Full Name
Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Position
Attacking Midfielder
Born
23 June 1972
Country
France
Clubs
Cannes (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Juventus (Italy)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Professional Career
1988-2006
International Caps/Goals
108 caps/31 goals
Honours
2 Serie A Scudetto, 1 Italian Super Cup (Juvenus)
1 Spanish La Liga title, 2 Spanish Super Cup (Real Madrid)
1 UEFA Champions League, 1 European Super Cup (Real Madrid)
2 European Super Cup, 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Juventus)
1 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Bordeaux)
1 Intercontinental Cup (Juventus)
1 Intercontinental Cup (Real Madrid)
1998 FIFA World Cup (France)
2000 UEFA European Championship (France)
1998 Ballon d’Or
1998/2000/2003 FIFA World Player of the Year
One of the best playmakers the world has ever seen, the tall graceful Algerian-born French midfielder had superb ball control, dribbling skills and the ability to make defense-splitting passes to his strikers. In 2001, Zidane became the world’s most expensive player when Real Madrid bought him for £45.6 million as an integral part of their Galacticos team.
Zidane belonged to a small group of players who have won everything at the highest level in football. In his 19-year career, he won numerous league titles and the Champions Leagues with Juventus and Real Madrid. With France, he led the national team to dominate the world football from the late nineties to the early 2000s, clinching victories in the World Cup and European Championship.
However, it was a sad end to his football career when he got sent off in the 2006 World Cup final after headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi. Italy went on to win the World Cup through penalties, and Zidane retired from football shortly after the end of the tournament.
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