Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a French former professional football player and current manager of Real Madrid. He is one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane won two Series A league titles with Juventus before he moved to Real Madrid for a world record fee of 77.5 million in 2001, which remained unmatched for the next eight years. Zidane won the LaLiga title and the UEFA Champions League in 2002. He also won an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup with both teams.
Zinedine Zidane was an elite playmaker, renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique and played as an attacking midfielder. Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final and being named to the ALL-Star Team while winning UEFA Euro 2000. Zidane received the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament at the 2006 World Cup.
Zinedine Zidane was born on June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France. He learned to play soccer in the streets of La Castellane, a rough section of Marseille. At the age of 14-year-old, he was discovered at a French Football Federation training camp by AS Cannes recruiter Jean Varraud and spent the next three years honing his skills in Cannes Youth division.
Zinedine Zidane was born to a father named Smail and a mother named Malika. His father Smail was a night watch at a local departmental store and his mother was a housewife. He was born as the youngest of five siblings.
Zinedine Zidane is manager of Real Mardrid.
Zinedine Zidane is a married man. He married to Veronique Fernandez whom he met as a 17-year-old while he was playing for AS Cannes back in France. They wedded in 1994. The couple has four sons; Enzo, Luca, Theo, and Elyaz. All of the boys are following in the footsteps of their father. Enzo is a midfielder for Lausanne Sports, Luca is a third choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid. Theo and Elyaz are both midfielders for the Real Madrid academy.
Zinedine Zidane estimated net worth of $70 million and his salary $9.5 million.
Zinedine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or, European Player of the Year award once in 1998. He won the French Player of the Year award twice in 1998 and 2002.