[54], Zidane was a member of the French under-21 squad that won a bronze medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon. He said, 'You'll see, if you're respectful and if you're good and if you work, you'll get there'. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision. Zindine Zidane is the uncle of Driss Zidane ( Without Club ). The image of his humbled figure trudging past world football's glittering prize at Berlin's Olympiastadion will be forever etched in his legacy. "Zidane president!". Bought from Borussia Monchengladbach for a fee of around 35 million, the Swiss star has had a decent first season. [7] In 2014, in a poll carried out by French TV channel TF1, Zidane was voted as the best player in the history of the French league. [100] After France's dismal campaign in the 2010 World Cup, Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching any time soon. Both Zidane and Marco Materazzi were saying something to each other. I say this once for all time: my father is not a harki. Among his playing peers, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovi commented, "Zidane was from another planet. . Zinedine Zidane (Former French Footballer) Husband Name: Zinedine Zidane: Hobbies: Shopping and Traveling: Father Name: Will . Another not so well known fact is that Anelka even adopted the Muslim name Abdul-Salam Bilal in 1994. [81] According to French journalist Philippe Auclair, Zidane's performances in the knock-out rounds were "ranked among his finest in a blue shirt. With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as Bixente Lizarazu, Marcel Desailly, Claude Makll and Lilian Thuram, France struggled to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. [146][147], The 201920 season seemed a promising one, as Madrid went on a spending spree in the summer of 2019, signing Eden Hazard, Luka Jovi, der Milito, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo, Reinier and other players for a total of more than 350 million. Real Madrid, PSG : les Merengue ont recontact Zidane pour sduire Mbapp Djibril Cisse was born on August 12, 1981, in France. We invite you and ask you to help us update this wiki by editing it. [10], It was in Castellane where Zidane had his earliest introduction in football, joining in at the age of five in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex. ", "'Ode to defeat': Zidane headbutt immortalized in bronze statue", "Shakira launches clip 'Waka Waka' Cup official music", "Zindine Zidane, l'chappe sans ballon", "Enzo Zidane reforzar esta temporada al Real Madrid C", "Portada > Plantilla > Otras Categoras > Benjamn B", "Elyaz: "Me gusta dar pases a mis compaeros", "Farid Zidane, Zinedine Zidane's elder brother dies of cancer at age 54", "Real Madrid confirm passing of Zidane's brother", "Zinedine Zidane - Century of International Appearances", "National football team player Zindine Zidane", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201415", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201516", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201617", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201718", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201819", "Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 201920", "Zinedine Zidane's records and achievements in football", "Ronaldo completes unprecedented treble, Hamm retains", "Fox Sports elige a Zidane 'futbolista de la dcada', "2000s: The Decade in Sports; All-Decade Team: Soccer", "Ultimate Team of the Year: The All-Time XI", "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players", "FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.8, Zinedine Zidane", "Les 100 meilleurs joueurs franais de l'histoire du football", "The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano but no Casillas", "Ranked!