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'{{Redirect|Zidane|other people named Zidane|Zidane (name)}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zinedine Zidane | image = Zidane Zizu.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Zidane in 2013 | fullname = Zinedine Yazid Zidane<ref name="espn">{{cite web| title=Zinedine Zidane Profile |publisher=ESPN | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/player/bio/_/id/11066/zinedine-zidane&cc=4716?ver=global}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.biography.com/people/zinedine-zidane-9541232|title=Zinedine Zidane biography|accessdate=28 May 2013|publisher=Biography.com}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|23|df=yes}}<ref name="espn"/> | birth_place = [[Marseille]], France | height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}} | position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] (manager) | youthyears1 = 1982–1983 |youthclubs1 = US Saint-Henri | youthyears2 = 1983–1986 |youthclubs2 = SO Septèmes-les-Vallons | youthyears3 = 1986–1989 |youthclubs3 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] | years1 = 1989–1992 |clubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] |caps1 = 61 |goals1 = 6 | years2 = 1992–1996 |clubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] |caps2 = 139 |goals2 = 28 | years3 = 1996–2001 |clubs3 = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] |caps3 = 151 |goals3 = 24 | years4 = 2001–2006 |clubs4 = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] |caps4 = 155 |goals4 = 37 | totalcaps = 506 |totalgoals = 95 | nationalyears1 = 1988–1989 |nationalteam1 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 1989–1990 |nationalteam2 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] |nationalcaps2 = 6 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1990–1994 |nationalteam3 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] |nationalcaps3 = 20 |nationalgoals3 = 3 | nationalyears4 = 1994–2006 |nationalteam4 = [[France national football team|France]] |nationalcaps4 = 108 |nationalgoals4 = 31 | manageryears1 = 2014–2016 |managerclubs1 = [[Real Madrid Castilla]] | manageryears2 = 2016– |managerclubs2 = [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] }} '''Zinedine Yazid Zidane''' ({{IPA-fr|zinedin zidan|-}}, born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "'''Zizou'''", is a French retired [[Association football|footballer]] and current manager of [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. He played as an [[Midfielder#Attacking|attacking midfielder]] for the [[France national football team|France national team]], [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and Real Madrid.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/07/zinedine-zidane-real-madrid | title=Zinedine Zidane set to become Real Madrid director of football | date=14 June 2012 | location=London | work=The Guardian}}</ref> Renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll]].<ref name="UEFA Award">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/apr/23/newsstory.sport5 "Zidane voted Europe's best ever"] The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5147908.stm "Zidane's lasting legacy"]. BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2013 <br>[http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/serie-a/news/detail/item683056/%22Zidane-is-greatest-football-player%22/ "Zidane is greatest football player"] {{wayback|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/serie-a/news/detail/item683056/%22Zidane-is-greatest-football-player%22/ |date=20130921054409 |df=y }}. ESPN. Retrieved 20 April 2013 <br>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/brazil-0-france-1-zidane-regains-mastery-to-tame-brazil-406473.html "Brazil 0 France 1: Zidane regains mastery to tame Brazil"] The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref><ref name="NY Times">[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/sports/soccer/03brazil.html "Brazil's Fans Lament Demise of the Beautiful Game"]. New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref><ref name="Sports Illustrated">[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/09/france.pre/ "Defending champion bounces back from World Cup flop to try again"]. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> At club level, Zidane won the [[La Liga]] title and the [[UEFA Champions League]] with Real Madrid, two [[Serie A]] league championships with Juventus and an [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] and a [[UEFA Super Cup]] each with both aforementioned teams. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a [[List of most expensive association football transfers|world record fee]] of an equivalent €75 million. His left-foot volleyed winner in the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final]] is considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition's history. On the international stage with France, Zidane won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], scoring twice in [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]], and [[UEFA Euro 2000]] where he was named [[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|Player of the Tournament]]. The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France, and he received the [[Légion d'honneur]] in 1998. Zidane was named the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] three times, in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and won the 1998 [[Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)|Ballon d'Or]]. He was [[Trophées UNFP du football#Player of the Year|Ligue 1 Player of the Year]] in 1996, [[Serie A Footballer of the Year]] in 2001 and [[Don Balón Award|La Liga Best Foreign Player]] in 2002. Zidane received the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] for player of the tournament at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final#Zidane sending off|headbutting Marco Materazzi]] in the chest. Prior to the World Cup, he announced he would retire at the end of the tournament. After retirement, Zidane became assistant coach at Real Madrid under [[Carlo Ancelotti]] for the 2013–14 season. After a successful year in which the club won the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] and [[2013–14 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]], Zidane became the coach of Real Madrid's B team, Real Madrid Castilla.<ref name="realmadrid.com">{{cite web| title =Zidane to manage Castilla in the 2014/2015 season|publisher=Real Madrid.com.| url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2014/06/zidane-to-manage-castilla-in-the-2014/2015-season| accessdate=25 June 2014}}</ref> In 2010, Zidane was an ambassador for [[Qatar]]'s successful bid to stage the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], the first Arab country to host the tournament.<ref name="Qatar">{{cite news|title=Zidane: A victory for the Arab world|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2010/m=12/news=zidane-victory-for-the-arab-world-1345137.html|issue=2 December 2010|publisher=FIFA.com|date=16 April 2015}}</ref> Zidane is currently the manager of Real Madrid, taking over the position in January 2016.<ref name="Real Madrid">{{cite news|title=Zinedine Zidane: new coach of Real Madrid|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/01/zinedine-zidane-new-coach-of-real-madrid|issue=4 January 2016|publisher=realmadrid.com|date=4 January 2016}}</ref> In his first season as manager, Zidane won the UEFA Champions League title.<ref name="Champions League">{{cite news|title=El Real Madrid gana la Undécima Champions League|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2016/05/28/actualidad/1464424372_102349.html|issue=29 May 2016|publisher=elpais.com|date=29 May 2016}}</ref> ==Early life and career== [[File:Lacastellane-16-marseille.JPG|thumb|right|La Castellane in the northwestern edge of [[Marseille]] where Zidane was born]] Zinedine Yazid Zidane ({{lang-ar|زين الدين زيدان اليزيد}}) was born on 23 June 1972 in [[La Castellane]], [[Marseille]], in southern France. Zidane is of Algerian [[Kabyle people|Kabyle]] [[Berber people|Berber]] descent.<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features|title=ZZ top|publisher=The Guardian|date=4 April 2004}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/john-lichfield-why-france-still-loves-zidane-407511.html|title=Why France still loves Zidane|publisher=The Independent|date=11 July 2006|location=London}}</ref> 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 – Rochechouart (Paris Métro)|Barbès]] and [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|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]]. In 1972, Zidane was born there as the youngest of five siblings. His father worked as a warehouseman and nightwatchman at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife.<ref name=guardian/> 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.<ref name=independent/><ref>{{cite news|title=Soccer: Zidane, the political footballer|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=143329|accessdate=5 June 2014|agency=Independent|publisher=The New Zealand Herald|date=8 July 2000}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/in-the-footsteps-of-zidane-652076.html In the footsteps Of Zidane], ''The Independent'' (uk)</ref> In July 2011, Zidane named former [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] players [[Blaž Slišković]], [[Enzo Francescoli]] and [[Jean-Pierre Papin]] as his idols while growing up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110702058 |title=Zidane: Slišković mi je bio idol, uživao sam gledati ga - Klix.ba |publisher=Sarajevo-x.com |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scsport.ba/v2/tekst.php?ID=21674 |title=Zinedine Zidane: Kad porastem želim biti Baka Slišković! |publisher=Scsport.ba |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> At the age of ten, Zidane got his first player's licence after joining the junior team of a local club from Castellane by the name of US Saint-Henri.<ref name="Lisi"/> After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Septèmes-les-Vallons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's Director to get Zidane.