Zinedine Zidane Wiki 2021: Age, Height, Net Worth, and Full Bio

Who is Zinedine Zidane?

Zinedine Zidane is a famous French former professional football player. ZINEDINE ZIDANE was born at 23 June 1972. He is currently 49 years old and was born in Marseille, France. Zinedine Zidane is famous for playing as an attacking midfielder and for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. His real name is Zinedine Yazid Zidane. In this article, we will cover Zinedine Zidane’s net worth, height, weight, relationship status, and more.

Biography

Zinedine Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in Marseille, France. He is currently living in Madrid, Spain. While growing up in La Castellane, Marseille, Zidane played football with the neighborhood’s children. At the age of five, he played in Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza. Zizou joined the junior team of US Saint-Henri which was a local club in Castellane. Then he joined SO Septèmes-Les-Vallons after a year and a half and later joined Septèmes and stayed there until 14. In a training camp, Zidane was scouted by AS Cannes.

Zinedine Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in Marseille, France. He is currently living in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane stands at a height of 6 ft 1 inch and weighs about 80 kgs. Zidane ‘s zodiac sign is Cancer. His hair is bald in color and his eyes Zidane are blue in green. The educational background of Zinedine Zidane is unknown.

Zinedine Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in Marseille, France. He is currently living in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane’s mother’s name is Malika and his father’s name is Smaïl. They used to do little work in tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis. He is the youngest of five siblings. He has more than 29 million followers on Instagram.

Career

Zinedine Zidane started his career in AS Cannes in season 1988-89 in a French Division 1 match against Nantes. In his first season 1988-89, he played only two games but in season 1989-90 he did not appear in any games. Zizou’s first goal for the club came on 10 February 1991 against Nantes. In that season, he appeared in 28 games and also debuted in cup games. His last season for Cannes was in 1991-92 where he appeared in 38 games and scored 5 goals in both league and cup matches.

In 1992-93 Zidane was transferred to Bordeaux football club. In his first season, he appeared in 39 games and scored 11 goals. They finished runner up in the UEFA Cup in his first year. Zizou continued to impress with his performance in Bordeaux. In season 1993-94, he played 43 games in total and scored 8 goals then in the following season in 1994-95, Zinedine appeared in 46 games and scored 8 goals. In his final season of Bordeaux, he appeared in 51 games and scored 12 goals making him the best player of Ligue 1.

In season 1996-97, Zidane was transferred to Italian club Juventus. He won the Italian title in his first season and also won the 1996 Intercontinental Cup by appearing in 44 games and scoring 7 goals. Zizou was named Italian Footballer of the Year and was also part of European XI. He continued to perform great in Juventus. He won Ballon d’Or in 1998 and Serie A player of the year in 2001. In season 1997-98, Zinedine played 49 games and scored 11 goals but in the next season, he only scored 2 goals playing 41 games. In his last season at Juventus, Zidane played 39 games and scored 6 goals.

In 2001-02, Zidane was transferred to Spanish Club Real Madrid at about 77.5 million euros. He continued his stand-out performance in Real Madrid. In his first season, he appeared in 51 games and scored 12 goals. He played in Real Madrid until season 2005-06 and appeared in 230 games with 49 goals. He won his champions league final against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 with an 18-yard screamer. In season 2002-03, Zidane helped Real Madrid win La Liga. On 7 May 2006, Zizou announced his retirement from football after the 2006 world cup but played a farewell match against Villarreal.

Zidane earned his first debut for France National Team in a friendly against the Czech Republic which ended a draw. In euro 2006, Zidane was not fully developed as a player and was at quite an average level. Zidane became an instant hero of France football club in the world cup 1998. Despite being sent off in the group stage, France won a round of 16 against Paraguay. He helped his team win against Italy by netting a spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out. France defeated Croatia and proceeded to play finals against tournament favorites Brazil. Zidane scored two goals, both header from a corner kick against Brazil due to which France was 2-0 up in halftime. Later, Petit scored a goal to make 3-0 which made France win their first-ever World Cup. Zidane became a national hero and received the Legion of Honour.

Zizou won euro 2000 and was named Player of the Tournament. He scored two goals against Belgium and a bending free-kick against Spain and the golden goal against Portugal.

In the 2002 World Cup, it was the worst performance of the French team as they failed to qualify group stage and in euro 2004, they were knocked out in quarter-finals. Zidane announced his retirement from international football but due to the struggle of the French team, he came out of retirement and was reinstated as team captain. Zizou led this French team to the finals against Italy but he was sent off for headbutting Italian player Marco Materazzi in the chest. The French team lost the finals to Italy in a penalty shootout.

Relationship

Zinedine is married to Véronique Fernández. Véronique and Zizou met each other when he was of the age of 17 and playing for Cannes. They currently have four sons. The name of the oldest son is Enzo Zidane Fernández who was born on 24 March 1995, the eldest son is Luca Zidane Fernández who was born on 13 May 1998, the elder son is Theo Zidane Fernández who was born on 18 May 2002 and the youngest one is Elyaz Zidane Fernández who was born on 26 December 2005.

Net Worth

Zinedine Zidane is a famous French former professional football player. Zinedine Zidane is available on social media like Instagram.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE has earned a decent amount from his football career. Zinedine Zidane’s net worth as of 2021 is unknown but estimated to be about 125 million USD to 130 million USD.

Trivia

• Zinedine Zidane is a famous French former professional football player
• He coached Real Madrid from 4 January 2016 to 31 May 2018 and again returned Real in 11 March 2019 and coached till 27 May 2021.
• Zidane won three Champions League consecutively with Real Madrid.
• Zizou has appeared in music video of Waka Waka sang by Shakira.