| Coordinates | °′″N°′″N |
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| playername | Zinedine Zidane |
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| fullname | Zinedine Yazid Zidane |
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| dateofbirth | June 23, 1972 |
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| cityofbirth | Marseille |
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| countryofbirth | France |
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| height | |
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| position | Midfielder |
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| youthyears1 | 1982–1983 |
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| youthyears2 | 1983–1986 |
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| youthyears3 | 1986–1988 |
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| youthclubs1 | US Saint-Henri |
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| youthclubs2 | SO Septèmes-les-Vallons |
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| youthclubs3 | Cannes |
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| years1 | 1988–1992 |
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| years2 | 1992–1996 |
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| years3 | 1996–2001 |
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| years4 | 2001–2006 |
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| clubs1 | Cannes |
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| clubs2 | Bordeaux |
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| clubs3 | Juventus |
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| clubs4 | Real Madrid |
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| caps1 | 61 |
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| goals1 | 6 |
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| caps2 | 139 |
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| goals2 | 28 |
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| caps3 | 151 |
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| goals3 | 24 |
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| caps4 | 155 |
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| goals4 | 37 |
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| totalcaps | 506 |
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| totalgoals | 95 |
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| nationalyears1 | 1991–1994 |
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| nationalteam1 | France U-21 |
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| nationalcaps1 | 18 |
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| nationalgoals1 | 3 |
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| nationalyears2 | 1994–2006 |
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| nationalteam2 | France |
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| nationalcaps2 | 108 |
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| nationalgoals2 | 31
}} |
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Zinedine Zidane () (born 23 June 1972) is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was the iconic figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship. After a brief international retirement, he returned to the national team in 2005 and captained France to the 2006 World Cup Final where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.
At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus, an Intercontinental Cup, and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. He is, alongside Brazilian striker Ronaldo, the only three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner; he also won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. He retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup.
He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football, filling the spot previously held by Jorge Valdano.
Early life
Childhood
Zidane is of
Kabyle Berber descent. His parents, Smaïl and Malika, emigrated to Paris from the village of
Aguemone in the Berber-speaking region of
Kabylia in eastern
Algeria, in 1953 before the start of the
Algerian War. The family, which had settled in the city's tough northern districts of
Barbès and
Saint-Denis, found little work in the region. So in the mid-1960s, they moved to the northern
Marseille suburb of La Castellane where, on 23 June 1972, Zidane was born as the youngest of five siblings. Zidane's father Smaïl worked as a warehouseman at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife. The family lived in so small a tower-block apartment in the housing complex that he, his parents, three brothers and one sister had to sit down to eat in shifts. Yet, due to his father's steady job, 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.
It was at La Castellane that Zidane had his earliest introduction to 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. Thus, even after he joined school, while he did practise Judo attaining a green belt and indulge in skateboarding and bicycling, football remained his greatest passion.
Youth Clubs
This passion was turned into a career when at the age of ten, Zidane got his first player's license after joining the junior team of a local club from La Castellane by the name of US Saint-Henri. After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Septèmes Valons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's Director to get Zidane.
Zidane stayed with Septèmes till the age of fourteen, at which time he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the 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 Jean Varraud who recommended him to the training center director of the club, Gilles Rampillon.
In July 2011, Zidane named Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up.
Club career
Cannes
Zidane went to 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 at the age of fourteen to join Cannes, the youngster 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 it was in living with the Elineaus that he found equilibrium.
Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 at the age of seventeen in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 February 1991 also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was gifted a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club. In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th 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.
Bordeaux
Zidane was transferred to
Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992–93 season, winning the
1995 Intertoto Cup and finishing runner-up in the
1995–96 UEFA Cup 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 coach
Ray Harford had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which team owner
Jack Walker reportedly replied, ''"Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have
Tim Sherwood?"''
Juventus
In 1996, Zidane moved to
UEFA Champions League winners
Juventus for a fee of £3.2 million and won the
1996–97 Serie A and the
1996 Intercontinental Cup, but lost the
1997 UEFA Champions League Final 3–1 to
Borussia Dortmund. The following season, Zidane netted 7 goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the
1997–98 Serie A and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive
UEFA Champions League Final appearance, but lost the game
1–0 to
Real Madrid, a club Zidane would later join. 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 headbutting
Hamburger SV player
Jochen Kientz. However Zidane was named
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.
