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Zinedine Zidane
said
It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
— Interview, 2004
Zinedine Zidane
French association football player and coach
- Fame82.8
- Momentum30.3
- Global rank#88
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- Fame82.8
- Momentum30.3
- Global rank#88
- France rank#31
- Footballers rank#20
- Wikipedia1.6M
Born 1972 · age 54France
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Updated 2026-06-26
The headbutt heard around the world — Zidane's 2006 World Cup final exit cemented a legacy already written in gold, a playmaker whose elegance and vision made him untouchable until the moment he wasn't.
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Born 23 June 1972, Zinedine Zidane rose from Cannes through Bordeaux to Juventus, where he claimed two Serie A titles before Real Madrid paid a world-record €77.5 million for him in 2001. He repaid it with a left-foot volley in the 2002 Champions League final, one of the greatest goals ever struck. For France, he scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final, won Euro 2000 as Player of the Tournament, and took the Golden Ball at the 2006 World Cup despite the Materazzi headbutt that ended his playing days. He returned to Madrid as a coach in 2016 and became the first to win three consecutive Champi…
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Zinedine Zidane
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I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families.
— Interview, 2004
Zinedine Zidane
said
It's hard to explain but I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
— Interview, 2004
Zinedine Zidane
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Sometimes I don't know what takes me over during a game.
— Interview, June 2000 .
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Teams
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- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2001–2006
- Juventus FC1996–2001
- France B national football team1995–1995
- France men's national association football team1994–2006
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux1992–1996
- France national under-21 association football team1990–1994
- AS Cannes1989–1992
- France national under-18 association football team1989–1990
- France national under-17 association football team1988–1989
19882006
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| 2001–2006 | 155 | 37 |
| 1996–2001 | 151 | 24 |
| 1994–2006 | 108 | 31 |
| 1992–1996 | 139 | 28 |
| 1990–1994 | 20 | 3 |
| 1989–1992 | 61 | 6 |
| 1989–1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988–1989 | 4 | 1 |
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- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- World Cup Golden Ball
- FIFA World Player of the Year
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Fame
Rising82.8
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Momentum30.3
Historical54.0
Now attention9.8
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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