<ref name="Lisi">Clemente A. Lisi (2011). "A History of the World Cup: 1930-2010". p. 349. Scarecrow Press</ref> Zidane stayed with Septèmes until the age of 14, at which time he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the [[National Football Centre|CREPS]] (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) in [[Aix-en-Provence]], one of several such footballing institutes run by the [[French Football Federation]]. It was here that Zidane was spotted by [[AS Cannes]] scout and former player Jean Varraud, who recommended him to the training centre director of the club.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> ==Club career== ===Cannes=== {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He’d go past one, two, three, five, six players – it was sublime. His feet spoke with the ball"|source=—Jean Varraud, former player who discovered Zidane.<ref name="Fifa Profile">[http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=163331/profile.html "French heir who became king"] FIFA.com Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref>}} Zidane went to [[AS Cannes]] for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Having left his family to join Cannes, he was invited by Cannes Director Jean-Claude Elineau to leave the dormitory he shared with 20 other trainees and to come and stay with him and his family. Zidane later said that while living with the Elineaus he found equilibrium.<ref name=guardian/> It was at Cannes where Zidane's first coaches noticed that he was raw and sensitive, prone to attack spectators who insulted his race or family.<ref name="ZZTop">Andrew Hussey (Sunday 4 April 2004). [http://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features "ZZ Top"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2014</ref> His first coach, Jean Varraud, encouraged him to channel his anger and focus on his own game. Zidane spent his first weeks at Cannes mainly on cleaning duty as a punishment for punching an opponent who mocked his ghetto origins.<ref name="ZZTop"/> The occasional violence that he would display throughout his career was shaped by an internal conflict of being an Algerian-Frenchman suspended between cultures, and surviving the tough streets of La Castellane where he grew up.<ref name="ZZTop"/> Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 in a [[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] match against [[FC Nantes|Nantes]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5064798.stm "Zidane swansong"], BBC Sport</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 1991<ref>[http://afp.pressedd.com/ Agence France-Press] from 10 February 1991</ref> 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.<ref>Virebayre, Jean. ''Zinedine Zidane: A diamond in the rough''. FIFA magazine Portrait, September 2006, p. 16.</ref> 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.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildstat.com/p/2601/club/FRA_AS_Cannes |title=Club Cannes (Cannes), France |publisher=Wildstat.com |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> ===Bordeaux=== Zidane was transferred to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins de Bordeaux]] in the 1992–93 season, winning the [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995 Intertoto Cup]] after beating [[Karlsruher SC|Karlsruhe]],<ref>{{cite news |title=1995: Bordeaux lay down Intertoto gauntlet |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season=1995/intro.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 August 1995 |accessdate=15 April 2012 }}</ref> and finishing runner-up against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Michel |last=Chemin |title=Le Bayern prend l'avantage, pas la finale Battus 2–0 à Munich, les Girondins devront refaire, le 15 mai, le coup de Milan |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |work=[[Libération]] |date=2 May 1996 |accessdate=29 August 2014 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Leroux |title=Bordeaux a rêvé, Munich a gagné. Le miracle n'a pas eu lieu. Vainqueur 3–1, le Bayern remporte la Coupe de l'UEFA |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |work=Libération |date=16 May 1996 |accessdate=29 August 2014 |language=French}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which team owner and chairman [[Jack Walker]] reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have [[Tim Sherwood]]?"<ref name="blackburn">[http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576 The Ones That Got Away...Zidane] – VitalFootball.co.uk, 2006</ref> Also towards the beginning of the 1996 season, according to football agent [[Barry Silkman]], Zidane was offered to [[Newcastle United F.C.|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 [[Football League First Division|English First Division]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport.co.uk meets...Football agent Barry Silkman |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/features/sportcouk-meetsfootball-agent-barry-silkman/896%7C |publisher=sport.co.uk |date=15 March 2010 |accessdate=4 May 2013 }}</ref> In 1996, Zidane received the award for [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Player of the Year]]. ===Juventus=== {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He is a special player. He creates space where there is none. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing"|source=—Juventus teammate [[Edgar Davids]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html "Guardiola books his chance to face Zidane"]. The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref> }} 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 F.C.|Juventus]] during the close season.<ref>V.K.S. Radhesh. "2002 World Cup Football Super Stars". p. 20. Sura Books</ref> Zidane's impact in Italy was immediate, winning the [[1996–97 Serie A]] title and the [[1996 Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota Cup 1996 |url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512164.html |work=fifa,com |publisher= Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=26 November 1996 |accessdate=28 April 2011 }}</ref> He lost in the [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final]] 3–1 to [[Borussia Dortmund]] when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of [[Paul Lambert]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Phil Gordon |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/english-football/norwich-city-manager-paul-lambert-on-his-vision-for-the-future-1.917708 |title=Norwich City manager Paul Lambert on his vision for the future|newspaper=Sunday Herald|date=6 September 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> 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 ''[[List of Italian football champions|Scudetto]]''. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive [[UEFA Champions League Final]] appearance, but lost the game [[1998 UEFA Champions League Final|1–0]] to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. In 1998, Zidane was named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and won the [[Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Five-match ban for Zidane |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/994847.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 October 2000 |accessdate=15 April 2012 }}</ref> In 2001, Zidane was named [[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]] for the second time. ===Real Madrid=== [[File:Beckham zidane.jpg|thumb|left|upright|With [[David Beckham]] at Real Madrid in 2003]] In 2001, Zidane joined [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] for a [[World football transfer record|world record fee]] of 150 billion Italian lire,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/news/0,,A_336083&#124;L_IT,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010806031702/http://www.juventus.com/news/0,,A_336083&#124;L_IT,00.html|title=Zidane al Real|date=9 July 2001|archivedate=6 August 2001|accessdate=15 September 2011|work=Juventus F.C.|language=Italian}}</ref> (about €77.5&nbsp;million) and signed a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30&nbsp;June 2002 |date=28 October 2002 |accessdate=10 May 2012 |work=Juventus F.C. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150607132859/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |archivedate=7 June 2015 }}</ref> The latest addition to the ''[[Galácticos]]'' era of global stars signed by Real Madrid every year, in his first season at the club Zidane scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker foot, <!--Leave this as is; POV will be removed-->in Madrid's 2–1 win over [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final]], completing his personal quadruple.<ref>{{cite web|title = 2001&nbsp;– present&nbsp;— Real Madrid surpasses the century mark| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football/2001-2010-the-ninth-with-zidane-beckham-ronaldo-and-figo| publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate =12 July 2008}}</ref> The goal has been cited as one of the greatest in [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League history|Champions League history]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/apr/16/best-champions-league-goals|title=Ten of the best Champions League goals|date=16 April 2009|accessdate=17 April 2014|publisher=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.btvision.bt.com/sport/whos-made-our-champions-league-top-five/|title=Who's made our Champions League top five |accessdate=17 April 2014|publisher=British Telecom}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html|title=Top 20 sporting moments of the decade: Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner|date=20 December 2009|accessdate=17 April 2014|work=The Telegraph (London)|first=Rory|last=Smith}}</ref> {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He dominates the ball, he is a walking spectacle and he plays as if he had silk gloves on each foot. He makes it worthwhile going to the stadium — he's one of the best I have ever seen."|source=—[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] on Zidane after he was named World Player of the Year in 2003.