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Zinedine Zidane

1972 - Today

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Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French: Zinédine Yazid Zidane; French: [zinɛdin zidan]; Kabyle: Zineddin Lyazid Zidan; Arabic: زين الدين يزيد زيدان; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached La Liga club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zinedine Zidane is the 13th most popular soccer player, the 207th most popular biography from France (down from 152nd in 2019) and the most popular French Soccer Player.

Zinedine Zidane is best known for his headbutt on Italian player Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup Final.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zinedine Zidane ranks 13 out of 21,273. Before him are Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste. After him are Michel Platini, Zico, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, and Bobby Charlton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Zinedine Zidane ranks 1. After him are Dwayne Johnson, Cameron Diaz, Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shaquille O'Neal, Luís Figo, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., Rivaldo, Lilian Thuram, and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark.

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In France

Among people born in France, Zinedine Zidane ranks 207 out of 6,770. Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Jean Bodin (1530), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Philip VI of France (1293), Charles Gounod (1818), and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754). After him are Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Petronius (27), and Erik Satie (1866).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Zinedine Zidane ranks 1. After him are Michel Platini (1955), Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), Lucien Laurent (1907), Didier Deschamps (1968), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991).

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