What is Zidane's status?

Zinedine Zidane

Full name: Zinedine Yazid Zidane

Birthday: July 23, 1972

Birthplace: Marseille, France

Height: 185 cm

Nickname: Qi Zu, Yaz

Position: Attacking midfielder

Played for the team :

1988-1992 Cannes played 61 times and scored 6 goals

1992-1996 Porto played 139 times and scored 28 goals

1996-2001 Juventus Real Madrid played 161 times and scored 24 goals

2001-2006 Real Madrid played 155 times and scored 34 goals

National team: France, played 108 times and scored 31 goals

For Zidane’s football career, it is difficult to describe it with just two words: legend. Extraordinary skills on the court and outstanding character off the court. Zidane, a talented and talented player, has set a standard for contemporary fans to define a truly outstanding player during his 18-year career as a professional player.

Across Europe, if you mention La Castellane, everyone will tell you that it is full of gangsters, thieves and liars. But now, people will also add that there is also a football champion.

La Castellane, located in the suburbs of Marseille, is a famous settlement of North African immigrants in France. When Zidane's father Smore, who was originally from a remote mountain village in Algeria, came here in the 1960s, he had no idea that his son would go to the world from here and become the pride of France.

Growing up in the deserted and dusty streets of Marseille, Zidane unleashed his talents to the fullest. The poor life did not suppress his football-loving nature. On the contrary, he still retained a humble and simple heart after becoming famous.

Despite being born in Marseille, Zidane has never played a game for Marseille. Before he was brought to Italy by Juventus for 3 million euros, he played for Cannes and Porto.

In 2001, Zidane, who has become a generation of world football masters, was brought to Spain by the Spanish giant Real Madrid for a world record of 66 million euros. There, he and a large number of the world's top players - Ronaldo, Carlos, Figo, Beckham and Raul, dedicated one exciting game to the fans one after another. The most unforgettable club match in Zidane's career took place in the 2002 European Champions Cup final. In the match against Bayer Leverkusen, Zidane made a soul-stirring half-turn volley. The shot helped Real Madrid reach the European Championship. Zidane himself completed the coronation ceremony of the contemporary football emperor.

In 2006, Zidane, who was still performing well despite his age, made a decision that shocked the world and said goodbye to football completely after the World Cup. On May 7, 2006, Zidane held a farewell match at the Bernabeu. After that game, his five years at Real Madrid officially became memories. Real Madrid players all wore a special underwear in that game with the Real Madrid team emblem printed on it, and the team emblem said this line - "Zidane 2001-2006". As expected, Real Madrid fans treated Zidane with the highest courtesy a player could receive, with fans applauding Zidane non-stop throughout the game - and not just because he was playing for Real Madrid. Madrid's unparalleled performance is also because Zidane has used his actions to illustrate what perfection is throughout his career.

Slightly regrettably, in that match against Villarreal, Real Madrid only drew 3-3 with their opponent. Zidane scored the second goal for Real Madrid. After scoring, he did not celebrate. For him at this moment, it seems that he has reached the state of having no desires and no desires. After that game, he exchanged jerseys with Argentinian Riquelme, the core of Villarreal.

Heroes cherish heroes. Listening to the fans cheering for him and chanting his name over and over again, the 34-year-old Zidane shed tears silently and said goodbye to Real Madrid, which he had played for for 5 years. Team.

National Team

Although Zidane did not spend most of his life in his original homeland, Algeria, he still considers it to be his spiritual home. He was supposed to represent the Algerian team in international competitions. If the then Algerian coach Kemeli had not refused to give him a position on the grounds that he was "not fast enough", Zidane would probably be in a different situation today.

On August 17, 1994, in the 63rd minute of the second half of the match between France and the Czech Republic, Zidane played for the first time on behalf of the national team. Although he was only a substitute, Zidane's debut was already a classic. In the first 63 minutes, the Czech team led the French team by 2 goals, and in only 27 minutes remaining, the fledgling Zidane scored two goals to help the French team equalize the score. For the first time, people began to notice this child of North African immigrants, and from then on, he officially embarked on the road to a generation of superstars.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, Zidane reached the first peak of his career. The French team unexpectedly defeated Brazil 3-0. Zidane's bald head became the first peak of his career. The most shining scenery in the World Cup, two goals, not only covered up the red card he received for maliciously violating an opponent in an insignificant game, and the subsequent two-game suspension, but also helped him become He is recognized as a contemporary football master in people's minds. Later, people around Zidane revealed to the outside world that before that game, Zidane had been holding back his energy and wanted to prove his strength with his own actions. Fortunately, he did it. At the European Cup 2 years later, Zidane won another European Cup for France. At this point, Zidane has become the well-deserved number one star in the eyes of the world.

Injury problems caused Zidane to return disappointed from the 2002 World Cup. In that World Cup, the previous champion France failed in the group stage with a poor record of not scoring a single goal. The injured Zidane barely managed to play in the last game of the group stage, but was unable to recover. At that time, people thought that Zidane's era had become a thing of the past.

On August 12, 2004, when the French team lost to the Greek team and was eliminated from the European Cup. Zidane issued a statement announcing his retirement from the national team. On February 4, 2005, he announced that when he completed his contract with Real Madrid, that is, after the 2006-07 season, he would bid farewell to this green field completely.