<ref name="Sports Illustrated"/>}} The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the [[2002–03 La Liga]], starring alongside [[Luís Figo]] in midfield, and was named the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year|FIFA World Player of the Year]] for the third time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-032.html |title=2002–03 Real Madrid |publisher=Bdfutbol.com |accessdate=10 June 2012 }}</ref> In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in [[UEFA]]'s fiftieth-anniversary [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|Golden Jubilee Poll]].<ref name="UEFA Award"/> While Zidane's [[2005–06 Real Madrid C.F. season|final season]] of club football ended without a trophy, he enjoyed success on a personal note by scoring his first [[hat-trick]], against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], in a 4–2 win in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=385453.html |title=Zidane revels in maiden hat-trick |publisher=Uefa.com |date=16 January 2006 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goalscorer and assists provider behind teammates [[Ronaldo]] and [[David Beckham]] respectively, with nine goals and ten assists in 28 games.<ref>{{cite web| title=Real Madrid Squad Stats (Spanish Primera División) – 2005–06 |publisher=ESPN | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/86/season/2005/league/esp.1/real-madrid?cc=4716}}</ref> On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after the 2006 World Cup,<ref> {{Cite news|title=Zidane to retire after FIFA World Cup |url=http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,117237,00.html |author= |agency=Reuters |date=25 April 2006 |accessdate=11 July 2006 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> played his farewell match and scored in a 3–3 draw with [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. The squad wore commemorative shirts with ''ZIDANE 2001–2006'' below the club logo. The 80,000 fans inside the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] held up a banner reading, "Thanks for the magic."<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> In 2012, Zidane featured for Madrid in an All Stars Match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] which resulted in a 3–2 win for Real. In April 2013, he was named by ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in [[History of Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid's history]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html|title=The best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history|date=12 April 2013|publisher=Marca.com}}</ref> ==International career== Both France and Algeria consider Zidane a [[Multiple citizenship|citizen]], but he was ineligible to play for the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian national team]]. It was rumoured that coach [[Abdelhamid Kermali]] denied Zidane a position for the Algerian squad because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/10sld-zid1.htm |title=',The scarred French messiah', |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> However, Zidane dismissed the rumour in a 2005 interview, saying that he would have been ineligible to play for Algeria because he had already played for France.<ref>[http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitre15bu.jpg Le Buteur magazine] 7 May 2005 {{wayback|url=http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitre15bu.jpg |date=20090402001035 |df=y }}</ref> He earned his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] with France as a substitute in a [[friendly match|friendly]] against the [[Czech Republic national football team|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cantona and Ginola omitted by France|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cantona-and-ginola-omitted-by-france-1348207.html|publisher=The Independent|date=16 April 2015}}</ref> ===Euro 1996=== Despite not being at his best during the tournament, France reached the last four. Zidane was not yet fully established in the French team and his level was quite average during the whole event, but he managed to score in the penalty shootout in both the quarter-final and semi-final. France was eliminated in the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] semi-finals in a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] against the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Czechs prevail on penalties to reach final|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/matches/round=224/match=52915/postmatch/report/index.html|publisher=UEFA.com|date=16 April 2015}}</ref> ===1998 World Cup=== [[File:Maillot Zidane.jpg|thumb|Zidane wore [[squad number (association football)|number 10]] throughout his international career]] The [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] was the first World Cup that Zidane participated in. It was held in his home country France. The French team won all three games in the group stage but Zidane was [[Ejection (sports)#Association football|sent off]] in the second match against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] for a stamp on [[Fuad Anwar]], becoming the first French player to receive a [[List of FIFA World Cup red cards|red card in a World Cup Finals]]. Without their playmaker France proceeded to win 1–0 in the last sixteen game against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and, on his return to the side, defeated [[Italy national football team|Italy]] 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter-finals. France then defeated [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] 2–1 in the semi-final. Zidane played a major role in the team's accomplishment, though he had yet to score a goal at the World Cup. Zidane and France went on to play against defending champions and favourites [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[Stade de France]] in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final]]. France dominated Brazil from the kick-off, with Zidane scoring two similar goals, both headers from corner kicks taken by [[Emmanuel Petit]] and [[Youri Djorkaeff]]. Courtesy of Zidane's two goals, France went into the half-time break 2-0 up with one hand already on the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|World Cup trophy]].<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> Petit added a third goal deep in stoppage time to seal the 3–0 win and France's first ever World Cup. Zidane became an instant national hero, and over one million people celebrated the victory on the [[Champs-Élysées]] where a huge image of Zidane was projected on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] along with the words "Merci Zizou".<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 "Zizou top"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup98/articles/party.htm "For Joyous French, a Night to Remember"].Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-08-13/zidane-calls-time-on-international-career/2025020 "Zidane calls time on international career"]. ABC. Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref> ===Euro 2000=== Two years later France won [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], becoming the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals, a memorable [[Curl (football)|bending]] free kick against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the quarter-final and the [[golden goal]] in the semi-final against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], and was named [[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|Player of the Tournament]] by UEFA.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17760487 "Euro 2000: The French Revolution"]. BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2014</ref> ===2002 World Cup=== As reigning world and European champions, France entered the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] as favourites but a thigh injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches and without their talisman, the French team failed to score in either match. He was rushed back prematurely for the third game despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from being ignominiously eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single goal; the worst performance by a defending champion in the history of the competition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=216185 |title=Arrogant approach finishes favourites |first=John|last=Brewin|publisher=[[ESPN Soccernet]] |date=12 June 2002|accessdate=11 July 2006}}</ref> ===Euro 2004=== At [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], France topped their group with wins over England and Switzerland, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by eventual champions [[Greece national football team|Greece]] in a surprise 1–0 loss. In the opening match against [[England national football team|England]], Zidane scored a free kick and penalty in stoppage time to turn defeat into a 2–1 victory for France. After France's elimination Zidane announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Zidane quits French national team|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/12/zidane.retirement/ |publisher=CNN |date=12 August 2004|accessdate=11 July 2006 }}</ref> ===2006 World Cup=== [[File:Zinedine zidane wcf 2006-edit.jpg|thumb|Zidane during the 2006 World Cup Final]] With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as [[Bixente Lizarazu]], [[Marcel Desailly]], [[Claude Makélélé]] and [[Lilian Thuram]], France struggled to qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. At the urging of coach [[Raymond Domenech]], Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Zidane & Makélélé back for France |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4743069.stm |author=|publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2005 |accessdate=11 July 2006 }}</ref> Zidane, along with Thuram and Makelele, made his competitive return for France in a 3–0 win over the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on 3 September 2005. The trio helped France rise from fourth place to win their qualifying group.