001, 2002, 2003 - UEFA Team of the
- 2001–02 - Don Balón Award
- 2001–02 - La Liga Best Foreign
- 2002 - UEFA Club Footballer of the
- 2002 - FIFA World Cup Dream Team
- 2004 - FIFA 100
- 2004 - UEFA Best European Player of
- 2005, 2006 - FIFA FIFPro World XI
- 2006 - IFFHS World's Best Playmaker
- 2006 - FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
- 2006 - FIFA World Player of the
- 2007 - UNFP Honorary Award
- 2007 - AFS Top-100 Players of All
- 2008 - Marca Leyenda Award
- 2008 - Golden Foot Legends Award
- 2009 - ESPN Team of the Decade
- 2009 - ESPN Player of the Decade
- 2009 - Fox Sports Player of the
- 2009 - Sports Illustrated Team of
- 2009 - Sports Illustrated Player of
- 2010 - Don Balón Team of the Decade
- 2010 - Don Balón Player of the
- 2011 - Laureus Lifetime Achievement
- 2011 - UEFA team of teams
- 2011 - UEFA Champions League Best
- 2012 - Real Madrid's Greatest XI of
- 2013 - World Soccer Greatest XI of
- 2014 - Real Madrid Hall of Fame
- 2015 - UEFA Ultimate Team of the
- 2016 - IFFHS Legends
- 2016 - UEFA European Championship
- 2017 - Juventus Greatest XI of All
- 2018 - L'Équipe Best French Player
- 2020 - Ballon d'Or Dream Team
- 2021 - IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream
- 2021 - IFFHS All-time Europe Men's
- 2022 - FourFourTwo's 100 best
Manager
- April 2016, May 2017 - La Liga
- 2015–16 - UEFA La Liga Team
- 2015–16 - UEFA Champions League
- 2016 - IFFHS World's Best Club Coach
- 2016, 2017, 2018 - The Best FIFA
- 2016, 2017 - France Football French
- 2016 - Le Buteur Coach of the Year
- 2016–17,2019-20 - UEFA La Liga Team
- 2016–17 - France Football UEFA
- 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21 - Onze
- 2017 - ESPN Manager of the Year
- 2017, 2018 - IFFHS World's Best Club
- 2017 - IFFHS Men's World Team
- 2017 - RMC French Manager of the
- 2017 - Globe Soccer Awards Best
- 2019 - France Football 22nd Greatest
- 2019 - Sports Illustrated 34th
- 2019–20 - Miguel Muñoz Trophy
- 2020 - L'Equipe's Best Club Coach
- FourFourTwo's 36th Greatest Manager
- 2020 - Globe Soccer Awards Coach of
- 2021 - IFFHS's 38th All-Time World's
Orders
- 1998 - Knight of the Legion of
- 2006 - National Order of Merit
- 2008 - Officer of the Legion of
Team History
National Team Career
- 1988–1989 - France U17
- 1989–1990 - France U18
- 1990–1994 - France U21
- 1994–2006 - France
Teams Managed
- 2013–2014 - Real Madrid (Assistant)
- 2014–2016 - Real Madrid B
- 2016–2018 - Real Madrid
- 2019–2021 - Real Madrid
