ZINEDINE ZIDANE

ZINEDINE ZIDANE

Friday, July 10, 2009

Personal Information

Full name: Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth: June 23, 1972
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Nationality: French
2nd nationality: Algerian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 185 cms
Position: Attacking Midfielder [C]
Squad Number: 5
Previous clubs: Cannes > Bordeaux > Juventus > (£45.62m) Real Madrid > retired in 2006
International debut: August 1994, v Czech Republic
International Caps: 106
International Goals: 29

Honours

World Cups: France 1998 (1st), Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006 (2nd)
FIFA World Cup (1998)
UEFA European Football Championship (2000)

Intercontinental Cup (1996, 2002)
UEFA Super Cup (1996, 2002)
Italian Super Cup (1997)
Italian Serie A (1997, 1998)
UEFA Champions League (2002)
Spanish La Liga (2003)
Spanish Super Cup (2003)

French Young Footballer of the Year (1994)
Italian Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (1997, 2001)
European Footballer of the Year (1998)
FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003)
World Soccer Player of the Year (1998)
French Footballer of the Year (1998, 2002)
UEFA European Football Championship MVP (2000)
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (2002)
FIFA World Cup MVP (2006)