<ref>{{Cite news|title=France 3–0 Faroe Islands: Cisse double strike |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=178912 |author=|publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=3 September 2005 |accessdate=11 July 2006 }}</ref> On 27 May 2006, Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], in what would also be his last match at the [[Stade de France]]. Zidane became France's fourth player to reach [[List of footballers with 100 or more caps|100 caps]], after Desailly, Thuram and [[Didier Deschamps]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Malouda leads France past Mexico |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/WorldCup/Groups/G/2006/05/27/1601315-ap.html |first=Jerome |last=Pugmire |agency=Associated Press |date=27 May 2006 |accessdate=11 July 2006 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> France had a slow start to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and, after being suspended for the final match of the group stage, Zidane returned to set up a goal for [[Patrick Vieira]] and score one himself in the second round match against [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. In the quarter-final France held Brazil to just one shot on goal in the rematch of the 1998 final. Zidane assisted [[Thierry Henry]]'s deciding goal and he was named [[Man of the Match]] by FIFA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Man of the Match: Stage 2 |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/enwiki/w/mom/s2.html |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=1 July 2006 |accessdate=2 July 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711212605/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/enwiki/w/mom/s2.html |archivedate=11 July 2006 }}</ref> France faced Portugal in the semi final and, as in [[Brussels]] six years earlier, Zidane's penalty kick decided the contest and sent France to another major final.<ref name="Guardian"/> Before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final|2006 World Cup final]] in [[Berlin]], Zidane was awarded the [[FIFA World Cup awards|Golden Ball]] as the best player of the tournament.<ref name="golden-ball">{{Cite news|title=Zidane wins Golden Ball award |agency=Reuters UK |date=10 July 2006 |url=http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=2006-07-10T101142Z_01_L10691436_RTRIDST_0_SPORT-SOCCER-WORLD-ZIDANE-AWARD-UPDATE-1.XML&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2 |accessdate=13 July 2006 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Having already announced he was to retire after the expiration of his Real Madrid contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, the world of football already knew Zidane's second World Cup final was to be the last match of his career. Seven minutes into the match Zidane put France ahead with a penalty kick and became only the fourth player in World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with [[Pelé]], [[Paul Breitner]], and [[Vavá]], in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and [[Geoff Hurst]] with three World Cup final goals apiece. He almost scored a second goal during the first period of extra time but his header was saved by Italy's goalkeeper [[Gianluigi Buffon]]. Zidane was then [[Dismissal (football)|sent off]] in the 110th minute of the game after [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final#Zidane sending off|headbutting Marco Materazzi]] in the chest,<ref name="headbutt">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/aug/18/newsstory.sport2 |title=And Materazzi's exact words to Zidane were... , Football, guardian.co.uk |work=Guardian |location=UK |date= 18 August 2007|accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> so he did not participate in the penalty shootout which Italy won 5–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373706&cc=5901 |title=Materazzi admits to insulting Zidane |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=16 November 2009}}</ref> Zidane's actions made headlines all over the world, while in France ''[[Le Figaro]]'' called his head-butt "odious," and the front page of ''[[L'Equipe]]'' asked. "What should we tell our children, for whom you have become an example for ever? ... How could that happen to a man like you?."<ref name="Guardian"/> {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="The match you played last night was full of talent and professionalism. I know that you are sad and disappointed but what I want to tell you is that the whole country is extremely proud of you. You have honoured the country with your exceptional qualities and your fantastic fighting spirit, which was your strength in difficult times, but also in winning times."|source=—President of France, [[Jacques Chirac]], pays tribute to Zidane in Paris after the 2006 World Cup.<ref name="Guardian">[http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/11/world-cup-moments-zinedine-zidane-head-butt "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No5: Zinedine Zidane's head-butt"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2013</ref> }} Upon his return to France, the [[Place de la Concorde]] in Paris was filled with thousands of fans waving flags and rhythmically chanting "Zizou! Zizou!," and tributes were led by the French president [[Jacques Chirac]].<ref name="Guardian"/> Chirac's words reflected the feeling of the French public, with polls done in the immediate wake of the incident showing support for Zidane: 61% of French people said they had already forgiven him for his actions while 52% said they understood them.<ref name="Guardian"/> According to French journalist Philippe Auclair, Zidane's performances in the knock-out rounds were "ranked among his finest in a blue shirt."<ref name="Guardian"/> As the player of the tournament, Zidane had given the team hope, with the French daily newspaper ''[[Libération]]'' stating, "For a month, France was dreaming with Zidane."<ref name="Guardian"/> Zidane remained an icon to the French public, and one French writer stated, "It's good for us to see our national hero is fallible."<ref name="Guardian"/> It was later discovered through interviews that [[Marco Materazzi]] had insulted Zidane's sister, which led to Zidane's heightened anger and reaction. In 2010, Zidane said that he would "rather die than apologize" to Materazzi for the headbutt in the final,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/749212/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global|title=Zidane: I'd "rather die" than say sorry|date=1 March 2010|work=ESPN|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> but also admitted that he "could never have lived with himself" had he been allowed to remain on the pitch and help France win the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://momento24.com/en/2009/12/22/zidane-is-glad-he-was-sent-off-in-the-2006-world-cup-final/comment-page-1/|title=Zidane is glad he was sent off in 2006 World Cup final. }}</ref> He later said, "If you look at the fourteen red cards I had in my career, twelve of them were a result of provocation. This isn't justification, this isn’t an excuse, but my passion, temper and blood made me react."<ref>{{cite web|title=Zinedine Zidane|url=http://www.esquireme.com/zinedine-zidane/|publisher=Esquire|accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref> Following his red card in the final, Zidane retired from professional football and confirmed that he would not go back on his decision.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5169342.stm |work=BBC News | title=I'm sorry but no regrets – Zidane | date=12 July 2006}}</ref> He was sentenced by FIFA to a three match suspension for the red card.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/20/fifa.zidane/|title=FIFA bans Zidane for head butt | work=CNN}}</ref> He agreed to complete three days of community service with children in one of FIFA's humanitarian projects.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=104545/index.html "Zidane/Materazzi disciplinary proceedings: suspensions, fines, community service and regret"]. FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2014</ref> Zidane ended up tying with Brazil's [[Cafu]] for the record for most cards given in World Cup matches, with six.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/06/12/counting-the-cards-at-the-world-cup/ | work=U.S. News & World Report | title=Counting Cards at the Wrold Cup | date=12 June 2014}}</ref> ==Retirement== Since his retirement, Zidane has regularly played for the Real Madrid Veterans team. He has also made several [[futsal]] appearances. In an interview in June 2008, Zidane stated that he wanted to return to football, but that he had no immediate plans to do so.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gordos |first=Phil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7468229.stm |title=Zidane tips Ronaldo for Real move |publisher=BBC News |date=22 June 2008 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> On 1 June 2009, Zidane was announced as the advisor to the president after [[Florentino Pérez]] was named president of Real Madrid for the second time.<ref name="Advisor">{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202773095983/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_THE_BOARD_OF_DIRECTORS.htm |title=Real Madrid Board of Director Announcement |publisher=Realmadrid.com |date=1 June 2009 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> He, along with general director [[Jorge Valdano]] and sporting director [[Miguel Pardeza]], were to be the key decisionmakers on the sporting side of the club.<ref name="Advisor"/> After France's dismal campaign in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching any time soon.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/france/7843258/World-Cup-2010-Zinedine-Zidane-doesnt-agree-with-France-strike.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=World Cup 2010: Zinedine Zidane doesn't agree with France 'strike' | date=21 June 2010}}</ref> [[Qatar]]'s [[Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid|2022 World Cup bid]] committee announced in September 2010 that Zidane had been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's attempt to host the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/world/news/2010/09/17/LDE68G10A.php |title=Zidane named Qatar's World Cup bid ambassador |agency=Reuters |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> After FIFA announced on 2 December 2010 that Qatar had won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1344500.html |title=2022 FIFA World Cup awarded to Qatar |publisher=Fifa.com |date=2 December 2010 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> Zidane stated that he was "very pleased" with the outcome.