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{{Short description|French football player and manager (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zinedine Zidane<!--Do not add order of merits per Template:Infobox person.-->
| image = Zinedine Zidane by Tasnim 03.jpg
| caption = Zidane in 2017
| full_name = Zinedine Yazid Zidane<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=57218 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en San Sebastián-Donostia |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in San Sebastián-Donostia |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=14 June 2019 |language=es |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214051813/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=57218 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|6|23|df=yes}}<ref name="espn">{{cite web |title=Zinedine Zidane Profile |website=ESPN Soccernet |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/player/bio/_/id/11066/zinedine-zidane&cc=4716?ver=global |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234948/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/player/bio/_/id/11066/zinedine-zidane%26cc%3D4716?ver=global |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Marseille]], France
| height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/en/players/player_profile/0,2377,5,00.html |title=Zinedine Zidane |website=Juventus F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000613074033/http://www.juventus.com/en/players/player_profile/0,2377,5,00.html |archive-date=13 June 2000}}</ref>
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1981–1982
| youthclubs1 = AS Foresta
| youthyears2 = 1982–1983
| youthclubs2 = US Saint-Henri
| youthyears3 = 1983–1987
| youthclubs3 = SO Septèmes-les-Vallons
| youthyears4 = 1987–1989
| youthclubs4 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| years1 = 1989–1992
| clubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| caps1 = 61
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 1992–1996
| clubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| caps2 = 139
| goals2 = 28
| years3 = 1996–2001
| clubs3 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| caps3 = 151
| goals3 = 24
| years4 = 2001–2006
| clubs4 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| caps4 = 155
| goals4 = 37
| totalcaps = 506
| totalgoals = 95
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1988
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 1988–1989
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1989–1990
| nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1990–1994
| nationalteam4 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 20
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 1994–2006
| nationalteam5 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps5 = 108
| nationalgoals5 = 31
| manageryears1 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs1 = [[Real Madrid Castilla]]
| manageryears2 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs2 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| manageryears3 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA|1974}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 Germany]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000 Belgium–Netherlands]]|}}
}}
'''Zinedine Yazid Zidane''' ({{Langx|fr|Zinédine Yazid Zidane}};<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zinédine Zidane |url=https://www.mondefootball.fr/fiche_du_joueur/zinedine-zidane/ |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=mondefootball.fr |language=fr |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107173706/https://www.mondefootball.fr/fiche_du_joueur/zinedine-zidane/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{IPA|fr|zinɛdin zidan|}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Zinédine Zidane, une vie: l'interview XXL avec la légende des Bleus |trans-title=Zinedine Zidane, a life: the XXL interview with the legend of the Blues |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Q2-VTopds |access-date=1 June 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Téléfoot |language=French}}</ref> born 23 June 1972), popularly known as '''Zizou''' ({{IPA|fr|zizu|}}), is a French professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]]. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a [[playmaker]] renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 [[Ballon d'Or]]. He last coached [[La Liga]] club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. 

Zidane started his career at [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], before establishing himself as one of the best players in the French [[Ligue 1]] at [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. In 1996, he moved to Italian club [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], where he won several trophies, including two [[Serie A]] titles. He moved to Real Madrid for a [[List of most expensive association football transfers|world-record fee]] at the time of €77.5&nbsp;million in 2001, which remained a record for the next eight years. In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the [[UEFA Champions League]]. In the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final|2002 Champions League final]], he scored a left-foot volleyed winner that is considered one of the greatest goals in football history. In 2012 and 2017, respectively, Zidane was named in Real Madrid's and Juventus's greatest XI of all time.

[[Cap (sport)|Capped]] 108 times by [[France national football team|France]], Zidane won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], scoring a brace in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final]], and was named in the All-Star team. This triumph made him a national hero in France and he received the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1998. He won [[UEFA Euro 2000]] and was named Player of the Tournament. He also received the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as Player of the Tournament at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], despite his infamous sending off in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] against Italy for headbutting [[Marco Materazzi]] in the chest. He retired as the fourth-most capped player in French history.

In 2004, he was named in the [[FIFA 100]], a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by [[Pelé]], and in the same year was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll]]. Zidane is one of ten players to have won the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], the Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or. He was the ambassador for [[Qatar]]'s successful bid to stage the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]], the first [[Arab country]] to host the tournament.

