BIOGRAFY CLUBS FRANCE FRENCH player juventus real madrid materazzi red card has left football since then Zinedine Zidane (French pronunciation: ​[zinedin zidan], Arabic: زين الديـن زيـدان, born 23 June 1972) is a retired French footballer.[1][2][3] Zidane played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid. Zidane was named best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA,[4] and has been described by many commentators as one of the greatest players ever.[5][6] At club level Zidane won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. At international level, Zidane won FIFA World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 with France. Zidane has won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times, and Ballon D'Or once. He was also chosen as the best player of the year in Ligue 1, in Serie A and in La Liga and was awarded the 2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, and European Championship Player of the tournament during his career. Zidane retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup. He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football.[7][8] On 31 July 2012, Real Madrid announced that as soon as he completes management qualification, he will begin training to be a coach while at the same time coaching Real Madrid's youth academy.[9]

1. Zinedine YaZid
Zidane

2. BIOGRAPHY
• Zidane was born in Marseille,
France on 23 June 1972, his
parents are Algerian. He has
four brothers.

3. The sTar
• In 1996, Zidane joined Juventus and in turn
played by the French.
• The French team took Zidane to its main
axis to become the best French team in
history.
• He was chosen as the best player in World
Cup 1998, which won the final against
Brazil, scoring two headed goals.
• They also were the champions Netherlands
at Euro 2000.

4. THE MOST EXPENSIVE
• On 9 June 2001 was presented as a
player with Real Madrid.
• The transfer represented about 78
million Euros, which made him the
most expensive player in football
history.
• Although at first it took to
accommodate a star-studded team
(named the team of journalists as
"Los Galacticos"), ended the season
scoring the goal that gave the 2-1
win at Real Madrid before the
German team Bayer Leverkusen in
the final Champions League 2001-
2002.

5. WORLD CUP 2006
• Elected Best Player World Cup and despite his
announcement to retire after the tournament, Zidane
was a key player in the history of his selection to the
final.

6. UNFORTUNATELY
• Had a moment of
madness in the
World Cup final
against Italy.
Materazzi Zidane
gave him a head-
butted that earned
him a straight red
card expulsion.

7. THE END