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Zinedine Zidane Biography

Zinedine Zidane is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 23, 1972 in Marseille, France. At the age of 14 he was a star attacking midfielder and he played for Real Madrid and Juventus. Two goals were scored in the final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup Championship for France by him.

On the French national team, he was paired with Thierry, another star scorer.

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: ​[zinedin jazid zidan] ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known in French as Zizou (pronounced [zizu] ), is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was an elite playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and won the 1998 Ballon d’Or. He was voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996, Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001, and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002.

Zidane himself believes he was at his peak during the tournament, while the UEFA website states, “In Belgium and the Netherlands, Zidane dominated a major championship in a way no individual had managed since Diego Maradona in 1986. From the opening game against Denmark to the final against Italy, ‘Zizou’ shone brightly, casting a spell on his opponents with clever flicks, mesmerising stepovers, slaloming runs and masterful vision.”

In 1993, he married Veronique Zidane and has four children: He married Veronique Zidane in 1993 and he has four children: Enzo, Luca, Elyaz and Theo. and Luca.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Zidane was transferred to Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992–93 season, winning the 1995 Intertoto Cup after beating Karlsruhe, and finishing runner-up against Bayern Munich in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, in four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry, which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which club owner Jack Walker reportedly replied, “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?” Also towards the beginning of the 1996 season, according to football agent Barry Silkman, Zidane was offered to Newcastle United for £1.2 million, but the club turned down the offer after watching him, claiming that he was not good enough for the English First Division. In 1996, Zidane received the award for Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

Zinedine Zidane Net Worth

Zinedine Zidane is one of the richest Soccer Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zinedine Zidane's net worth $120 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1982, he began his youth with US Saint-Henri and made his professional debut for Cannes in 1989.

Due to a dangerous headbutt to Italian defender He was kicked out of the World Cup Finals in 2006 because of a dangerous head-butt to Italian defender Marco Materazzi., he was kicked out the World Cup Finals 2006.

Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in La Castellane, Marseille, in Southern France. He is the youngest of five siblings. Zidane is a Muslim of Algerian Kabyle descent. His parents, Smaïl and Malika, emigrated 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. The family, which had settled in the city’s tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis, found little work in the region, and in the mid-1960s moved to the northern Marseille suburb of La Castellane in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille.

Zidane was a member of the French under-21 squad that won a bronze medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon. He earned his first cap with France as a substitute in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2–0 deficit. After Eric Cantona was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 for assaulting a fan, Zidane took over the playmaker position.

At the age of 17, Zidane met his future wife, Véronique Fernández (born in Aveyron of Spanish descent), while playing for Cannes in the 1988–89 season. Married in 1994, they have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernández (born 24 March 1995), Luca Zidane Fernández (born 13 May 1998), Theo Zidane Fernández (born 18 May 2002), and Elyaz Zidane Fernández (born 26 December 2005). As of 2019, Enzo is a midfielder for C.D. Aves, Luca is Racing Santander goalkeeper, Theo (midfielder) is in Juvenil A and Elyaz (defender) in Cadete B at the Real Madrid Academy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 in a French Division 1 match against Nantes. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 1991 also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was given a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club. On the pitch, Zidane displayed extraordinary technique on the ball, offering glimpses of the talent that would take him to the top of the world game. In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing fourth in the league. This remains the club’s highest finish in the top flight since getting relegated for the first time from the first division in the 1948–49 season.

Zidane started his career at Cannes before establishing himself as one the best players in the French Division 1 at Bordeaux. In 1996, he moved to Juventus where he won trophies including two Serie A titles. 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 Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League. In the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final, he scored a left-foot volleyed winner which is considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition’s history.

Who is Zinedine Zidane Dating?

According to our records, Zinedine Zidane married to Véronique Zidane . As of December 1, 2023, Zinedine Zidane’s is not dating anyone.

After a series of stand out performances for both Bordeaux and France, Zidane had offers to join Europe’s top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to UEFA Champions League winners Juventus during the close season. Zidane’s impact in Italy was immediate, winning the 1996–97 Serie A title and the 1996 Intercontinental Cup. He was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year in his first season. Zidane’s growing status in the sport saw him chosen in a European XI to face a World XI – featuring a forward line of Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta – in December 1997.

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The following season, Zidane scored seven goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the 1997–98 Serie A and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive UEFA Champions League Final appearance, but lost the game 1–0 to Real Madrid. In 1998, Zidane was named FIFA World Player of the Year, and won the Ballon d’Or. Juventus finished second in the 2000–01 Serie A, but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting Hamburger SV player Jochen Kientz. In 2001, Zidane was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.

How many languages does Zidane speak?

Take football, a sport not traditionally associated with linguistic prowess, but which is replete with players who are fluent and articulate in several languages. For instance, former French captain and national hero Zinedine Zidane speaks French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic and Berber.

Why did Zidane retire early?

“I didn’t want to go on for another year. The past two years I haven’t been on top form and that’s no good when you play at a club like Real. “I’m at an age when it’s more and more difficult (to play) every year. I don’t want to spend another year like last year or even the last two years.”

What is Zidane most famous for?

Zinedine Zidane, byname Zizou, (born June 23, 1972, Marseille, France), French football (soccer) player who led his country to victories in the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship.

Where is Z Zidane now?

Zinedine Zidane, or Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of La Liga club Real Madrid.

Can Messi speak in English?

Lionel Messi does not speak English. Having spent the majority of his life living in Spanish speaking countries the only language Messi speaks is Spanish and he cannot speak in English. He is also not able to understand English and needs a translator to interpret English for him.

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