The headbutt to the Italian player in the World Cup final was not forgotten: Zinedine Zidane

What makes Zinedine Zidane one of the best football players in the world? Will he be successful as a coach?

Zinedine Zidane was born on June 23, 1972 in Marseille, France.

Zidane, who started football in 1982 with the infrastructure of Saint-Henri, moved to the infrastructure of Cannes, one of the important clubs of his country, in 1986.

He signed his first professional contract with Cannes in 1989.

Having managed to attract the attention of big clubs with his success in the midfield position, Zidane was transferred to Bordeaux, one of the well-established clubs of his country, in 1992. He managed to score 28 goals with his rising performance in 139 games in 4 seasons.

The French football player, who managed to attract attention with his assists more than his goals, signed with Juventus, one of the world's giants, in 1996.

Zidane, who became the focus of criticism for not being able to adapt in his first months at Juventus, started to show himself after a while and received full marks from the authorities.

He took part in 151 matches and contributed to his team with 24 goals. With his performance here, he became one of the best in the midfield position in the world, and in 2001 he was transferred to another giant club of the world, Real Madrid, for 77 million euros.

He won 6 trophies with Real Madrid, including the Champions League. He went down in history as one of the unforgettable players in the history of Real Madrid. Zidane, who had the chance to play in 155 matches here, managed to ventilate the opponent's nets 37 times.

In addition, Zinedine Zidane played for the French National Team between 1994 and 2006.

The year he left football, Zidane came to the fore after beheading Italian football player Marco Materazzi in his last World Cup match (2006) for swearing at his sister and mother.

After Zidane ended his professional football career, he continued his career as a coach. Zidane, who started his coaching career with Real Madrid's infrastructure team in 2013, became the head of Real Madrid's A team, of which he is a legend, in 2016.

In his first year as a coach, he became both league champion, Champions League champion and UEFA Super Cup winner.

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Zidane was named the best coach of 2017 by FIFA.

Zidane, who left Real Madrid coaching for the second time in May 2021, has been one of the most favorite coaches in the world since then.

Zidane, whose name is mentioned with Manchester United and PSG, had a meeting with the managers of the French team, but an agreement could not be reached.

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