Zinédine ZIDANE 2006 (Patreon)
Content
⬇️ Wait no more: Early access click here to Download
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French: Zinédine Yazid Zidane;[4] 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. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. 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 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.
Zidane started his career at Cannes, before establishing himself as one of the best players in the French Ligue 1 at Bordeaux. In 1996, he moved to Italian team Juventus, where he won several trophies, including two Serie A titles. He moved to Real Madrid for a world record fee at the time of €77.5 million in 2001, which remained unmatched for the next eight years. In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League. In the 2002 Champions League final, he scored a left-foot volleyed winner that is considered one of the greatest goals in the sport's history.
Capped 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. This triumph made him a national hero in France and he received the Legion of Honour in 1998. He won UEFA Euro 2000 and was named Player of the Tournament. 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 retired as the fourth-most capped player in French history.
Honours
Bordeaux
Juventus[16]
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98
Real Madrid[16]
France U16
Syrenka Cup: 1987[252]
France[16]
FIFA World Cup: 1998; runner-up: 2006
Individual
Onze d'Argent: 1997, 2002, 2003
FIFA XI: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
ESM Team of the Year: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
World Soccer Awards Player of the Year: 1998
France Football French Player of the Year: 1998, 2002
Onze d'Or: 1998, 2000, 2001
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1998, 2000, 2003
El País European Player of the Year: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
Onze de Bronze: 1999
World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of the 20th century: 1999
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2000, 2004
Serie A top assist provider: 2000–01
UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003
FIFA 100: 2004
FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006
UNFP Honorary Award: 2007
AFS Top-100 Players of All Time #5: 2007
Marca Leyenda Award: 2008
Golden Foot Legends Award: 2008
ESPN Team of the Decade: 2009
ESPN Player of the Decade: 2009
Fox Sports Player of the Decade: 2009
UEFA team of teams: 2011
UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years: 2011
Real Madrid Greatest XI of All Time: 2012
Real Madrid Hall of Fame: 2014
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (substitute): 2015
IFFHS Legends: 2016
FourFourTwo's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time #8: 2017
Juventus Greatest XI of All Time: 2017
L'Équipe Best French Player of All Time: 2018
Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020
IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021
IFFHS All-time Europe Men's Dream Team: 2021
FourFourTwo's 100 best football players of all time #5: 2022