Zinedine Yazid Zidane, (often incorrectly spelled Zinédine, Arabic:
زين الدين زيدان transliteration: Zīn ad-Dīn Zīdān), (born June 23,
1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou (pronounced [zi'zu]), is a former
French football player of Kabyle Algerian descent who has starred
for both the French national team and for four club teams, most
recently Real Madrid. Zidane is often considered to be one of the
best footballers of his generation[2] and one of the greatest of all
time. A midfielder, his elegant dribbling, balance, passing ability,
shot accuracy, shot selection, control, first touch and well-placed
free kicks have made him one of the game's finest players and the
natural successor of Michel Platini as France's top playmaker. His
precise control over the flow of the game and his ability to hold
and protect the ball remain highly regarded.
Zidane received international attention with his two headed goals in
the 1998 World Cup final against Brazil that essentially won his
country's first ever title.
He has been elected FIFA World Player of the Year three times (1998,
2000, 2003), a record that has only been matched by Ronaldo, and
once as European Footballer of the Year (1998). In 2004, Zidane was
added to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers
selected by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations.
As announced on 25 April 2006[3], Zidane retired from international
football after the 2006 World Cup Final on 9 July 2006
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