After retiring as a player, Zidane began his coaching career at [[Real Madrid Castilla]]. He remained in the position for two years, before managing the first team in 2016. In his initial three seasons, Zidane became the first coach to win the Champions League three times in a row. He also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup twice each, as well as a La Liga title and a Supercopa de España. This success led to Zidane being named [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017#The Best FIFA Men.27s Coach|Best FIFA Men's Coach]] in 2017. He resigned in 2018, but returned to the club in 2019, and won another La Liga title and a Supercopa de España, before leaving again in 2021.

==Early life and career==
[[File:Lacastellane-16-marseille.JPG|thumb|La Castellane in the northwestern edge of [[Marseille]] where Zidane was born in 1972]]

[[File:Corniche Marseille.jpg|thumb|La Corniche, seaside roadway along the coast of Marseille, with a mural of Zidane on the wall]]

Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in [[La Castellane, Marseille]], in [[Southern France]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Patrick |last1=Fort |first2=Jean |last2=Philippe |title=Zidane: The Biography |year=2018 |publisher=Ebury Press |location=London |isbn=978-1-78503-848-8 |page=1}}</ref> He is the youngest of five siblings.<ref>{{cite news |title=Far-right politician booted out of Zinedine Zidane's football club |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/03/french-far-right-politician-eric-zemmour-booted-out-of-zinedine-zidane-football-club |access-date=19 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219012420/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/03/french-far-right-politician-eric-zemmour-booted-out-of-zinedine-zidane-football-club |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane is of Algerian descent, and his parents, Smaïl and Malika, immigrated to Paris from the village of [[Aguemoune]] in the Berber-speaking region of [[Kabylie]] in northern Algeria in 1953 before the start of the [[Algerian War]]. The family, which had settled in the city's tough northern districts of [[Barbès – Rochechouart (Paris Métro)|Barbès]] and [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], found little work in the region, and in the mid-1960s moved to the northern Marseille suburb of La Castellane in the [[16th arrondissement of Marseille]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fort |last2=Philippe |title=Zidane: The Biography }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine, he stated:

{{Blockquote|I have an affinity with the Arabic world. I have it in my blood, via my parents. I'm very proud of being French, but also very proud of having these roots and this diversity.<ref name="Esquire"/>}}

His father worked as a warehouseman and security guard at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Hussey |first=Andrew |date=4 April 2004 |title=ZZ top |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212173600/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features |archive-date=12 February 2014 |access-date=17 December 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref> The family lived a reasonably comfortable life by the standards of the neighbourhood, which was notorious throughout Marseille for its high crime and unemployment rates.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |date=11 July 2006 |title=Why France still loves Zidane |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/john-lichfield-why-france-still-loves-zidane-407511.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925214248/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/john-lichfield-why-france-still-loves-zidane-407511.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 |access-date=19 September 2017 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer: Zidane, the political footballer |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=143329 |access-date=5 June 2014 |agency=Independent |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |date=8 July 2000 |archive-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204806/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=143329 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane credits his strict upbringing and his father as the "guiding light" in his career.<ref name="Esquire">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.esquireme.com/culture/zinedine-zidane |title=Zinedine Zidane: What I've Learned |date=8 August 2016 |website=Esquire |first=Matt |last=Pomroy |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018183508/https://www.esquireme.com/culture/zinedine-zidane |url-status=live }}</ref>