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/56d0645c-63c5-4358-bab8-f561f0d5932f.aspx |title=Zidane 'very pleased' with Qatar WC choice; Obama disagrees |publisher=Gulftoday.ae |date=4 December 2010 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> Zidane spoke of the message he was trying to convey in the campaign: "I was saying that football belonged to the whole world. I’m proud to have made my contribution to a new country getting the World Cup. Qatar and the entire Middle East as a whole deserves this event and that makes me happy. It's a victory for the Arab world."<ref name="Qatar"/> ===Charity activities=== [[File:Zidane in Poznan.jpg|thumb|left|Zidane during an appearance for the [[Danone Nations Cup]], 2008]] On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10,000 fans at a match in northern [[Thailand]] for the Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a [[Malaysia]]n teammate as the match ended 2–2. The event raised [[Baht|฿]]260,000 ($7,750). This money paid for the building of two schools and 16 three-bedroom houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com/story/1409-3237631/ |title=Zidane big fan of Celtic star Nakamura |publisher=Zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> On 19 November 2008, Zidane took part in the fifth annual [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Málaga]], Spain, which also ended in a 2–2 draw; he went scoreless but set up his team's second goal. He and Ronaldo, who collaborated in conceiving the yearly event to benefit the [[United Nations Development Programme]], regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities.<ref>[http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/goodwillambassadors/match_against_poverty/ "Match Against Poverty"]. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 25 September 2014</ref> Zidane, a UN Goodwill Ambassador since 2001, stated before the game that "everyone can do something to make the world a better place."<ref>{{cite press release |title=French Soccer Champion Zinedine Zidane to Be Appointed |publisher=United Nations Information Service Vienna |date=7 March 2001 |url=http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2001/note126.html |accessdate=20 July 2006 }}</ref> [[File:Football against poverty 2014 - Zidane (4).jpg|thumb|Zidane in the [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Bern]], March 2014]] In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]] and [[Vancouver]]. Although billed as Zidane and "Friends", the likes of which included [[Fabien Barthez]] and [[Samuel Eto'o]], the exhibition matches featured local players. Tournament organisers cited lack of sponsorship and support from the [[Canadian Soccer Association]] for the disorganized rosters. Some proceeds were given to [[UNICEF]]. On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the biennial charity event [[Soccer Aid]]. He played for the Rest of the World team, managed by former [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] forward [[Kenny Dalglish]] against [[England national football team|England]] alongside former Real Madrid teammate [[Luís Figo]] and Celtic legend [[Henrik Larsson]]. He played against former players such as [[Teddy Sheringham]] and [[Alan Shearer]], as well as celebrities such as Hollywood actors [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Mike Myers]], [[Michael Sheen]], chef [[Gordon Ramsay]] and singer [[Robbie Williams]].<ref name="MTV"/> The match took place at [[Old Trafford]] in Manchester and was won by The Rest of the World for the first time, the winning penalty scored by Harrelson, after a 2–2 draw.<ref name="MTV">[http://www.mtv.co.uk/soccer-aid-2010/news/england-beaten-at-soccer-aid "England Beaten at Soccer Aid"]. MTV. Retrieved 13 May 2014</ref> On 2 June 2013, Zidane took part in a charity match played at Old Trafford as part of the Manchester United Legends vs. Real Madrid Legends reverse fixture. The first leg took place in [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]]. Part of a team that included the likes of Figo, [[Fernando Redondo]] and [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manolo Sanchís]], the fixture raised funds for the Manchester United Foundation.<ref>[http://www.manutd.com/en/LEGENDSAREBACK/LegendsAreBackNews/2013/May/red-heart-united-preview-manchester-united-v-real-madrid-legends.aspx "Legends ready for battle"]. Man Utd.com</ref> ==Managerial career== In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team in response to an appeal made by then-Real Madrid coach [[José Mourinho]] for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane was expected to participate in Champions League events and functions and was also to travel with the first team on a regular basis and participate in pre-match gatherings, training sessions and meetings with the head coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6AB4K120101112 |title=Zidane made special adviser to Real Madrid first team |agency=Reuters |date= 12 November 2010|accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> In July 2011, it was announced that he would become Real Madrid's new sporting director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14067827.stm|title=Zinedine Zidane to become Real Madrid sporting director|date=7 July 2011|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=7 July 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Zidane was appointed assistant coach to [[Carlo Ancelotti]] at Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8793891/ | work=Sky Sports | title=La Liga: Zinedine Zidane named as one of Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid assistant coaches – Football News – Sky Sports}}</ref> ===Real Madrid Castilla=== In June 2014, Real Madrid announced that Zidane will be the coach of Real Madrid's B team, [[Real Madrid Castilla]].<ref name="realmadrid.com"/> On 29 August, the director of the Spanish National Football Coach Education Centre (CENAFE), Miguel Galán, reported Zidane for acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach without the necessary coaching badges.<ref name="Manager"/> According to Galán, "No one who has anything to do with the football world can be unaware that Zidane is acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach this season. It is a fait accompli that has been widely accepted, as shown by media reports, and Real Madrid do not deny it."<ref name="Manager"/> While the official match report for Castilla's opening game in the Segunda División B lists Santiago Sánchez as the ''Los Blancos''' head coach and Zidane as his assistant, Galán states, "This hierarchy only exists on paper. The truth is the exact opposite: Zidane is acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach, while, with all due respect to him as a colleague, Mr Sánchez's role basically boils down to providing the badges."<ref name="Manager">{{cite web | title=Zidane reported for managing without necessary badges | publisher = Marca | url=http://www.marca.com/2014/08/29/en/football/real_madrid/1409319935.html | accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Real Madrid B">{{cite web| title=Real Madrid Castilla | publisher=Real Madrid | url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/real-madrid-castilla | accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> ===Real Madrid=== ====2015–16==== On 4 January 2016, Real Madrid announced the dismissal of manager [[Rafael Benítez]] and on the same day Zidane was appointed the new manager of the club on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/01/zidane-a-club-legend-in-the-real-madrid-dugout|title=Zidane: a club legend in the Real Madrid dugout|publisher=realmadrid.com|date=4 January 2016|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> His first match as the club's new manager took place five days later, when Real Madrid beat [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] 5–0 in a [[2015–16 La Liga|La Liga]] match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3392461/Zinedine-Zidane-lauded-Magnifico-debut-Real-Madrid-boss.html|title=Zinedine Zidane lauded after 'Magnifico' debut as Real Madrid boss... while 'supercrack' Lionel Messi warms up for Ballon d'Or with 33rd hat-trick of his career|date=10 January 2016|accessdate=20 January 2016|publisher=Daily Mail}}</ref> In his first ''[[El Clásico]]'' as a manager, held on 2 April at the [[Camp Nou]], Zidane led his club to a 2–1 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] to end Barça's 39-match unbeaten run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/apr/02/barcelona-v-real-madrid-el-clasico-live|title=Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner gave Zinedine Zidane victory in his first clásico as manager to end Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run and reignite the title race|date=2 Apr 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Zidane thus became the first Real Madrid manager to win his first ''Clásico'' match since [[Bernd Schuster]] in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519040/Zinedine-Zidane-hoping-break-El-Clasico-curse-creates-Real-Madrid-destiny-no-manager-won-meeting-Barcelona-2007.html|title=Zinedine Zidane is hoping to break the El Clasico curse as he creates his own Real Madrid destiny... no manager has won their first meeting with Barcelona since 2007|date=1 Apr 2016|work=The Daily Mail}}</ref> On 4 May, Zidane led Real Madrid to a place in the [[2016 UEFA Champions League Final|2016 UEFA Champions League final]] by beating [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] 1–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/uefa-champions-league/match/447230/real-madrid-manchester-city/report|title=Real Madrid edge Manchester City, book Champions League final place|work=[[ESPN FC]]|date=4 May 2016|accessdate=5 May 2016}}</ref> Real Madrid finished runners up, just one point behind Barcelona, in La Liga. In the Champions League final on 28 May, Real Madrid defeated fellow Madrid club [[Atlético Madrid]] in a penalty shootout. Zidane became the seventh man to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League as both a player and a manager, the second man (after [[Miguel Muñoz]]) to win the trophy with Real Madrid as both a player and a manager, and the first French manager to win the trophy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3614549/European-Cup-winners-player-manager.html|title=European Cup winners as player and manager|date=29 May 2016|accessdate=29 May 2016|publisher=Daily Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000638/match=2015789/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again|date=28 May 2016|work=uefa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254652|title=Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after beating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout in Milan|date=29 May 2016|work=BBC}}</ref> ==Reception and legacy== {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="Zidane is the master. Over the past ten years, there's been no one like him, he has been the best player in the world. "|source=—[[Pelé]].