Real Madrid
In 2001, Zidane joined
Real Madrid for a then
world record fee of 150 billion
Italian lire (about €75 million) and signed a four-year contract. He scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker foot, in Madrid's 2–1 win over
Bayer Leverkusen in the
2002 UEFA Champions League Final completing his personal quadruple. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the
2002–03 La Liga and was named the
FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in
UEFA's fiftieth-anniversary
Golden Jubilee Poll.
While Zidane's final season of club football ended trophyless, he enjoyed success on a personal note recording the maiden hat-trick of his career, scoring thrice against Sevilla FC in a 4–2 win in January 2006. He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goal scorer and assists provider behind teammates Ronaldo and Beckham respectively, with 9 goals and 10 assists in 28 games. On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after the 2006 World Cup, played his last home match and scored in a 3–3 draw with Villarreal CF. The squad wore commemorative shirts with ''ZIDANE 2001–2006'' below the club logo.
International career
Both France and Algeria consider Zidane a
citizen, but he was ineligible to play for the
Algerian national team. There was a rumour that coach
Abdelhamid Kermali denied Zidane a position for the Algerian squad because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough. However, Zidane dismissed the rumor in a 2005 interview, saying that he would have been ineligible to play for Algeria because he had already played for France.
He earned his first cap with France as a substitute in a friendly against the 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 Éric Cantona was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 for assaulting a fan, Zidane took over the playmaker position. France were eliminated in the Euro 96 semi-finals in a penalty shootout by the Czech Republic after the match ended 0–0 in extra time.
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 sent off in the second match against Saudi Arabia for a stamp on Fuad Anwar, becoming the first French player to receive a red card in a World Cup finals. Without their suspended playmaker France proceeded to win 1–0 in the last sixteen game against Paraguay and, on his return to the side, defeated Italy 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter finals. France then defeated 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 at the Stade de France in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final. France dominated Brazil from the kick-off, with Zidane scoring two identical goals, both headers from corner kicks taken by Emmanuel Petit and Youri Djorkaeff. Courtesy of Zidane's brace, France went into the break 2–0 up at half-time with one hand already on the World Cup trophy. Emmanuel 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 his image was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe.
Two years later France won Euro 2000, becoming the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since West Germany in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals, a memorable free kick against Spain in the quarter final and the golden goal in the semi final against Portugal, and was named player of the tournament by UEFA.
As reigning world and European champions, France entered the 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.
France again performed below expectations at Euro 2004 were knocked out by eventual champions Greece in the quarter finals. Zidane, however, had one of the most notable games of his career in the opening match against England, scoring two goals in stoppage time (a free kick and a penalty, respectively) to turn what would have been a 1–0 defeat into a 2–1 victory for the French. After France's elimination Zidane announced his retirement from international football.
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 World Cup. At the urging of coach Raymond Domenech, Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain. Zidane, along with Thuram and Makélélé, made his competitive return for France in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands on 3 September 2005. The trio managed to turn back the clock to France's winning days of the late 1990s and early 2000s as a rejuvenated France went on to win their qualifying group. On 27 May 2006, Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1–0 friendly win over Mexico, in what would also be his last match at the Stade de France. Zidane became France's fourth player to reach 100 caps, after Desailly, Thuram and Didier Deschamps.
Zidane had a slow start to the 2006 World Cup and, after being suspended for the final match of the group stage, returned to set up a goal for Patrick Vieira and score one himself in the second round match against 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. 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.
Before the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin, Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the competition. 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 sent off in the 110th minute of the game after headbutting Marco Materazzi (who had just insulted his sister) in the chest, so he did not participate in the penalty shootout which Italy won 5–3 courtesy of David Trezeguet's shot rattling the crossbar. Neither Fabien Barthez nor Gianluigi Buffon made a single save in the penalty shootout. In 2010, Zidane said that he "would rather die" than apologize to Materazzi for the headbutt in the final, 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.
Following his red card in the final, Zidane retired from professional football, and confirmed that he would not go back on his decision. He was sentenced by FIFA to a three game suspension for his red card, but since he had retired from professional football, he agreed to complete three days of community service with children as part of FIFA’s humanitarian projects.
Post-retirement
Since his retirement, Zidane regularly plays 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 imminent plans to do so.
On 1 June 2009, Zidane was announced as the Advisor to the President after Florentino Perez was named President of Real Madrid for the second time. He along with Jorge Valdano, General Director, and Miguel Pardeza, Sporting Director, were to be the key decision makers on the sporting side of the club.
