Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born ), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a former football midfielder who played for four European , including and . As a member and later captain of the he participated in two finals - including winning the tournament in 1998 - and in three , winning that tournament in 2000.
Having gained fame in Europe as a for Juventus, Zidane attracted worldwide attention in the with two headed goals against which won his country its first . He also contributed to France's victory in , and at the club level he went on to win domestic championships in and with Juventus and Real Madrid respectively. In the final of the he scored the winning goal for Real Madrid. At the , he played an inspiring role in his team's advancement to the final and was named "Most Outstanding Player" of the tournament, receiving the . However, Zidane's career ended in disgrace as he was dismissed in extra-time of the 2006 Final for Italian defender Marco Materazzi. The red card he received in the 2006 World Cup Final brought him to equal two negative disciplinary records (see ): most cautions for a player in World Cup games (six), and most sending-offs (two).
Zidane was elected a record-equalling three times (1998, 2000, 2003), finished in the top-three an additional three times (1997, 2002, 2006). He was also named in 1998. The world-record fee of Ђ66 million (US$87 million, Ј47 million) for his transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 is the highest ever paid. In 2004, he topped the as the "Best European football player of the past 50 years", and was included in the , 's list of the 125 greatest living footballers.
As originally announced on , Zidane retired from professional football after the .
Personal life
Zidane was born in on , 1972 into a family of ethnicity, as the youngest of five children, and was raised in La Castellane, a government-sponsored housing project (citй ) in the city's northern suburbs (the Quartier Nord). His parents, Ismail (ЗУгЗЪнб) and Malika (гбЯе) were originally from the village of , , from where they had immigrated to France. In 1993, Zidane married Vйronique Zidane (born Lentisco), a former dancer and model of origin whose parents live in , , . They have four sons: Enzo (born and named after the Uruguyan Football player , Zidane's childhood hero), Luca (born ), Thйo (born ), and Йlyaz (born ).
Club career
Early career, Cannes and Bordeaux (1988–1996)
Zidane got his start in football at a young age when he joined the junior team of US Saint-Henri, his local club in the La Castellane district of . At the age of 14, Zidane left Septemes and participated in the first year junior selection for the league championship, where Jean Varraud, ' recruiter, took notice of him. Zidane went to for what was intended to be a six-week stay, but remained at the club for four years to play with professionals.Showing the determination of an athlete who wanted to exceed expectations, Zidane played his first game in First Division at the age of 17, and it was from then that football went from an ambition to a passion. The Cannes midfielder scored his first goal on February 8th, 1991 (he received a Clio as a promise from the Cannes President, who promised him a car when he scored his first goal as a professional), and his first season with the club was marked by a qualification for the UEFA Cup. Zidane's second season with Cannes was not as promising, but on the non-professional front he met his future wife Veronique, a Spanish dancer. Afterwards, Zidane spent four years with , leading them to victory in the and to a 2nd place in the tournament. In Bordeaux, he met and , with whom he played a set of midfield combinations that would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1996, he was transferred to 's for a fee of Ј 3 million.
Turin and Madrid (1996–2006)
At Juventus, Zidane was one of the top players and playmaker of 's team, along with , , and . His team won two titles and reached two consecutive finals, in 1997 and 1998, losing both, the latter to the club .
In 2001, Zidane was transferred to Real Madrid on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was Ђ66m, around Ј45.6m, the highest in football history. His fellow at Madrid included , , , and later and . He scored a spectacular winning volley in a 2-1 win over the German team in the final at 's .
On , Zidane played his last home game for Real Madrid at the . His team-mates wore special jerseys that had ZIDANE 2001–2006 written on the bottom of the club logo. The Real Madrid fans gave him a warm reception and kept cheering him throughout the game. The opposing team was , and the game ended in a 3-3 draw, where he scored the second goal for Real Madrid. After the game, Zidane swapped jerseys with , the and midfielder. Zidane was given an ovation by spectators chanting "merci", which left him in tears.
International career
Zidane holds of both France and Algeria, and therefore could have played for . However, coach denied him a position on the team, arguing that the young midfielder was not fast enough.
