Zinedine Zidane

Also known as Zinedine Yazid Zidane

French association football player and manager

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Zinedine Zidane is a French soccer player and manager who has been significant in the sport. He matters because of his accomplishments as both a player and coach at the highest levels of professional football.

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Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Zinédine Zidane, born June 23, 1972 in Marseille, is a Franco-Algerian international footballer playing as an attacking midfielder, as a playmaker who became a coach. Nicknamed Zizou, he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of football. He won numerous titles, both with the French team and with the clubs where he played, such as Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid,…

Known for

Zidane, nouvelle vie — Self (archive footage)2026
Ligne Rouge - Zidane, la fabrique d'une légende — Self (archive footage)2026
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony — Self (torchbearer)2024
NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAX — Self - Torchbearer2024
Under The Tongue — Himself2024
Unidos por el balón de oro — Self (archive footage)2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
Bleu, blanc, vite - Par toutes les émotions — Self2023
Real Madrid: Until the End — Self2023

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: 16th arrondissement of Marseille
Child: Théo Zidane
Occupation: association football coach
Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Educated at: University of Limoges
Employer: UNICEF
Languages spoken: Algerian Arabic
Native language: French
Religion: Islam
Award: FIFA World Player of the Year
Participant in: 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Sport: association football
Member of team: FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Position played: attacking midfielder
Country for sport: France
Mass: 79
Official website: www.zidane.fr
Image: Zinedine Zidane by Tasnim 03.jpg
Height: 185

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name in native language: Zinedine Zidane
pronunciation: [zin'din zi'dan]
Commons category: Zinedine Zidane
topic's main category: Category:Zinedine Zidane
Commons gallery: Zinedine Zidane
nickname: Zizou
date of birth: 1972-06-23
pseudonym: Zizou
birth name: Zinedine Yazid Zidane
coach of sports team: Real Madrid Castilla
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
medical condition: COVID-19
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( French: [zinedin zidan]; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou (French: [zizu]), is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. He last coached La Liga club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world.

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