Name: Zinedine Zidane

• Nationality: France
• Position: Attacking midfielder (central attacking midfielder / playmaker)
• Date of Birth: 23 June 1972
• Place of Birth: Marseille, France
• Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
• Club Career (selected):
  • AS Cannes (1989–1992)
  • Girondins de Bordeaux (1992–1996)
  • Juventus (1996–2001)
  • Real Madrid (2001–2006)
• International Career (France):
  • France national team (1994–2006)
  • Caps: 108
  • Goals: 31
  • Major honours with France: 1998 FIFA World Cup winner, UEFA Euro 2000 winner
• Individual Honours (selected):
  • FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match: 1998 Final
  • FIFA World Player of the Year: 1998, 2000, 2003
  • Ballon d'Or: 1998
  • UEFA Club Footballer/Player awards and inclusion in various all-time best XIs
• Notable facts:
  • Renowned for vision, ball control, technique, and passing.
  • Headbutt incident in 2006 FIFA World Cup Final led to a red card and his international retirement.
  • After retiring as a player, successful managerial career including multiple UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid (as head coach, 2016, 2017, 2018).