<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/brazil-0-france-1-zidane-regains-mastery-to-tame-brazil-406473.html "Brazil 0 France 1: Zidane regains mastery to tame Brazil"] The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref>}} {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game — control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball."|source=—[[Michel Platini]].<ref name="NY Times"/>}} {{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="Zidane was football's answer to the [[Bolshoi Ballet]]. Zidane was elegance above all else."|source=—[[Sid Lowe]], football journalist.<ref>"Football's Greatest - Zidane". Pitch International LLP. Retrieved 20 November 2013</ref>}} Many authoritative voices have acclaimed Zidane's skills and importance in the history of football, such as Brazil coach [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]], who called Zidane "a monster" for his performance and abilities.<ref name="legacy"/> German coach [[Franz Beckenbauer]] stated, "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player."<ref name="legacy"/> Italy's manager [[Marcello Lippi]], who has also coached Zidane, opined, "I think Zidane is the greatest talent we've known in football these last twenty years, yet he never played the prima donna. I am honoured to have been his manager."<ref name="legacy">[[Jon Stevenson]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5147908.stm Zidane's lasting legacy]. ''[[BBC]]''. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> Former England manager [[Kevin Keegan]] said, "You look at Zidane and think 'I've never seen a player quite like that.' Diego Maradona was a great player. Johan Cruyff was a great player. They were different — but with similarities. What sets Zidane apart is the way he manipulates a football, buying himself space that isn't there. Add his vision and it makes him very special."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/4769833/Zidane-has-the-measure-of-true-greatness.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Patrick | last=Barclay | title=Zidane has the measure of true greatness | date=27 August 2000}}</ref> At the 1998 World Cup, Italian manager [[Cesare Maldini]] said, "I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad."<ref name="Zizou Top">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 Zizou Top], ''The Guardian'', 2 July 2000</ref> Among his playing peers, Swedish striker [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] commented, "Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the ten other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple."<ref>[http://dailypost.ng/2012/12/19/messi-plays-hes-playstation-zidane-made-players-look-good-ibrahimovic/ "Messi plays as if he’s on PlayStation, Zidane made other players look good” – Ibrahimovic"]. Daily Post. Retrieved 19 December 2012</ref> [[David Beckham]] has described Zidane as "the greatest of all time",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccernews.com/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/4033/ |title=Zidane is the best player ever, says Beckham |publisher=Soccernews.com |date=13 July 2008 |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madridgalacticos.com/2008/07/14/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/ |title=Zidane is the best player ever, says Beckham, Real Madrid Galacticos |publisher=Madridgalacticos.com |date=14 July 2008 |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> Barcelona star [[Xavi]] has stated in a 2010 interview that Zidane was "the '90s and early 2000s best player",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalbarca.com/2010/news/xavi-winning-el-clasico-is-like-an-orgasm/ |title=Xavi: "Winning el Clasico is like having an orgasm", totalBarça |publisher=Totalbarca.com |date=25 November 2010 |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> while Brazilian defender and former Madrid teammate [[Roberto Carlos]] has said of Zidane, "He is the best player I've seen. Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabéu just to see him warm-up."<ref> [http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/news/article/-/8188178/roberto-carlos-in-awe-of-real-madrid-legend-/ "Roberto Carlos in awe of Real Madrid legend Zidane"] {{wayback|url=http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/news/article/-/8188178/roberto-carlos-in-awe-of-real-madrid-legend-/ |date=20141217222718 |df=y }} Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> Brazilian playmaker [[Ronaldinho]] stated, "Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time, one of my idols. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision."<ref>Ronaldinho interview. Four Four Two magazine (May 2006).</ref> Belgian midfielder [[Eden Hazard]] believes Zidane is "the best ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-real-madrid-coach-zinedine-zidane-was-the-best-player-ever-a3240971.html |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was the best player ever |publisher=standard.co.uk |date=5 May 2016 |accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref> [[File:Bgayet idebbalen2007.jpg|thumb|left|Zidane advertisement in Algeria. A French national hero of [[Berber people|Berber]] descent, Zidane is an icon in [[North Africa]].]] Displaying skills with an array of moves such as his signature [[Marseille turn|''La Roulette'']] pirouette, [[step over]]s and close ball control, former Brazilian international [[Rivaldo]] enjoyed watching Zidane more than any other player, stating, "His elegance of movement on the pitch and his skills are uncanny."<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=395064.html "Rivaldo dreams of Germany"]. UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref> Spanish midfielder [[Xabi Alonso]] opined, "What he could do with a football is a dream for most of us."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2210217/Its-secret-Xabi-Alonso-talks-Zidane-Toshack-silly-pranks-fish.html "It's top secret: Madrid's Alonso talks about Zidane, Toshack, silly pranks and fish"] Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> In 2005, upon Zidane's return to the French national team, his teammate Thierry Henry stated, "In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say."<ref>[http://www.soccerway.com/news/2005/august/5/henry-hails-god-zidane/ "Henry hails ‘God Zidane’] Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> Zidane has been lauded by sportsmen outside football; having witnessed Zidane's goal against Deportivo La Coruña in January 2002, where he dragged the ball right then left, turning the defender inside out, before scoring with a left foot finish, basketball player [[Magic Johnson]] stated, "One of the most inspiring nights of my life. Zidane is a phenomenon."<ref>[http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol5no12crosshairs.html "In the Crosshairs"]. ESPN Magazine. May 29, 2002</ref> Zidane has been named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] three times, a feat achieved only by [[Ronaldo]], [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref>[http://m.fifa.com/ballon-dor/history/index.html "FIFA Ballon d'Or World Player of the Year: Award History"]. FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015</ref> In 2002, [[ESPN]] described Zidane as "the greatest player in the world in the world's biggest game".<ref>[http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol5no12crosshairs.html "In the Crosshairs"]. ESPN. Retrieved 6 June 2016</ref> In a 2002 FIFA poll, Zidane was selected in the [[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]].<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11759 FIFA DREAM TEAM: Maradona voted top player]. Reuters. June 19, 2002.</ref> In 2004, he was voted [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years]], and was named in the [[FIFA 100]] list of the world's greatest living players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |accessdate=22 November 2013 }}</ref> When uefa.com asked players, journalists and their users to crown the best player in the UEFA Champions League of the past 20 years, in 2011, Zidane topped the poll ahead of Messi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2063185/Ryan-Giggs-Steven-Gerrard-best-Champions-League-players.html |title=Eurostars! Giggs and Gerrard named in top 10 best ever Champions League players |publisher=dailymail.co.uk |date=18 November 2011 |accessdate=24 March 2012 |location=London}}</ref> In a 2004 poll conducted by French newspaper ''[[Journal du Dimanche]]'', Zidane was voted as "the most popular Frenchman of all time".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features "ZZ Top"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2016</ref> In 2014, in a poll carried out by French TV channel [[TF1]], Zidane was voted as the best player in the history of the French league ahead of other French football legends, such as [[Michel Platini]] and [[Raymond Kopa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2014/03/30/en/football/international_football/1396206819.html |title=Zidane, rated best of the French league |publisher=marca.com |date=30 March 2014}}</ref> In 2016, in a study led by French newspaper ''[[Le Parisien]]'', Zidane was named "best French player of all time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/equipe-france-football/equipe-de-france-de-football-zidane-plus-haut-que-platini-08-06-2016-5865631.php |title=Equipe de France de football : Zidane plus haut que Platini |publisher=leparisien.fr |date=8 June 2016}}</ref> ==In popular culture== [[File:Zinedine_Zidane_and_Marco_Materazzi_(retouch).jpg|thumb|[[Headbutt (sculpture)|''Headbutt'']], a sculpture by [[Adel Abdessemed]] depicting Zidane and Materazzi.]] Zidane has had endorsements with many companies, including [[Adidas]], [[Lego]], [[France Telecom]], [[Orange SA|Orange]], [[Audi]], [[Volvic (mineral water)|Volvic]] and [[Christian Dior S.A.