Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French: Zinedine Yazid Zidane [zinedin zidan], June 23, 1972-), born in Marseille, France, is a retired French professional football player. Zidane was the captain of the French national football team and played as a midfielder. Twice served as manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Zidane is a three-time World Footballer of the Year and has won the 1998 World Cup, the 2000 European Cup of Nations, the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Serie A and many other major tournaments. He retired after the national team won the runner-up in the 2006 World Cup and is the spokesperson of Adidas. In 2004, he was ranked among the 125 best living stars (FIFA 100) selected by King Billy. In 2012, Zidane was elected the best athlete in French history, defeating Yannick Noah and Bertini. On January 4, 2016, Zidane became the head coach of Real Madrid and led Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League championships. He became the seventh person in the history of the Champions League after Miguel Munoz, Trapattoni, Cruyff, Ancelotti, Rijkaard and Guardiola to win the Champions League as both a player and a coach. On May 31, 2018, Zidane voluntarily announced his resignation. On March 11, 2019, a few days after Real Madrid was upset in the round of 16 of the Champions League that season, Sidan returned to Real Madrid to regain his leadership. FIFA also added Sidan as a classic character in FIFA 20 Icons in 2019.