In 2006, Zidane’s fans were filled with joy and sorrow. On the one hand, Zidane announced that he would return to the French national team to help the team that was stumbling in the World Cup qualifiers establish their qualifications. On the other hand, he chose to retire early. After the end of this season, he will never play for any club again.

Perhaps Zidane's influence is really amazing. When he announced on his official website, "I have made the decision to come back." A week later, he had already said with him that he would withdraw from the country. The team's Makelele and Thuram both chose to return. This old and strong French team achieved a good record in the subsequent qualifiers, proving to the world that although Zidane is older, his technical and tactical abilities are still outstanding. But in any case, Zidane, who had won all the honors, chose to retreat bravely. For him, saying goodbye to his beloved football in the 2006 World Cup final was undoubtedly the best way.

On May 27, 2006, in the match between France and Mexico, Zidane completed his 100th game for the French team.

At this point, it can be said that there are no regrets in Zidane's career.

Legend

Zidane’s legendary status was established after the 1998 World Cup final. After that game, he became a household name around the world.

In 2004, to celebrate the centenary celebrations of FIFA, Pele selected 125 outstanding living world football players, and Zidane was selected for this list. In the same year, he was voted Europe's best player of the past 50 years.

In the final stage of his career, Zidane did not fade into the sunset like others. But he still plays as steadily and well as he did when he was young. When people mention him, they still regard him as one of the most important players of our generation, alongside the best players of all times.

Trivia

The nickname "Zizou", which is well known to football fans around the world, was originally called him by Bordeaux head coach Roland. Yaz is the abbreviation of Zidane's middle name "Yazid", but only his closest and familiar friends and teammates will call him that.

Zinedine Zidane, who has lived in many fashionable cities in Turin and Madrid for a long time, is extremely loyal to the poor town of his hometown, and his family still lives there. Zidane's brother Farid is now the head coach of a local team, and Zidane funds the daily expenses of that team. His parents, who are originally from Algeria, also chose to live in a suburb not far from Marseille, although their son already has about 55 million yuan in assets, which can allow his parents to live comfortably anywhere in the world. Qi Zu, 34, is still as shy as a child. Like his original self, he is still the same shy and quiet little boy, even though he is now one of the best players of our time.

However, even such a perfect Zidane has stains in his career. He has received two red cards, one in the 1998 World Cup and another in the 2000-01 Champions League. At that time, he was still representing Juventus and maliciously violated his opponent in the game against Hamburg, so he received the second and final red card in his career.

In an interview, Zidane admitted that his idol is Enzo Francescoli, the Uruguayan "Prince" who once played for Marseille. He named his second son after him. He once served as Francescoli's caddy during a match, and that was a close encounter between them.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Zidane became the torch bearer in recognition of his contribution to football. In the same year, he was awarded the title of knight by French President Chirac.

Zidane currently endorses brands including Adidas, Ford, Canal (TV), Volvic drinks, Lego building blocks toys and Pietro Kahn's new shampoo that promotes hair regrowth.

Since Zidane is an authentic North African, Zidane's names are all Arabic. In Arabic, Zinedine means beautiful, and his surname Zidane means " "increase faith". Zidane who plays the most beautiful football, Zidane who always has firm faith. Zidane lives up to his name.

Nowadays, Zidane, who has become famous, lives happily with the love of his life, the Spanish girl Veronica, whom he met when he was only 17 years old. At that time, Veronica was still a 19-year-old dance academy student. In 1993, they got married. Now she has the best man in the world. Zidane is a good father and husband in the eyes of the world. They have 4 children together, the 11-year-old eldest son Enzo and the 7-year-old second son Luca. , their third son Theo, who is 3 years old, and their youngest son Eliaz who was just born half a year ago. Zidane once said with a smile that as his children grew up, his status in the family also declined step by step. From playing ball with the children at first, now he can only serve as a referee for them. But Zidane, who has dedicated his life to the French football team, is obviously enjoying it.

Zinedine Zidane, who is originally from Algeria, describes himself as an "unreligious Muslim." For Zidane, there is always a pure land in his heart that has never been touched by outsiders, where he has all his spiritual support.

After bidding farewell to Zidane, world football not only lost a great player, but also lost a great person. In his short 18-year football career, Zidane explained with actions what perfection means. Not just on the court, but off the court. Therefore, when the 2006 World Cup final came, all he wanted to do was enjoy the game. This last game was completely his. The result is not important at this moment. What is important is that people can see in him that football transcends national boundaries, race, age and other gaps, and people all over the world are turned upside down by it.

Farewell Zidane, farewell to an era.

Zidane’s important honors:

1998 World Cup Champion

2000 European Cup Champion

With Juventus: 1996 European Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, 1996/97, 1997/98 Serie A championship, 1997 Italian Super Cup

With Real Madrid: 01/02 European Champions Cup, 2002 Intercontinental Cup, 02/03 La Liga champion, 2002 European Super Cup, 01/03 Spanish Super Cup

Personal honors:

Three FIFA Ballon d'Or Awards in 1998, 2000 and 2003

1998 European Ballon d'Or

Winner of the European Champions Cup Most Valuable Player in the 01/02 season