|Christian Dior]]. These sponsorship deals earned him €8.6&nbsp;million on top of his €6.4&nbsp;million Real Madrid salary in 2006, totalling €15&nbsp;million ($20.4&nbsp;million), which made him the sixth-highest paid footballer.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jean-Sébastien |last=Stehli |author2=Anne Vidalie |author3=Paul Miquel |language=French |title=Icône malgré lui |publisher=L'Express |url=http://www.lexpress.fr/mag/sports/dossier/mondial-2006/dossier.asp?ida=438679&p=3 |date=8 June 2006 |accessdate =11 July 2006 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071014204041/http://lexpress.fr/mag/sports/dossier/mondial-2006/dossier.asp?ida=438679&p=3 |archivedate = 14 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Von Norbert |last= Berthold |language=German |title=Warum verdienen Fußballspieler so viel Geld? |publisher=FAZ.net |url=http://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc~E0DB6C733FD4B4271BB2DF785640AD9EA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |date=10 July 2006 |accessdate =11 July 2006 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine listed his earnings of $15.8&nbsp;million for the previous 12 months.<ref> {{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/04athletesland.html |title=The Best Paid Athletes |work=Forbes |date=24 June 2004 |accessdate=19 July 2006 }}</ref> In May 2010, Zidane appeared in a commercial for [[Louis Vuitton]], indulging in a game of [[table football]] with fellow legends [[Pelé]] and [[Diego Maradona]].<ref>[http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2010-04/26/gq-style-news-maradona-pele-and-zidane-for-louis-vuitton "Maradona, Pelé and Zidane for Vuitton"]. GQ Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2014</ref> In 2005, filmmakers Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon filmed a documentary ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]'', which follows Zidane during an entire match, filmed with 17 cameras. Scottish [[post-rock]] band [[Mogwai]] provided the soundtrack. The documentary was part of the 2009 [[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]].<ref name="indy weekly"> {{Cite news| last = Harrington| first = Rob| title = Dreams don't cost a thing| work=Independent Weekly| date = 1 April 2009| url = http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A355289| accessdate =3 April 2009 }}</ref> In November 2006, Zidane toured [[Bangladesh]] as the guest of [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner [[Muhammad Yunus]]. He also visited the Algerian birthplace of his parents, and met personally with Algerian president [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], who gave him an official reception.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bangladesh hails 'messiah' Zidane |publisher=BBC |date=7 November 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6123718.stm |accessdate=12 November 2006}}</ref> In 2012, Algerian artist [[Adel Abdessemed]] unveiled a [[Headbutt (sculpture)|bronze sculpture depicting]] Zidane's headbutt of [[Marco Materazzi]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/france-unveils-zidane-head-butt-statue/2012/09/28/4e43796e-0999-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_blog.html | work=The Washington Post | first=Olga | last=Khazan | title=France unveils Zidane head-butt statue | date=28 September 2012}}</ref> On 5 November 2006, Zidane appeared in the American animated sitcom ''[[Family Guy]]'', seen headbutting an old lady in the episode "[[Saving Private Brian]]" as a parody of his headbutt on Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/27/sport/football/zidane-head-butt-statue-football/ "'Ode to defeat': Zidane headbutt immortalized in bronze statue"]. CNN. Retrieved 13 May 2014</ref> The infamous headbutt has also been the subject of a lyrical essay by the Belgian novelist [[Jean-Philippe Toussaint]] entitled ''La Mélancolie de Zidane'' (2006). In 2010, footage of Zidane appeared in the "[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)|Waka Waka]]" music video by [[Shakira]], which shows him celebrating France winning the 1998 World Cup.<ref name="World Cup video">{{cite news |date=2010-06-08|title=Shakira launches clip 'Waka Waka' Cup official music|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html|publisher=Reforma|language=Portuguese |accessdate=2010-06-09}}</ref> In 2014, Australian sports presenter [[Les Murray (broadcaster)|Les Murray]] collaborated with the band Vaudeville Smash and performed a Zidane tribute song, the accompanying video featuring four footballers performing ball tricks in Zidane masks, one of whom ends up headbutting a nightwatchman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaudeville Smash song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOLGifnMJk|website=Youtube|publisher=Vevo|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zidane célébré dans une chanson !|url=http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Zidane-celebre-dans-une-chanson/470655|accessdate=5 June 2014|agency=L'Équipe|publisher=Éditions Philippe Amaury|date=3 June 2014}}</ref> ==Personal life== [[File:Agmun At Slimane.jpg|thumb|Zidane's parents' house in the village of [[Aguemoune|Aguemoune Ath Slimane]] in [[Algeria]].]] At the age of 17, Zidane met his future wife, Véronique Fernández (born in [[Aveyron]] of Spanish descent),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/11fwlead02.htm |title=Comment on wife upset Zidane |publisher=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2004 |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> while playing for [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] in the 1988–89 season. Married in 1994, they have four sons: [[Enzo Fernández|Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández]] (born 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernández (born 13 May 1998),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elconfidencial.com/cache/2007/11/19/63_jugador_madrid.html|title=Mi papá es jugador del Real Madrid|date=22 November 2007|accessdate=12 January 2008|language=Spanish|author=Victor García|publisher=ElConfidencial.com}}</ref> Theo Zidane Fernández (born 18 May 2002),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040967842/1330021868266/jugador/Jugador/Theo.htm|title=Portada > Plantilla > Otras Categorías > Benjamín B|accessdate=12 January 2008|language=Spanish|publisher=RealMadrid.com |archiveurl = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040967842/1330021868266/jugador/Jugador/Theo.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2 January 2008}}</ref> and Elyaz Zidane Fernández (born 26 December 2005). Enzo, Luca, Theo and Elyaz are all members of the Real Madrid Academy. Enzo (midfielder) is a Real Madrid Castilla (Real Madrid B) player, Luca (goalkeeper) is in Juvenil A, Theo (midfielder) is in Infantil A and Elyaz (midfielder) in Alevin B.<ref>[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/08/05/primera/1375658605_791775.html Enzo Zidane reforzará esta temporada al Real Madrid C | Liga BBVA | AS.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Zidane has described himself as "a non-practicing [[Muslim]]."<ref name=guardian/> ==Career statistics== ===Player=== ====Club==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season ! Club ! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 |France ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Coupe de France]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]]||rowspan="4"|[[AS Cannes|Cannes]]||rowspan="8"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]||28||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||31||1 |- |[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]||31||5||3||0||4||0||38||5 |- |[[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93]]||rowspan="4"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]||35||10||4||1||colspan="2"|–||39||11 |- |[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]||34||6||3||0||6||2||43||8 |- |[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]||37||6||4||1||4||1||45||8 |- |[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]||33||6||1||0||15||6||49||12 |- ! colspan=3 |Italy ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Coppa Italia]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[1996–97 Juventus F.C. season|1996–97]]||rowspan="5"|[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]||rowspan="5"|[[Serie A]]||29||5||2||0||10||2||41||7 |- |[[1997–98 Juventus F.C. season|1997–98]]||32||7||5||1||11||3||48||11 |- |[[1998–99 Juventus F.C. season|1998–99]]||25||2||5||0||10||0||40||2 |- |[[1999–2000 Juventus F.C. season|1999–2000]]||32||4||3||1||6||0||41||5 |- |[[2000–01 Juventus F.C. season|2000–01]]||33||6||2||0||4||0||39||6 |- ! colspan=3 |Spain ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2001–02 Real Madrid C.F. season|2001–02]]||rowspan="5"|[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]||rowspan="5"|[[La Liga]]||31||7||9||2||9||3||49||12 |- |[[2002–03 Real Madrid C.F. season|2002–03]]||33||9||1||0||14||3||48||12 |- |[[2003–04 Real Madrid C.F. season|2003–04]]||33||6||7||1||10||3||50||10 |- |[[2004–05 Real Madrid C.F. season|2004–05]]||29||6||1||0||10||0||40||6 |- |[[2005–06 Real Madrid C.F. season|2005–06]]||29||9||5||0||4||0||38||9 |- !rowspan=3| Country !!colspan=2| France !200||34||18||2||29||9||247||45 |- !colspan=2|Italy !151||24||17||2||41||5||209||31 |- !colspan=2|Spain !155||37||23||3||47||9||225||49 |- !colspan=3|Total<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.zinedine.zidane.12.en.html |title=Zinedine Zidane |publisher=Footballdatabase.eu |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> !506||95||58||7||117||23||681||125 |} ====International==== {{main|List of international goals scored by Zinedine Zidane}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National Team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="13"|[[France national football team|France]]<ref>{{NFT player|pid=2456|Zinedine Zidane|accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="zidanersssf">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zidane-intl.html|title=Zinedine Zidane – Century of International Appearances|last=Pla Diaz|first=Emilio|date=23 July 2006|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=942&id_cat=1|title=Zinedine Zidane|publisher=French Football Federation|accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref> |1994||2||2 |- |1995||6||2 |- |1996||12||1 |- |1997||8||1 |- |1998||15||5 |- |1999||6||1 |- |2000||13{{ref label|noteFIFAXI|A|A}}||4 |- |2001||8||2 |- |2002||9||1 |- |2003||7||3 |- |2004||7||4 |- |2005||5||2 |- |2006||10||3 |- ! colspan=2|Total||108||31 |} {{refbegin}} {{note label|noteFIFAXI|A|A}} Includes one appearance from the match against FIFA XI on 16 August 2000 which [[FIFA]] and the [[French Football Federation]] count as an official friendly match.