Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Full Name : Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Born : 23.06.1972
Born in : Marseille, France
Nationality : France - Algeria
Height : 185 cm
Weight : 78 kg


Statistic Career

Club

Period Team Country
07/2001 - 06/2006 Real Madrid Spain
07/1996 - 06/2001 Juventus Italy
07/1992 - 06/1996 Girondins Bordeaux France
07/1988 - 06/1992 AS Cannes France


Internationals

World Cup 2006, Germany
World Cup 2002, Japan/South Korea
World Cup 1998, France
WC Qualifiers Europe 2006
EURO 2004, Portugal
EURO 2000, Holland/Belgium
EURO 1996, England


Individual

@ UEFA Club Football Awards, Best Midfielder, 1997/1998
@ World Soccer Player of the Year. 1998
@ FIFA World Player of the Year. 1998, 2000, 2003
@ FIFA Silver World Player of the Year. 2006
@ FIFA Bronze World Player of the Year. 1997, 2002
@ European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or). 1998
@ UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player. 2001/2002
@ UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (Best European player of the past 50 years). 2004
@ FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Award. 2006
@ FIFPro World XI Team. 2005, 2006
@ Onze d'Or. 1998, 2000, 2001
@ UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament. 2000
@ FIFA All-Star Team. 1998, 2006
@ UEFA BEST XI. 2001, 2002, 2003
@ Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion d'honneur. Since 1998

Activities

On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10.000 fans at amatch in nothern Thailand for the keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2-2. The event raised $7.750

On 19 November 2007, Zidane took part in the fifth annual Match Against Poverty in Malaga, Spain, which also ended in a 2-2 draw, Zidane went scoreless, but set up his team's second goal in the 70th minute. He and former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo, who collaborated in conceiving the yearly event to benefit the United Nations Development Programme, regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities.
stated before the game that "everyone can do something to make the world a better place".