It was in Castellane where Zidane had his earliest introduction in football, joining in at the age of five in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/in-the-footsteps-of-zidane-189658.html In the footsteps Of Zidane], ''The Independent'' (London)</ref> In July 2011, Zidane named former [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] players [[Blaž Slišković]], [[Enzo Francescoli]] and [[Jean-Pierre Papin]] as his idols while growing up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110702058 |title=Zidane: Slišković mi je bio idol, uživao sam gledati ga – Klix.ba |publisher=Sarajevo-x.com |access-date=23 May 2012 |archive-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903041910/http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110702058 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scsport.ba/v2/tekst.php?ID=21674 |title=Zinedine Zidane: Kad porastem želim biti Baka Slišković! |publisher=Scsport.ba |access-date=23 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324192429/http://scsport.ba/v2/tekst.php?ID=21674 |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> At the age of ten, Zidane got his first player's licence after joining the junior team of a local club from Castellane by the name of US Saint-Henri.<ref name="Lisi"/> After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Septèmes-les-Vallons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's Director to get Zidane.<ref name="Lisi">Clemente A. Lisi (2011). "A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010". p. 349. Scarecrow Press</ref> Zidane stayed with Septèmes until the age of 14, at which time he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the [[National Football Centre|CREPS]] (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) in [[Aix-en-Provence]], one of several such footballing institutes run by the [[French Football Federation]]. It was here that Zidane was spotted by [[AS Cannes]] scout and former player Jean Varraud, who recommended him to the training centre director of the club.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> As a 14-year-old watching the 1986 World Cup, the performance of [[Diego Maradona]] left an indelible mark on him, with Zidane stating Maradona "was on another level".<ref>{{cite news |title=Maradona was on another level – Zidane |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/7138/goal-hall-of-fame/2014/11/12/6070971/maradona-was-on-another-level-zidane |access-date=20 August 2018 |website=Goal.com |archive-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206013751/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/7138/goal-hall-of-fame/2014/11/12/6070971/maradona-was-on-another-level-zidane |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
===Cannes===
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He'd go past one, two, three, five, six players – it was sublime. His feet spoke with the ball"|source=—Jean Varraud, former player who discovered Zidane.<ref name="Fifa Profile">[https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=163331/profile.html "French heir who became king"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111519/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=163331/profile.html |date=22 June 2018 }}. FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>}}
Zidane went to [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Having left his family to join Cannes, he was invited by Cannes Director Jean-Claude Elineau to leave the dormitory he shared with 20 other trainees and to come and stay with him and his family. Zidane later said that, while living with the Elineaus, he found equilibrium.<ref name="guardian"/>

It was at Cannes where Zidane's first coaches noticed that he was raw and sensitive, prone to attack spectators who insulted his race or family.<ref name="guardian"/> His first coach, Jean Varraud, encouraged him to channel his anger and focus on his own game. Zidane spent his first weeks at Cannes mainly on cleaning duty as a punishment for punching an opponent who mocked his ghetto origins.<ref name="guardian"/> The occasional violence that he would display throughout his career was shaped by an internal conflict of being an Algerian-Frenchman suspended between cultures, and surviving the tough streets of La Castellane where he grew up.<ref name="guardian"/>

Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 in a [[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] match against [[FC Nantes|Nantes]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5064798.stm "Zidane swansong"], BBC Sport</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 1991<ref>[http://afp.pressedd.com/ Agence France-Press] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709233352/http://afp.pressedd.com/ |date=9 July 2013 }} from 10 February 1991</ref> also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match, during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was given a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club.<ref>Virebayre, Jean. ''Zinedine Zidane: A diamond in the rough''. FIFA magazine Portrait, September 2006, p. 16.</ref> On the pitch, Zidane displayed extraordinary technique on the ball, offering glimpses of the talent that would take him to the top of the world game.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], after finishing fourth in the league. This remains the club's highest finish in the top flight since getting relegated for the first time from the first division in the 1948–49 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wildstat.com/p/2601/club/FRA_AS_Cannes |title=Club Cannes (Cannes), France |website=Wildstat.com |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119220027/http://wildstat.com/p/2601/club/FRA_AS_Cannes |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Bordeaux===
Zidane was transferred to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins de Bordeaux]] in the 1992–93 season, winning the [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995 Intertoto Cup]] after beating [[Karlsruher SC]]<ref>{{cite news |title=1995: Bordeaux lay down Intertoto gauntlet |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season=1995/intro.html |publisher=UEFA |date=1 August 1995 |access-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731054558/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season%3D1995/intro.html |archive-date=31 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=toto>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2015/05/25/11924912/zinedine-zidanes-amazing-11-month-uefa-cup-odyssey |title=Zinedine Zidane's amazing 11-month Uefa Cup odyssey |website=Goal.com |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=16 January 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019115934/https://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2015/05/25/11924912/zinedine-zidanes-amazing-11-month-uefa-cup-odyssey |url-status=live }}</ref> and finishing runner-up against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]]<ref name=toto/><ref>{{cite news |first=Michel |last=Chemin |title=Le Bayern prend l'avantage, pas la finale Battus 2–0 à Munich, les Girondins devront refaire, le 15 mai, le coup de Milan |trans-title=Bayern take the lead 2–0 but the battle is not over, the Girondins will reattempt the coup of Milan in Munich on 15 May |url=https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |newspaper=Libération |location=Paris |date=2 May 1996 |access-date=28 January 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212813/https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Leroux |title=Bordeaux a rêvé, Munich a gagné. Le miracle n'a pas eu lieu. Vainqueur 3–1, le Bayern remporte la Coupe de l'UEFA |trans-title=Bordeaux dreamed, Munich won. The miracle did not happen. Victors by 3–1, Bayern wins the UEFA Cup |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |newspaper=Libération |location=Paris |date=16 May 1996 |access-date=29 August 2014 |language=fr |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120020856/https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |url-status=live }}</ref> during his four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with [[Bixente Lizarazu]] and [[Christophe Dugarry]], which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which club owner [[Jack Walker]] reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have [[Tim Sherwood]]?"<ref name="blackburn">[http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576 The Ones That Got Away...Zidane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021138/http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576 |date=28 September 2007 }} – VitalFootball.co.uk, 2006</ref> Also toward the beginning of the 1996 season, according to football agent [[Barry Silkman]], Zidane was offered to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] for £1.2&nbsp;million, but the club turned down the offer after watching him, claiming that he was not good enough for the [[Football League First Division|English First Division]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport.co.uk meets...Football agent Barry Silkman |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/features/sportcouk-meetsfootball-agent-barry-silkman/896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709001408/http://www.sport.co.uk/features/sportcouk-meetsfootball-agent-barry-silkman/896 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2013 |publisher=sport.co.uk |date=15 March 2010 |access-date=4 May 2013 }}</ref> In 1996, Zidane received the award for [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP – Oscars du football – Meilleur joueur de Ligue 1 |access-date=17 August 2018 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702224030/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Juventus===
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He is a special player. He creates space where there is none. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing"|source=—Juventus teammate [[Edgar Davids]] on Zidane's ability.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html "Guardiola books his chance to face Zidane"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020022817/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html |date=20 October 2020 }}. ''The Daily Telegraph''. London. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref> }}
After a series of stand out performances for both Bordeaux and France, Zidane had offers to join Europe's top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to [[UEFA Champions League]] winners [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] during the close season.<ref>V.K.S. Radhesh. "2002 World Cup Football Super Stars". p. 20. Sura Books</ref> Zidane's impact in Italy was immediate, winning the [[1996–97 Serie A]] title and the [[1996 Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota Cup 1996 |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512164.html |publisher=FIFA |date=26 November 1996 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121103546/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid%3D512164.html |archive-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> He was named [[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]] in his first season.<ref name="Calcio award"/> Zidane's growing status in the sport saw him chosen in a European XI to face a World XI – featuring a forward line of [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[Gabriel Batistuta]] – in December 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=Web Archive - Europe vs. Rest of the World team list |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=1997/m=12/news=europe-rest-the-world-team-list-71633.html |access-date=29 May 2020 |publisher=FIFA|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052155/https://www.fifa.com/news/y=1997/m=12/news=europe-rest-the-world-team-list-71633.html|archive-date = 18 August 2018}}</ref>

As the playmaker at Juve, Zidane played just behind forward [[Alessandro Del Piero]], with Del Piero recalling, "Zidane had an extraordinary talent, which contributed to his sole interest in helping the team. He was not a selfish player. He had a unique ability to be a great and to be a team player. I was lucky to play with him."<ref>{{cite news |title=Juventus legend Del Piero: What it was like to call Zidane a teammate... |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/juventus-legend-del-piero-wha-it-was-like-to-call-zidane-a-teammate-4183835#2dD7rJbsTTF6AtLt.99 |access-date=23 July 2018 |agency=Tribal Football |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512021123/https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/juventus-legend-del-piero-wha-it-was-like-to-call-zidane-a-teammate-4183835#2dD7rJbsTTF6AtLt.99 |url-status=live }}</ref> He lost in the [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final]] 3–1 to [[Borussia Dortmund]] when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of [[Paul Lambert]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Gordon |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/english-football/norwich-city-manager-paul-lambert-on-his-vision-for-the-future-1.917708 |title=Norwich City manager Paul Lambert on his vision for the future |newspaper=Sunday Herald |date=6 September 2009 |access-date=23 May 2012 |archive-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528015254/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/english-football/norwich-city-manager-paul-lambert-on-his-vision-for-the-future-1.917708 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following season, Zidane scored seven goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the [[1997–98 Serie A]] and thus retain the ''[[List of Italian football champions|Scudetto]]''. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive [[UEFA Champions League Final]] appearance, but lost the game [[1998 UEFA Champions League Final|1–0]] to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]. In 1998, Zidane was named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and won the [[Ballon d'Or]]. Juventus finished second in the [[2000–01 Serie A]], but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting [[Hamburger SV]] player [[Jochen Kientz]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Five-match ban for Zidane |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/994847.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2000 |access-date=15 April 2012 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528190506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/994847.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, Zidane was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.<ref name="Calcio award">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095258/http://www.assocalciatori.it/Pagine/AlbodOro/tabid/161/language/en-US/Default.aspx List of Oscar del Calcio winners] on the AIC official website. Retrieved 23 July 2018.</ref>