<ref name="zidanersssf"/> {{refend}} ===Manager=== {{Updated|28 August 2016}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- | [[Real Madrid Castilla]] | 25 June 2014 | 4 January 2016 {{WDL|57|26|17|14|for=88|against=58|diff=yes}} |- | [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | 4 January 2016 | ''Present'' {{WDL|30|24|4|2|for=80|against=22|diff=yes}} |- ! colspan=3|Career totals {{WDLtot|87|50|21|16|for=165|against=79|diff=yes}} |} ==Honours== ===Player=== ====Club==== ;Bordeaux<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995|1995]] ;Juventus<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[Serie A]]: [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]] *[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1997 Supercoppa Italiana|1997]] *[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1996 UEFA Super Cup|1996]] *[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1996 Intercontinental Cup|1996]] *[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999|1999]] ;Real Madrid<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[La Liga]]: [[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]] *[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2001 Supercopa de España|2001]], [[2003 Supercopa de España|2003]] *[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]] *[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|2002]] *[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2002 Intercontinental Cup|2002]] ====International==== ;France<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] *[[UEFA European Football Championship]]: [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]] ===Manager=== ;Real Madrid *[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]] *[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2016 UEFA Super Cup|2016]] ===Individual=== <!--LEAGUE AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order from last time won.--> *[[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]] – 1994 *[[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Player of the Year]] – 1996 *[[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]] – 1997, 2001 *[[FIFA World Player of the Year]] – Bronze award 1997, 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/history/edition=2002/overview.html|title=Ronaldo completes unprecedented treble, Hamm retains|accessdate=30 January 2015|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref> *[[European Sports Magazines#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]] – 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 *[[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year]] – 1998 *[[L'Équipe Champion of Champions]]: 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whoholdsthetitle.com/home/championslist/list-of-lequipe-world-champion-of-champions-rafael-nadal-2010-winner.html|title=L’Équipe World Champion of Champions|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=Whoholdsthetitle}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]] – 1998, 2006 *[[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match]] – 1998 *[[World Soccer Awards|World Soccer Awards Player of the Year]] – 1998 *[[France Football|French Player of the Year]] – 1998, 2002 *[[Onze d'Or]] – 1998, 2000, 2001 *[[Ballon d'Or]] – 1998<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[FIFA World Player of the Year]] – 1998, 2000, 2003<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[FIFA|FIFA XI]] – 1998<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info] {{wayback|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |date=20151117033752 |df=y }}</ref> *[[El País (Uruguay)|El País European Player of the Year]] – 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 *[[UEFA Euro 2000|UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament]] – 2000 *[[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament]] – 2000, 2004 *[[Serie A Footballer of the Year]] – 2001 *[[UEFA Team of the Year]] – 2001, 2002, 2003 *[[2002 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match]] – 2002 *[[Don Balón Award|La Liga Best Foreign Player]] – 2002 *[[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]] – 2002 *[[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]] – 2002 *[[FIFA 100]] – 2004 *[[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years]] – 2004 *[[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]] – 2005, 2006 *[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS World's Best Playmaker]] – [[IFFHS World's Best Playmaker|2006]]<ref name="Former Results">{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/former-results/|title=Former Results|publisher=IFFHS|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA World Cup Golden Ball]] – 2006<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> *[[FIFA World Player of the Year]] – Silver award 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_251/node_473/2006/12/19/116649308512505.shtml|title=Ronaldo completes unprecedented treble, Hamm retains|accessdate=30 January 2015|publisher=Life of Guangzhou}}</ref> *[[Trophées UNFP du football#Trophée d'honneur UNFP|UNFP Honorary Award]] – 2007 *[[Marca Leyenda|Marca Leyenda Award]] – 2008 *[[Golden Foot|Golden Foot Legend Award]] - 2008 *[[ESPN|ESPN Team of the Decade]] – 2009 *[[ESPN|ESPN Player of the Decade]] – 2009 *[[Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated Player of the Decade]] – 2009 *[[Laureus World Sports Awards#Lifetime Achievement Award|Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award]] – 2011 *[[UEFA|UEFA team of teams]] – 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/blogs/blog=ucl_blog_talkingpoint/postid=1740862.html#the+team+teams|title=Team of the Teams of the Year |accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> *[[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years]] – 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2011-2012/le-meilleur-cest-zidane_sto3032163/story.shtml|title=Le meilleur c'est Zidane|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> *[[Trophées UNFP du football#Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP|Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP]] – 2011 *[[World_Soccer_(magazine)#Greatest_XI_of_all_time|World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time]] – 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427|title=How the panel voted|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=World Soccer}}</ref> *[[UEFA Team of the Year#UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year|UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year]] (substitute; published 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2201679.html|title=Ultimate Team of the Year: The All-Time XI|publisher=UEFA|date=22 November 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> *[[UEFA|UEFA La Liga Team Revelation of the Year]] – 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2016/05/17/573adcede2704e6d6a8b45e4.html|title=Zidane is the chosen one for UEFA's 'Team Revelation'|publisher=Marca|date=17 May 2016|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> *[[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament#All-time Euro XI|UEFA Euro All Time XI]] – 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2371381.html|title=Your All-time EURO 11 revealed|publisher=UEFA|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref> ===Order=== :[[File:Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg|left|50px]] 5th Class/Knight: ''[[Legion of Honour|Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur]]'': 1998<ref>{{Cite news|title=France honors World Cup winners |publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated|CNN/SI]] |date=1 September 1998 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/france_legionhonor |accessdate=20 July 2006 }}</ref><ref name="jofr19980725">{{Cite journal| journal=[[Journal Officiel de la République Française|JORF]]| volume=1998| issue=170| title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel | date=25 July 1998| page=11376| id=PREX9801916D| url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX9801916D |accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref> :[[File:Legion_Honneur_Officier_ribbon.svg|left|50px]] 4th Class/Officer: ''[[Legion of Honour|Officier de la Légion d’Honneur]]'': 2009<ref name="jofr20090101">{{Cite journal| journal=[[Journal Officiel de la République Française|JORF]]| volume=2009| issue=1| title=Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination | date=1 January 2009| page=15| id=PREX0828237D| url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX0828237D |accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref> ===Records=== * [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Oldest player to win the WC Golden Ball]]: 34 years and 17 days * [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalscoring|Most goals scored in WC final matches]]: 3 goals (shared with [[Pelé]], [[Vavá]] and [[Geoff Hurst]]) ==Notes and references== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikiquote}} *[http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/zinedine-zidane Zinedine Zidane] at [[Real Madrid]] {{en icon}} {{es icon}} *{{FIFA player|163331}} *{{IMDb name|id=1127992|name=Zinedine Zidane}} *{{NYTtopic|people/z/zinedine_zidane}} <!--========================{{No more links}}============================ | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. 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