Zinedine Zidane

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Major Trophies:
Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup, La Liga, Supercopa de España
Teams Managed:
Real Madrid, France
Nationality:
France
Born:
1972
Birth Place:
Marseille, France
Coaching Since:
2013

  • Zinedine Zidane became the first coach to win three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles, leading Real Madrid to victory in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
  • Zinedine Zidane won 11 trophies across two spells as Real Madrid manager, including three Champions Leagues, two La Liga titles and two Club World Cups.
  • As a player, Zidane scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final as France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win their first world title.
  • Zidane won the 1998 Ballon d’Or and was named Player of the Tournament when France added the UEFA European Championship in 2000.
  • Zinedine Zidane earned 108 senior caps for France, scoring 31 goals and appearing at three World Cups before retiring after the 2006 final.

Zinedine Zidane Bio

Zinedine Zidane was born in Marseille, France, in 1972 and developed as a midfielder with Cannes. He made his French top-flight debut as a teenager in 1989 before joining Bordeaux in 1992. His performances there brought wider recognition, including a run to the 1996 UEFA Cup final, and Juventus signed him that summer.

Zinedine Zidane spent five seasons in Turin and won Serie A in 1996/97 and 1997/98. Juventus also collected the UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup during his time at the club. His individual reputation rose sharply in 1998, when he won the Ballon d’Or after helping France become world champions on home soil.

The defining match of that tournament came in the final against Brazil. Zinedine Zidane scored two headed goals as France won 3-0 in Paris to claim their first FIFA World Cup. Two years later he played a central role as France won UEFA Euro 2000. Zidane was named Player of the Tournament after performances that included goals against Spain and Portugal in the knockout rounds.

Real Madrid signed him from Juventus in 2001. He made 227 appearances and scored 49 goals during five seasons with the Spanish club. His most famous club goal came in the 2002 Champions League final against Bayer Leverkusen, when he struck a left-footed volley that secured a 2-1 victory. Zidane also won La Liga, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and two Spanish Super Cups with Madrid.

His international career eventually reached 108 appearances and 31 goals. Zidane temporarily retired from international football after Euro 2004 but returned in 2005 and captained France to the 2006 World Cup final. He scored in the final against Italy before being sent off during extra time, and France were beaten on penalties. The match was his final appearance as a professional player.

Zinedine Zidane later returned to Real Madrid in non-playing roles. In 2013 he joined Carlo Ancelotti’s first-team coaching staff as an assistant and was part of the group that won the 2014 Champions League. He subsequently took charge of Real Madrid Castilla before being appointed first-team manager in January 2016. At the time, the team included stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, Luca Modric, Sergio Ramos and others.

His first spell produced one of the most successful European sequences achieved by a coach. Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2016, defeating Atletico Madrid on penalties, retained the trophy against Juventus in 2017 and beat Liverpool in the 2018 final. Zidane became the first manager to win three consecutive European Cups or Champions League titles. During the same period Madrid won La Liga in 2016/17, two FIFA Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and the Spanish Super Cup.

Zidane resigned after the 2018 Champions League triumph but returned to Real Madrid in March 2019. His second spell brought the 2019/20 La Liga title and another Spanish Super Cup. He left again in May 2021 having won 11 trophies across his two periods as first-team manager. He will also be remembered for bringing top players like Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes into the first team.

After several years away from club management, Zidane was appointed head coach of the France national team in 2026. He officially took charge on 1 August, succeeding Didier Deschamps after the World Cup. His first competitive match as France manager ended in a 1-0 UEFA Nations League victory over Turkey in September 2026. France then beat Belgium 1-0 before drawing 1-1 with Italy at the Stade de France in October, giving Zidane seven points from his first three matches in charge.