Zinedine Zidane:
Zinedine Zidane (French pronunciation: [zinedin zidan], Kabyle: Zinəddin Lyazid Zidan, Arabic "زين الدين زيدان"; born 23 June 1972) is a retired French footballer who is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time. Zidane played as an attacking midfielder, and was the leading figure of a generation of French players1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship. An injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches in the 2002 World Cup,
and he rushed back prematurely for the third game despite not being
fully fit, but could not prevent France from being eliminated in the
group stage. that won the
He later participated to the 2004 European Championship
where France finished in the top of their group, but they were
eliminated by the eventual winner of the competition, Greece, in the
quarter finals. After these disillusions, he briefly retired from
international football but returned to the national team in 2005 and
captained France to the 2006 World Cup Final where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.
At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie AJuventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. Zidane was voted as FIFA World Player of the Year on three occasions (1998, 2000 and 2003), a feat matched only by his former Real Madrid team mate Ronaldo, and also won the Ballon d'Or2006 World Cup. league championships with in 1998. Zidane retired from professional football after the
He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football, filling the role previously held by Jorge Valdano.On
31st July 2012, Real Madrid announced that as soon as he completes
management qualification, he will begin training to be a coach whilst at
the same time coaching Real Madrid’s youth academy 
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