Zinedine Zidane
Personal information
Full name Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth 23 June 1972 (1972-06-23) (age 35)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder (retired)
1988-1992 AS Cannes
1992-1996 Girondins Bordeaux
1996-2001 Juventus
2001-2006 Real Madrid
National team - France
Family
Zidane met his wife, Spanish dancer Veronique Fernández, while playing for Cannes in the 1991-92 season. Their sons, Enzo Fernández and Luca Zinedine Zidane, are part of Real Madrid Infantil B and the Benjamín B team, respectively.
Honours
Club
Girondins de Bordeaux
UEFA Cup
Runners Up: 1995-1996
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995
Juventus F.C.
Serie A: 1996-1997, 1997-1998
European Super Cup: 1996
International Cup: 1996
Italian Super Cup: 1997
UEFA Champions League
Runners Up: 1996-1997, 1997-1998
Real Madrid
La Liga: 2002-2003
UEFA Champions League: 2001/2002
International Cup: 2002
European Super Cup: 2002
Spanish Super Cup: 2001, 2003
Country
France
FIFA World Cup: 1998
Runner Up: 2006
European Championship: 2000
Individual
UEFA Club Football Awards, Best Midfielder: 1997/1998
World Soccer Player of the Year: 1998
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1998, 2000, 2003
FIFA Silver World Player of the Year: 2006
FIFA Bronze World Player of the Year: 1997, 2002
European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or): 1998
UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2001/2002
UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (Best European player of the past 50 years): 2004
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Award: 2006
FIFPro World XI Team: 2005, 2006
Onze d'Or: 1998, 2000, 2001
UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 2000
FIFA All-Star Team: 1998, 2006
UEFA BEST XI: 2001, 2002, 2003
Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur: since 1998
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