After France's dismal campaign in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching anytime soon.
Qatar's 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 World Cup. After FIFA announced on 2 December 2010 that Qatar had won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Zidane stated that he was "very pleased" with the outcome.
In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team in response to an appeal made by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane is expected to participate in Champions League events and functions. He is 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. In July 2011 it was announced that he would become Real Madrid's new sporting director.
Charity activities
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 Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2–2. The event raised ฿260,000 ($7,750). This money paid for the building of two schools and 16 three-bedroom houses.
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. Zidane, a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, stated before the game that ''"everyone can do something to make the world a better place"''
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 bi-annual charity event Soccer Aid. He played for the Rest Of The World Team, managed by Liverpool and Celtic hero Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo, and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson. He played against former players such as Teddy Sheringham, David Seaman and Alan Shearer, as well as celebrities such as Robbie Williams. He played well, and his skill and control were still apparent to the fans in the stadium. He passed well and dribbled around the English team, and kicked the ball between the legs of English celebrity midfielder Damian Lewis. The Match took place at Old Trafford in Manchester and was won by The Rest of the World for the first time, by penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Tributes and legacy
In 2004, ''
Forbes'' magazine named him the 42nd-highest paid athlete in the world, with earnings of US$15.8 million a year. 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.
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. The documentary was part of the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
Many experts have testified to Zidane's skills and impact as an all-time great, such as Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira who has labelled Zidane "a monster" for his performance and playing skills. French footballer Michel Platini states Zidane is one of the most skillful players the game has ever known: "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."
German coach Franz Beckenbauer stated: "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player." Pelé, a World Cup winner three times with Brazil, hailed Zidane after seeing Brazil losing to France: "Zidane was the magician in the game." 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 20 years, yet he never played the prima donna. I am honoured to have been his manager." Among his peers, David Beckham has described Zidane as "the greatest of all time", FC Barcelona star Xavi has stated in a 2010 interview that Zidane was "the '90s and early 2000's best player" while Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos has said of Zidane that, "he is the best player I've seen", in a 2010 interview with French newspaper L'equipe. At the 1998 World Cup, Cesare Maldini, the manager of the Italian team, said: "I would give up five players to have Zizou in my squad."
Sponsorships
Zidane has had endorsements with many companies, including:
Adidas,
Lego,
France Telecom,
Orange,
Audi,
Volvic and
Christian Dior. These sponsorship deals earned him €8.6 million on top of his €61.4 million Real Madrid salary in his final season, making him the sixth-highest paid footballer. As of May 2010, he is appearing in ads for Louis Vuitton, alongside fellow legends
Pelé and
Diego Maradona.
Personal life
Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernandéz, while playing for Cannes in the 1988–89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernandez (b. 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernandez (b. 13 May 1998), Theo (b. 18 May 2002), and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez (b. 26 December 2006). Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy. Enzo (Midfielder) is in Cadete A, Luca (Goalkeeper) is in Infantil B and Theo (Striker) is in Benjamin B.
Career statistics
Club statistics
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1988–89||rowspan="4"|
Cannes||rowspan="4"|
Division 1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
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1989–90||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
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1990–91||28||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||31||1
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1991–92||31||5||3||0||4||0||38||5
