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 a brace 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 Kabyle: Zineddin Lyazid Zidan born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. *Club domestic league appearances and goals

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