![]() His parents, Smaïl and Malika, immigrated to Paris from the village of Aguemoune in the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie in northern Algeria in 1953 before the start of the Algerian War. Zidane is of Algerian Kabyle descent and has described himself as a "non-practising Muslim". Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in La Castellane, Marseille, in Southern France. La Corniche, seaside roadway along the coast of Marseille, with a mural of Zidane on the wall He resigned in 2018, but returned to the club in 2019 and won another La Liga and a Supercopa de España title before leaving again in 2021. This success led to Zidane being named Best FIFA Men's Coach in 2017. In his initial two and a half seasons, Zidane became the first coach to win the Champions League three times in a row, won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup twice each, as well as a La Liga title and a Supercopa de España. He remained in the position for two years before taking the helm of the first team in 2016. He was the ambassador for Qatar's successful bid to stage the 2022 World Cup, the first Arab country to host the tournament.Īfter retiring as a player, Zidane began his coaching career at Real Madrid Castilla. Zidane is one of nine players to have won the World Cup, the Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by Pelé, and in the same year was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. He retired as the fourth-most capped player in French history. He also received the Golden Ball as Player of the Tournament at the 2006 World Cup, despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest. He won UEFA Euro 2000 and was named Player of the Tournament. This triumph made him a national hero in France and he received the Legion of Honour in 1998. In the 2002 Champions League final, he scored a left-foot volleyed winner that is considered one of the greatest goals in the competition's history.Ĭapped 108 times by France, Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final, and was named to the All-Star team. In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League. He moved to Real Madrid for a world record fee at the time of €77.5 million in 2001, which remained unmatched for the next eight years. In 1996, he moved to Italian team Juventus, where he won several trophies including two Serie A titles. ![]() Zidane started his career at Cannes before establishing himself as one of the best players in the French Ligue 1 at Bordeaux. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 20, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( French: Zinédine Yazid Zidane born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. ![]() ![]() His hopes of keeping a clean sheet were ended by Roger Martinez's sweeping shot into the top corner which he could do little about but his inexperience became more evident when he misjudged a long ball into the path of Samuel Castillejo and the Villarreal forward dribbled past him to equalise.*Club domestic league appearances and goals The second oldest of Zinedine's four sons, Luca had a relatively quiet first half as his side took a 2-0 lead into and he made an impressive save by tipping a free kick from Nicola Sansone over the bar after the interval. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane handed a La Liga debut to his son Luca by starting him in Saturday's 2-2 draw at Villarreal in their final Liga game of the season, making the goalkeeper the third Zidane family member to play for the Spanish giants.įrenchman Zidane was expected to rest first-choice players in their last game before next Saturday's Champions League final against Liverpool but fielded a full-strength side against Villarreal, with the exception of the 20-year-old goalkeeper.
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