Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972, nicknamed Zizou, Yaz and ZZ) is a French former football player who is set to be the manager of the France national football team after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He played for four European clubs and the French national team. He was the current manager of Real Madrid since 2016 to 2021.
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| Full name | Zinedine Yazid Zidane[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1972[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | France (Manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | US Saint-Henri | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | SO Septèmes-les-Vallons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Cannes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Cannes | 61 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Bordeaux | 139 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Juventus | 151 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Real Madrid | 155 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 506 | (95) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | France U17 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | France U21 | 20 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2006 | France | 108 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Real Madrid Castilla | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | France | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Zidane played for several famous football clubs, like Juventus of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. He led France to win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 European Football Championship. In 2002 he also won the UEFA Champions League for Real Madrid, which was the ninth championship for Real Madrid. Zidane was picked as the FIFA World Player of the Year three times. He led France to the 2006 World Cup final and was arguably the best player in the tournament. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players of his generation and of all time.[3][4]
Retirement
In 2006, Zidane announced that he would retire after the World Cup. Zidane was famous for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final at the 110th minute of extra time and was sent off with a red card. France eventually lost 5-3 in penalties to Italy and got second place. This incident was widely known as the Zidane headbutt. There is even a sculpture of it in Doha, Qatar.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1988/89 | Cannes | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989/90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990/91 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 1991/92 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1992/93 | Girondins Bordeaux | Division 1 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 10 | |
| 1993/94 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 8 | ||
| 1994/95 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 1995/96 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 10 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1996/97 | Juventus | Serie A | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 8 |
| 1997/98 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 15 | ||
| 1998/99 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 1999/00 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 2000/01 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001/02 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 11 |
| 2002/03 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 54 | 15 | ||
| 2003/04 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 13 | ||
| 2004/05 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2005/06 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 14 | ||
| Country | France | 200 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 239 | 43 | |
| Italy | 151 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 49 | 5 | 249 | 42 | ||
| Spain | 155 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 244 | 59 | ||
| Total | 506 | 95 | 108 | 31 | 118 | 18 | 732 | 144 | ||
International career statistics
| France national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 12 | 1 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15 | 5 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 13 | 4 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 108 | 31 |
References
- "Zinedine Zidane biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Zinedine Zidane Profile". ESPN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011.
- "Top 10 football players of all time".
- "Chelsea star Hazard reveals his greatest-ever player". 5 May 2016.
- "Zinedine Zidane - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
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