Zinedine Zidane
Article
July 1, 2022
Zinédine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: /zinedin zidan/; Marseille; June 23, 1972), also known as Zizou (French pronunciation: /zizu/),[1] is a Franco-Algerian former footballer and coach. As a coach, he made his debut at the helm of Real Madrid on January 4, 2016,[5] holding the position for three seasons,[6] in which he was consecutively proclaimed three-time European champion (2016, 2017 and 2018).[7] ] In March 2019, he began his second stage as coach of the merengue club. As a footballer, he played in the position of attacking midfielder, and was considered the most outstanding player of the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as one of the best footballers of all time.[8][9] Distinguished with the "Golden Ball" in 1998 and named three times by FIFA, as "Best World Player" in 1998, 2000 and 2003, he was chosen in a digital survey promoted by UEFA in 2004, as "best soccer player". Europe of the last 50 years".[10][11] He made his professional debut at the age of seventeen, in May 1989, at Cannes, where he stayed until the 1991/92 season, after which he signed for his second club in France, Girondins de Bordeaux. In 1996 he made the leap to Italian "calcium", after being signed by Juventus in Turin, with whom he played five seasons. In 2001 he signed for Real Madrid, in a record transfer to that date of 77.5 million euros,[12] for which he became the second of the four "galactic" signings made by President Florentino Pérez between 2000 and 2003 (Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham).[13] With the club from the capital of Spain he played five seasons (2001-2006), and in his first year as Real Madrid champion of Europe was proclaimed, scoring the famous volley goal in the 2002 Glasgow final.[14] He was a full international with the French national team for twelve years (1994-2006), with 108 caps and 31 goals. With it he was proclaimed world champion in 1998 and European champion in 2000, by achieving a "double of selections". His last match as a professional was on July 9, 2006, in the World Cup final against Italy.[15][16] On December 14, 2020, he was included as an attacking midfielder in the second historic Ballon d'Or Dream Team. [17]