Template:ImportReviewTemplate:Player-stub Template:Infobox Biography Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is an assistant coach and sporting director at Real Madrid, and a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA, and has been described as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
At club level Zidane won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. On the international stage Zidane won 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 with France.
Amongst his personal accolades Zidane has won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times, and the Ballon D'Or once. He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996, Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002. He was awarded the Euro 2000 Player of the tournament and the 2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball. He retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup.
External links[]
- Official website
- Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid
- Zinedine Zidane/import – UEFA competition record
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- Zinedine Zidane at the Internet Movie Database
- European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
- Works by or about Zinedine Zidane/import in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Zinedine Zidane/import collected news and commentary at The New York Times
France – UEFA Euro 1996 |
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France – 1998 FIFA World Cup |
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France – UEFA Euro 2000 |
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France – 2002 FIFA World Cup |
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France – UEFA Euro 2004 |
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France squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Runners-up |
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