Zinedine Zidane is a French former professional football player who born in 23 June, 1972 at Marseille, France. He played as a attacking midfielder for the club and French football team. He is current manager of Real Madrid.
Full Name: Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Nick Name: Zizou
Religion: Non Practicing Muslim
Residence: Madrid house in Barcelona
Nationality: Algerian, French
Education: CDES(2011-2014)
Jersey No.: 10
Hobbies: Modelling, Sailing, Charity work
Height: 1.85m(6 ft 1 in)
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Marital Status: Married
Salary: 2.5 million euros per season
Family:
Zinedine's father Smail worked as a warehouseman and nightwatchman at department store and his mother Malika was a housewife. he has three brothers and a sister Farid Zidane, Madjid Zidane, Nourredine Zidane and Lila Zidane. Zidane married with Veronique Fernandez in 1994. From his wife he got four sons Enzo Zidane Fernandez(24 March 1995), Luca Zidane Fernandez(13 May 1998), Theo Zidane Fernandez(18 May 2002) and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez(26 December 2005).
Affairs:
Zinedine Zidane had at least 1 relationships in the past.
Records:
- Zinedine Zidane is the only manager to defend both the Champions League and the Club World Cup simultaneously.
- Zidane has a record of most goal score in FIFA World Cup final matches(3 goals).
- He became the quickest manager in the history of the top 5 leagues to win 8 titles with a single club.
- He is oldest player to win the FIFA World Cup golder Ball(34 years and 17 days).
- He is being only player in the history to be named player of the year in three of top 5 leagues.
- He is only player to win the European championship, the World Cup while being the best player in the tournaments.
Achievements:
- Zinedine Zidane is the only player in history to be named player of the year in 3 of the top 5 league(Division 1 player of the year in 1996, Series A footballer of the year in 2001 and Don balon Award in 2002).
- Zidane has a record of getting most Onze d'Or Awards(7 times).
- He also has a record of getting most FIFA World player of year awards(6 times).
- He is only player in the history to win FIFA club World Cup/ Intercontinental Cup as a player.
- He is also only player in the history to be named French player of year twice.
Club Career Statistics:
Club Appearances Goals
Cannes 71 6
Bordeaux 179 39
Juventus 209 31
Real Madrid 225 49
Cannes 71 6
Bordeaux 179 39
Juventus 209 31
Real Madrid 225 49
Net Worth:
The net worth of Zinedine Zidane is estimated around $70 million.
Car Collection:
Zinedine Zidane has three luxurious dream cars, they are
Zinedine Zidane has three luxurious dream cars, they are
- Mayback($120000)
- Range Rover($37000)
- Audi($30000)
Social Media:
Zinedine Zidane has no accounts on Instagram and Facebook. He has 2.6 million likes on Facebook.
Biography:
After spending one and half year at Us Saint-Henri Zidane joined So Septemes -les-Vallons. He stayed this club until the age of 14 then he was selected to attain the three days camp training at the CRPS.
Zinedine Zidane was scouted at the training camp by As Cannes during his four years with junior team. He contributed to team's first ever European Qualification as Cannes qualified for UEFA Cup.
In 1996, Zidane then left Bordeaur and joined Juventus. At the time of Juventus, he help them to achieve champions status in 1996/97 Series A as well as the 1996 Intercontinental Cup.
In 2001, he left the Juventus and signed a contract with Real Madrid for an astonishing fee of 150 billion Italian Iire for four years. During his first season with Real Madrid, he scored an outstanding goals which was a volley hit with his lesser dominant foot. While playing with Real Madrid, he helped them to win the 2002-03 La Liga Champion title and was also named the FIFA World player of the year.
In 2006, he decided to retire from field position completely and in 2014 Real Madrid appointedZinedine as a B team manager.
