kidzsearch.com > wiki Explore:
images 
videos 
games
Zinedine Zidane
| 180px | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zinedine Yazid Zidane | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1972 | ||
| 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.
Contents
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 |
References
| |||||
|
|
|
|