===Real Madrid===
[[File:Beckham zidane.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.68|Zidane with teammate [[David Beckham]] in 2003]]

In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a [[World football transfer record|world-record fee]] of 150&nbsp;billion Italian lire,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010806031702/http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |title=Zidane al Real |date=9 July 2001 |archive-date=6 August 2001 |access-date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Juventus F.C. |language=it |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcioestero/200107/28/3b62f895068d4/ |title=Zidane stecca la prima |date=28 July 2001 |access-date=22 August 2017 |website=Rai Sport |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822053511/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcioestero/200107/28/3b62f895068d4/ |archive-date=22 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (about €77.5&nbsp;million by fixed exchange rate; a reported 12.8&nbsp;billion [[Spanish peseta|pesetas]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-04-07-2001/abc/Deportes/el-fichaje-de-zidane-por-el-real-madrid-llega-a-su-final_32626.html |title=El fichaje de Zidane por el Real Madrid llega a su final |date=4 July 2001 |access-date=22 August 2017 |newspaper=ABC |location=Madrid |language=es |archive-date=4 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704214136/https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-04-07-2001/abc/Deportes/el-fichaje-de-zidane-por-el-real-madrid-llega-a-su-final_32626.html |url-status=live }}</ref>) in instalments,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30&nbsp;June 2002 |date=28 October 2002 |access-date=10 May 2012 |publisher=Juventus F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607132859/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |archive-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> and signed a four-year contract. The latest addition to the ''[[Galácticos]]'' era of global stars signed by Real Madrid every year, in his first season at the club Zidane scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker left foot from the edge of the 18-yard box,<!--Leave this as is; POV will be removed--> in Madrid's 2–1 win over [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref name="RSmith"/><ref>{{cite web |title=2001&nbsp;– present&nbsp;– Real Madrid surpasses the century mark |work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football/2001-2010-the-ninth-with-zidane-beckham-ronaldo-and-figo |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=12 July 2008 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122115453/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football/2001-2010-the-ninth-with-zidane-beckham-ronaldo-and-figo |url-status=live }}</ref> The goal has been cited as one of the greatest in [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League history|Champions League history]].<ref name="RSmith">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Top 20 sporting moments of the decade: Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=17 April 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Rory |last=Smith}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/apr/16/best-champions-league-goals |title=Ten of the best Champions League goals |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=17 April 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019092452/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/apr/16/best-champions-league-goals |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.btvision.bt.com/sport/whos-made-our-champions-league-top-five/ |title=Who's made our Champions League top five |access-date=17 April 2014 |website=BT Vision |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105220012/http://www.btvision.bt.com/sport/whos-made-our-champions-league-top-five/ |archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> The magnitude of the strike saw Zidane produce one of his most emotional [[goal celebration]]s as he ran toward the touchline with mouth wide open, screaming in delight.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/3136868/zinedine-zidanes-perfect-volley-an-oral-history-of-his-2002-ucl-final-goal |title=Zinedine Zidane's perfect volley: An oral history of his 2002 UCL final goal |access-date=10 October 2018 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019161703/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/3136868/zinedine-zidanes-perfect-volley-an-oral-history-of-his-2002-ucl-final-goal |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{blockquote|Zinedine Zidane, 18 yards out, watching and waiting, adjusts his body and, in one, smooth movement, pirouettes and catches it full on the volley with his left foot. It flies past [[Hans-Jörg Butt]]. It was the moment of Zidane's apotheosis, more so than the 1998 World Cup final, because of the moment's grace and beauty, because of his control of everything around him. He was Bruce Lee in slow motion while kung-fu chaos reigned around.|Rory Smith in ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', Top 20 sporting moments of the decade: Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner.<ref name="RSmith"/>}}

{{Quote box|width=27%|align=left|quote="He dominates the ball, he is a walking spectacle and he plays as if he had silk gloves on each foot. He makes it worthwhile going to the stadium – he's one of the best I have ever seen."|source=—[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] on Zidane after he was named World Player of the Year in 2003.<ref name="Sports Illustrated">[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/09/france.pre/ "Defending champion bounces back from World Cup flop to try again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530112148/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/09/france.pre/ |date=30 May 2006 }}. ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>}}
The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the [[2002–03 La Liga]], starring alongside [[Luís Figo]] in midfield, and was named the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year|FIFA World Player of the Year]] for the third time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-032.html |title=2002–03 Real Madrid |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524200359/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-032.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in [[UEFA]]'s fiftieth-anniversary [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|Golden Jubilee Poll]].<ref name="UEFA Award">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/23/newsstory.sport5 "Zidane voted Europe's best ever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308183224/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/23/newsstory.sport5 |date=8 March 2021 }} ''The Guardian''. London. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>

