2. -Name : Zinedine
Zidane
-Date of birth: June 23,
1972
-Place of birth: Marseilles,
France
-Parents: from Algeria
-Family:
-Spanish Wife
-Kids : Enzo, Luca, Theo and
Elyaz
-Role : Midfielder
3. Teams Zidane played for :
1. Cannes (France)
2. Bordeaux (France)
3. Juventus (Italy)
4. Real Madrid (Spain)
4. Zidane participated with france in :
1998 World Cup : They won it with Zidane scoring 2 in
the final against Brazil.
Euro 2000 : They won it with Zidane scoring 2
important goals for them.
2002 World Cup : They failed to qualify to the quarter
finals.
Euro 2004 : They got knocked out by Greece in the
quarter finals.
2006 World Cup : They made it to the final but they
couldn’t win it as Zidane received a red card.
5. 1. Clubs career from 1988 – 2006 , he made
506 appearances and scored 95 goals
2. National team career from 1994 – 2006 ,
he made 108 appearances and scored 31
goals.
6. At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA
Champions League with Real Madrid scoring in the final,
two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an
Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with
both aforementioned sides. His 2001 transfer from
Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of an
equivalent €75 million.
At national team level , Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World
Cup, scoring twice in the final, and UEFA Euro 2000 where
he was named Player of the Tournament , and he took his
national team to the final in 2006 but they couldn’t win it.
The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in
France, and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998.
7. Zidane retired from football at 2006 , his
last match was the 2006 world cup final
against Italy which they lost on penalties 5
– 3 after Zidane was sent off .
He retired with a great history for a great
player , he received 40 individuals awards
and he won about 16 titles in his
international/clubs career.