|-
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1992–93||rowspan="4"|
Girondins Bordeaux||rowspan="4"|
Division 1||35||10||4||1||colspan="2"|-||39||11
|-
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1993–94||34||6||3||0||6||2||43||8
|-
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1994–95||37||6||4||1||4||1||45||8
|-
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1995–96||33||6||1||0||15||9||49||15
|-
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1996–97||rowspan="5"|
Juventus||rowspan="5"|
Serie A||29||5||2||0||10||2||41||7
|-
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1997–98||32||7||5||1||11||3||48||11
|-
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1998–99||25||2||5||0||10||0||40||2
|-
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1999–00||32||4||3||1||6||0||41||5
|-
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2000–01||33||6||2||0||4||0||39||6
|-
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2001–02||rowspan="5"|
Real Madrid||rowspan="5"|
La Liga||31||7||9||2||9||3||49||12
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2002–03||33||9||1||0||14||3||48||12
|-
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2003–04||33||6||7||1||10||3||50||10
|-
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2004–05||29||6||1||0||10||0||40||6
|-
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2005–06||29||9||5||0||4||0||38||9
200||34||18||2||29||12||247||48
151||24||17||2||41||5||209||31
155||37||23||3||47||9||225||49
506||95||58||7||117||26||681||128
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National Team statistics
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{{Ig match
| n = 1
| d=1994-08-17
| st=Stade Chaban-Delmas | ci=Bordeaux | co=France
| o=Czech Republic
| sc=
1–2
| fr=2–2
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n = 2
| d=1994-08-17
| st=Stade Chaban-Delmas | ci=Bordeaux | co=France
| o=Czech Republic
| sc=
2–2
| fr=2–2
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n = 3
| d=1995-09-06
| st=Stade Abbe Deschamps | ci=Auxerre | co=France
| o=Azerbaijan
| sc=
7–0
| fr=10–0
| comp=
1996 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n = 4
| d=1995-10-11
| st=Ghencea | ci=Bucharest | co=Romania
| o=Romania
| sc=1–
3
| fr=1–3
| comp=
1996 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n = 5
| d=1996-02-21
| st=Stade des Costières | ci=Nimes | co=France
| o=Greece
| sc=
3–1
| fr=3–1
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n = 6
| d=1997-06-11
| st=Parc des Princes | ci=Paris | co=France
| o=Italy
| sc=
1–0
| fr=2–2
| comp=
Tournoi de France}}
{{Ig match
| n = 7
| d=1998-01-28
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Spain
| sc=
1–0
| fr=1–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =8
| d=1998-02-25
| st=Velodrome | ci=Marseille | co=France
| o=Norway
| sc=
2–1
| fr=3–3
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =9
| d=1998-05-27
| st=Stade Mohamed V | ci=Casablanca | co=Morocco
| o=Belgium
| sc=0–
1
| fr=0–1
| comp=
1998 Hassan II Trophy}}
{{Ig match
| n =10
| d=1998-07-12
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Brazil
| sc=
1–0
| fr=3–0
| comp=
Final, 1998 World Cup}}
{{Ig match
| n =11
| d=1998-07-12
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Brazil
| sc=
2–0
| fr=3–0
| comp=
Final, 1998 World Cup}}
{{Ig match
| n =12
| d=1999-09-08
| st=Hrazdan Stadium | ci=Yerevan | co=Armenia
| o=Armenia
| sc=1–
2
| fr=2–3
| comp=
2000 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n =13
| d=2000-02-23
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Poland
| sc=
1–0
| fr=1–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =14
| d=2000-06-04
| st=Stade Mohamed V | ci=Casablanca | co=Morocco
| o=Japan
| sc=1–
1
| fr=2–2
| comp=
2000 Hassan II Trophy}}
{{Ig match
| n =15
| d=2000-06-25
| st=Jan Breydel | ci=Bruges | co=Belgium
| o=Spain
| sc=0–
1
| fr=1–2
| comp=
Quarter-final, 2000 UEFA Euro}}
{{Ig match
| n =16
| d=2000-06-28
| st=King Baudouin Stadium | ci=Brussels | co=Belgium
| o=Portugal
| sc=1–
2
| fr=1–2
| comp=
Semi-final, 2000 UEFA Euro}}
{{Ig match
| n =17
| d=2001-02-27
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Germany
| sc=
1–0
| fr=1–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =18
| d=2001-03-24
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Japan
| sc=
1–0
| fr=5–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =19
| d=2002-03-27
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Scotland
| sc=
1–0
| fr=5–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =20
| d=2003-03-29
| st=Stade Félix-Bollaert | ci=Lens, Pas-de-Calais | co=France
| o=Malta
| sc=
4–0
| fr=6–0
| comp=
2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n =21
| d=2003-03-29
| st=Stade Félix-Bollaert | ci=Lens, Pas-de-Calais | co=France
| o=Malta
| sc=
6–0
| fr=6–0
| comp=
2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n =22
| d=2003-04-02
| st=Renzo Barbera | ci=Palermo | co=Italy
| o=Israel
