Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Personal information
Full name	Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth	23 June 1972 (1972-06-23)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Youth career
1987-1988	Cannes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988-1992 1992-1996 1996-2001 2001-2006	Cannes Girondins Bordeaux Juventus Real Madrid
National team
1994-2006	France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972, nicknamed Zizou, Yaz and ZZ) is a French retired football player. He played for four European clubs and the French national team.

Early life

Zidane was born in Marseille and is of Kabyle Berber descent.

Career

Zidane played for several famous football clubs, like Juventus of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. He led France to win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 European Football Championship. In 2002 he also won the European Championship for Real Madrid, this was the ninth championship for Real Madrid. Zidane became World Footballer of the year three times. He led France to the 2006 world cup final and was arguably the best player in the tournament. He was one of the greatest players of his generation and his reputation was marred by the sending off against Italy in the 2006 world cup final.

Retirement

In 2006, Zidane announced that he would retire after the World Cup. Zidane was famous for headbutting Marco Materazzi at the 110th minute of the extra time at the Final game and was sent off with a red card; France eventually got second place. This incident was known to many as the Zidane headbutt.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Europe		Total
1988/89	Cannes	Division 1	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
1989/90			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1990/91			28	1	0	0	-		28	1
1991/92			31	5	0	0	4	0	35	5
1992/93	Girondins Bordeaux	Division 1	35	10	0	0	-		35	10
1993/94			34	6	0	0	6	2	40	8
1994/95			37	6	3	2	4	1	44	9
1995/96			33	6	14	3	8	1	55	10
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1996/97	Juventus	Serie A	29	5	9	1	10	2	48	8
1997/98			32	7	13	5	11	3	56	15
1998/99			25	2	6	0	10	0	41	2
1999/00			32	4	14	5	4	0	50	9
2000/01			33	6	7	2	4	0	44	8
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
2001/02	Real Madrid	La Liga	31	7	9	1	9	3	49	11
2002/03			33	9	7	3	14	3	54	15
20018/04			33	6	11	4	10	3	54	13
2004/05			29	6	0	0	10	0	39	6
2005/06			29	9	15	5	4	0	48	14
Country	France		200	34	17	5	22	4	239	43
	Italy		151	24	49	13	49	5	249	42
	Spain		155	37	42	13	47	9	244	59
Total			506	95	108	31	118	18	732	144

International career statistics

France national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	2	2
1995	6	2
1996	12	1
1997	8	1
1998	15	5
1999	6	1
2000	13	4
2001	8	2
2002	9	1
2003	7	3
2004	7	4
2005	5	2
2006	10	3
Total	108	31