It was in Castellane where Zidane had his earliest introduction in football, joining in at the age of five in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex. Zidane credits his strict upbringing and his father as the "guiding light" in his career. The family lived a reasonably comfortable life by the standards of the neighbourhood, which was notorious throughout Marseille for its high crime and unemployment rates. His father worked as a warehouseman and nightwatchman at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife. Zidane interview with Esquire magazine.
He resigned in 2018, but returned to the club as coach in 2019, and proceeded to win another La Liga and Supercopa de España title. 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 consecutively, 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 eight 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 for 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 which is considered to be 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 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, 2000, and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Also 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.
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Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
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