| sc=0–
2
| fr=1–2
| comp=
2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n =23
| d=2004-06-06
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Ukraine
| sc=
1–0
| fr=1–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =24
| d=2004-06-13
| st=Estádio da Luz | ci=Lisbon | co=Portugal
| o=England
| sc=
1–1
| fr=2–1
| comp=
Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro}}
{{Ig match
| n =25
| d=2004-06-13
| st=Estádio da Luz | ci=Lisbon | co=Portugal
| o=England
| sc=
2–1
| fr=2–1
| comp=
Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro}}
{{Ig match
| n =26
| d=2004-06-21
| st=Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | ci=Coimbra | co=Portugal
| o=Switzerland
| sc=0–
1
| fr=1–3
| comp=
Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro}}
{{Ig match
| n =27
| d=2005-08-17
| st=Stade de la Mosson | ci=Montpellier | co=France
| o=Ivory Coast
| sc=
2–0
| fr=3–0
| comp=
Friendly Match}}
{{Ig match
| n =28
| d=2005-10-12
| st=Stade de France | ci=Saint-Denis | co=France
| o=Cyprus
| sc=
1–0
| fr=4–0
| comp=
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying}}
{{Ig match
| n =29
| d=2006-06-27
| st=Niedersachsenstadion | ci=Hannover | co=Germany
| o=Spain
| sc=1–
3
| fr=1–3
| comp=
Round of 16, 2006 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Ig match
| n =30
| d=2006-07-05
| st=Allianz Arena | ci=Munich | co=Germany
| o=Portugal
| sc=0–
1
| fr=0–1
| comp=
Semi-final, 2006 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Ig match
| n =31
| d=2006-07-09
| st=Olympic Stadium | ci=Berlin | co=Germany
| o=Italy
| sc=0–
1
| fr=1–1
| comp=
Final, 2006 FIFA World Cup}}
| National Team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals !! Assists
|
| rowspan="13" | France |
1994 |
2 |
2 |
| 1995 |
6| | 2 |
3
|
| 1996 |
12| | 2 |
4
|
| 1997 |
8| | 1 |
0
|
| 1998 |
15| | 5 |
3
|
| 1999 |
6| | 1 |
1
|
| 2000 |
13| | 4 |
4
|
| 2001 |
8| | 2 |
0
|
| 2002 |
9| | 1 |
2
|
| 2003 |
7| | 3 |
3
|
| 2004 |
7| | 4 |
1
|
| 2005 |
5| | 2 |
1
|
| 2006 |
10| | 3 |
1
|
| colspan=2 | Total |
108| | 31 |
23
|
Awards and honors
Club
Girondins Bordeaux
*UEFA Intertoto Cup:
**Winner: 1995
*UEFA Cup:
**Runner-up: 1995–96
Juventus
*Serie A:
**Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98
**Runner-up: 1999–00, 2000–01
*Supercoppa Italiana:
**Winner: 1997
**Runner-up: 1998
*UEFA Champions League:
**Runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98
*UEFA Super Cup:
**Winner: 1996
*Intercontinental Cup:
**Winner: 1996
*UEFA Intertoto Cup:
**Winner: 1999
Real Madrid
*La Liga:
**Winner: 2002–03
**Runner-up: 2004–05, 2005–06
*Supercopa de España:
**Winner: 2001, 2003
*Copa del Rey:
**Runner-up: 2001–02, 2003–04
*UEFA Champions League:
**Winner: 2001–02
*UEFA Super Cup:
**Winner: 2002
*Intercontinental Cup:
**Winner: 2002
Country
France
*FIFA World Cup:
**Winner: 1998
**Runner-up: 2006
*UEFA European Football Championship:
**Winner: 2000
**Third Place: 1996
*King Hassan II International Cup Tournament:
**Winner: 1998 , 2000
*Tournoi de France:
**Third Place:1997
Individual
Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year – 1994
Ligue 1 Player of the Year – 1996
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year – 1997, 2001
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year – 1998
FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match – 1998
World Soccer Awards Player of the Year – 1998
Ballon D'or – 1998
L'Équipe Champion of Champions – 1998
French Player of the Year – 1998, 2002
Onze d'Or – 1998, 2000, 2001
FIFA World Player of the Year – 1998, 2000, 2003
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team – 1998, 2006
ESM Season XI: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
World Soccer 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century – 1999
UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament – 2000
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament – 2000, 2004
Serie A Footballer of the Year – 2001
UEFA Team of the Year – 2001, 2002, 2003
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match – 2002
La Liga Best Foreign Player – 2002
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year – 2002
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – 2002
FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers – 2004
UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years – 2004
FIFPro World XI All-Star Team – 2005, 2006
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker – 2006
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball – 2006
UNFP Honorary Award – 2007
Marca Leyenda Award – 2008
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011
Order
''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the
Légion d'honneur in 1998, promoted to ''Officier'' (Officer) in 2009
See also
''Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait''
Notes and references
External links
/
Official website
European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
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