IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN

Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Birth date: June 23, 1972
Place of Birth:
France
Jersey number: 10 (France) and 5 (Real Madrid)
Position: midlfield
Nickname: "Zizou"
Teams: Cannes FC (Fra) 1988 - 1992, FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Fra) 1992 - 1996, Juventus (Ita) 1996 - 2001, Real Madrid (Spa) 2001 - 2006)
Current team: Retired
Titles won: French Young Footballer of the Year 1994,

European Super Cup 1996 (Juventus),

Intercontinental Cup 1996 (Juventus),
Calcio Tournament 1997 (Juventus),
Italian Super Cup 1997 (Juventus),
Calcio Tournament 1998 (Juventus),
Soccer World Cup 1998 (Fancia National Team),
European Footballer of the Year 1998,
FIFA World Player of the Year 1998,
World Soccer Player of the Year 1998,
French Footballer of the Year 1998,
European Cup 2000 (Fancia National Team),
FIFA World Player of the Year 2000,
UEFA European Football Championship MVP 2000,
European Super Cup 2002 (Real Madrid),
UEFA Champions League 2002 (Real Madrid),
Intercontinental Cup 2002 (Real Madrid),
French Footballer of the Year 2002,
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2002,
Spanish League 2003 (Real Madrid),
Spanish Super Cup 2003 (Real Madrid),
FIFA World Player of the Year 2003,
FIFA World Cup MVP 2006.


Career highlights:

Zinedine Zidane played 61 matches and scored 6 goals for Cannes FC. (1988 - 1992)
Zinedine Zidane played 140 matches and scored 28 goals for FC Bordeaux.1992-1996)
Zinedine Zidane played 191 matches and scored 28 goals for Juventus. (1996 - 2001)
Zinedine Zidane played 155 matches and scored 37 goals for Real Madrid. (2001 - Present)Zinedine Zidane played 106 matches and scored 29 goals for France National Team.


Greatest moments: 1996 - Moves to Juventus, helping the club win two Serie A titles in his first two full seasons. Wins the European Super Cup and the World Club Cup.1998 - Heads two first-half goals to help France win their first World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Brazil.

He has been elected three times as FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003)In 2001 he transferred from Italian team Juventus to Spanish club side Real Madrid in a four-year deal worth US $64.45 million, making him the most expensive player in football history.

Zidane has been rated as one of the most oustanding touch in the planet. His intelligence is above many players of the game. This perfect attacking midfielder has wonderful dribbling skills, a superb passing range, an eye for goal, a sublime touch, aerial ability and is a major threat from free-kicks.
Zidane has won almost everything on the field of play, He belonged to the list of exclusive players that won the european cup,the world cup,MVP awards at the world cup,, MVP award at the european cup as well as MVP at the champions league.

Zidane was among the exclusive list of players that won world footballer of the year three times, also among those that won EUROPEAN,WORLD and FRENCH footballer of the year in the same year, narrowly missing out on george weah' s four in a single year.
he also won the intercontinental,world club cup and super cups amongst several honours.