He earned his first cap with the on , coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute of a friendly match against the . France was behind 0-2 when Zidane came on and scored two goals for a 2-2 draw.
At that time, manager had planned to field the team around star , but after Cantona earned a year long suspension in January of 1995 (he launched a 'kung-fu' style kick against an allegedly abusive Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons), Jacquet rearranged the team and positioned Zidane as playmaker. Despite criticism from fans and pundits regarding the choice of players, France made it to the semi-finals of the , where the Czechs beat France on 6-5 on penalties (0-0 after extra time).
In 1995 Zinedine Zidane may have become another high profile signing for during the era. had wanted to sign both Zidane and who were playing in France for , however Walker reportedly said to Dalglish: "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have ?"
1998 World Cup
Zidane was a member of the French national football team that won the . During France's second match of the first round, he received a and a two-game suspension in a 4-0 win over for stomping on Saudi Arabia's team captain . Reports from people close to Zidane stated that Amin had provoked him verbally. This incident was much like the incident to follow, in the . After scoring in the in the quarter-final against Italy, he scored his only other goals of the tournament in the final against ; both goals were headers off during the first half. France won the match 3-0 and obtained their first and only World Cup title.
2000 European Championship
In the tournament, Zidane helped his team reach the final with inspired play and important goals. He scored a direct free kick in the quarter-final against and a penalty in the semi-final against . France went on to win the tournament by defeating Italy in the final, making it the first team in 26 years to hold both the World Cup and the European Cup (since Germany held both titles in 1974). Subsequently, his team was ranked 1st in the world.
Injuries, retirement, and comeback (2002–2006)
A thigh injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches of the . He rushed back from his injury to play in the third game, but could not perform at his usual level. France was eliminated in the first round without scoring a single goal, and the attempt at defending the World Cup title was unsuccessful.
In the tournament, Zidane and his team started strongly, and he scored a free kick and a penalty in a come-from-behind victory against England in the group stage. On , after France was upset in the quarter-finals to the eventual winners, the , Zidane retired from international football.
However, after France experienced problems in qualifying for the , Zidane announced on that he was coming back to play for France and was reinstated as captain of the national team. He made his competitive return in the 3-0 qualifier win against the on 2005, and France went on to win their qualifying group.
On 2006, after an injury-plagued season at , Zidane announced that he would from professional football following the finals in .
On 2006, Zidane earned his 100th for in a 1-0 victory over at the in on the outskirts of . It was his last match in the stadium, and he became the fourth French player after , and to earn a hundred national caps. He was substituted early in the second half.
2006 World Cup
In the closing minutes of France's second match of the , against , Zidane received a for pushing a Korean defender, his second booking of the tournament. As a result, he was suspended from the third and final match of the group stage. France nonetheless beat 2-0, allowing Zidane to play in the knockout stage, from which he would score or assist in every match afterwards. He scored a wonderful goal against Spain in the 91st minute after going down the left wing then firing the ball past Casillas. He returned to the pitch in the Round of the 16th match against . Zidane set up for the second goal by sending a free kick into the penalty area. During stoppage time, he scored the final goal of the match for a 3-1 victory.
The win sent France into a quarter-final against defending champions , in a rematch of the 1998 final. Zidane's set piece free-kick led to a goal by , giving France a 1-0 win over the Seleзгo. He was named by FIFA's Technical Study Group. In the semi-final against four days later, Zidane scored a penalty kick against for the only goal of the match and saw France through to the against .
On , Zidane played his second World Cup final—his final game—and scored in the 7th minute from the penalty spot with a chip shot that hit the crossbar before narrowly bouncing behind the goal line. He became one of only four footballers to achieve the feat of scoring in two different World Cup finals, sharing the honour with , , and . This goal also made him one of the top goalscorers in World Cup final matches, with 3 goals, tied for first place with , and . He was sent off () in the 110th minute, and thus did not participate in the penalty shootout which Italy won 5-3. Despite the subsequent controversy over his offence in the final, Zidane was awarded the as Best Player in the 2006 World Cup.

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