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Personal Life
Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernández, while playing for Cannes in the 1988–89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernández Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernández Theo Fernández and Elyaz Zidane Fernández . Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy, I guess it runs in the family! -
Youth Years/ Clubs
t ten, Zidane got his player's license after joining the team of a local club from La Castellane who were called US Saint-Henri. After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, he joined SO Septèmes Valons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's head to get him. He stayed with Septèmes until the age of fourteen, until he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the CREPS (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical E -
Cannes
Zidane went to Cannes for just a 6-week stay, but actually ended up staying on the team for 4 years! The only downfall is that Zidane had tto leave his family at 14 :( , I can't imagine doing that. Zidane was later invited by his coach to come stay with him and his family, according to him, this is where and when he found equilibrium.Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 at the age of seventeen in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes.[13] He scored his first goal for the club -
Juventus
Zidanes stardom really became to rise when he was moved to UEFAChampionsLeague winners Juventus. This was because of two reasons, he won two cups there and he also head-butted a player but we'll get into that later -
Real Madrid
In 2001, he joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire.[25] (about €75 million[26]) and signed a four-year contract. He scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker foot, in Madrid's 2–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002–03 La Liga and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. -
Head-Butt!
In 2006 Zinedine Zidane was the most popular player in what was the champion team: France.Zidane had the responsibility to take his team to a second championship in 2006 against the equally powerful and famous team Italy. The regular time ended at 1-1, which send]t the game to overtime. At one point Zidane was followed by Italian defender Marco Materazzi, who provoked Zidane with insulting words. Zidane rammed his head against Materazzi’s chest knocking him down.