While Zidane's [[2005–06 Real Madrid CF season|final season]] of club football ended without a trophy, he enjoyed success on a personal note by scoring his first [[hat-trick]], against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], in a 4–2 win in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01b1-0ea8391b7ce3-36eddc6024a2-1000--zidane-revels-in-maiden-hat-trick/ |title=Zidane revels in maiden hat-trick |publisher=UEFA |date=16 January 2006 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118210931/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=385453.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goalscorer and assists provider behind teammates [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[David Beckham]] respectively, with nine goals and ten assists in 28 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid Squad Stats (Spanish Primera División) – 2005–06 |website=ESPN Soccernet |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/86/season/2005/league/esp.1/real-madrid?cc=4716 |access-date=13 December 2010 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121190538/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/86/season/2005/league/esp.1/real-madrid?cc=4716 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after the 2006 World Cup,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Zidane to retire after one last tilt at World Cup success |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/26/newsstory.sport |date=26 April 2006 |access-date=19 May 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728123409/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/26/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> played his farewell match and scored in a 3–3 draw with [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. The squad wore commemorative shirts with ''ZIDANE 2001–2006'' below the club logo. The 80,000 fans inside the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] held up a banner reading, "Thanks for the magic."<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>

In 2012, Zidane featured for Madrid in an All Stars Match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] which resulted in a 3–2 win for Real. In April 2013, he was named by ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in [[History of Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid's history]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html |title=The best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history |date=12 April 2013 |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523124252/https://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
Both France and Algeria consider Zidane a [[Multiple citizenship|citizen]]. It was rumoured that coach [[Abdelhamid Kermali]] denied Zidane a position for the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian squad]] because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/10sld-zid1.htm |title=The scarred French messiah |work=Rediff.com |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709142627/http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/10sld-zid1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane dismissed the rumour in a 2005 interview, saying that he would have been ineligible to play for Algeria because he had already played for France.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070614013751/http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitre15bu.jpg Le Buteur magazine] 7 May 2005</ref>

Zidane was a member of the French under-21 squad that won a bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1993 Mediterranean Games|1993 Mediterranean Games]] in [[Languedoc-Roussillon]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Zinedine Zidane 'The best player ever in History' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pk280bcN8hIC&pg=PA69 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605192930/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pk280bcN8hIC&pg=PA69 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2021 |publisher=epubli |pages=69– |id=GGKEY:L6NR6UY3RQ0 }}</ref>
He earned his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] with France as a substitute in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]] against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2–0 deficit. After [[Eric Cantona]] was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 for assaulting a fan, Zidane took over the [[playmaker]] position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cantona and Ginola omitted by France |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cantona-and-ginola-omitted-by-france-1348207.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cantona-and-ginola-omitted-by-france-1348207.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Independent |date=16 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Euro 1996===
Despite not being at his best during the tournament, France reached the last four. Zidane was not yet fully established in the French team and his level was quite average during the whole event, but he managed to score in the penalty shootout in both the quarter-final and semi-final. France was eliminated in the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] semi-finals in a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] against the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Czechs prevail on penalties to reach final |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b2e29cedb-16d78790a71e-1000--czechs-prevail-on-penalties-against-france-to-reach-euro-96-/ |publisher=UEFA |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015 |archive-date=12 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012155750/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/matches/round=224/match=52915/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1998 World Cup===
[[File:ArcoTriunfo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.81|Following France's World Cup win, an image of Zidane was projected on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] (''pictured'') along with the words "Merci Zizou".<ref name="Merci Zizou">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 "Zizou top"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062540/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 |date=29 November 2014 }}. ''The Guardian''. London. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref>]]

The [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] was the first World Cup that Zidane participated in; the tournament was held in his home country, France. The French team won all three games in the group stage, with Zidane setting up Christophe Dugarry's goal in the opening match against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] from a corner, and contributing to Thierry Henry's opening goal in the second match against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]. He was [[Ejection (sports)#Association football|sent off]] in the latter match for a stamp on [[Fuad Anwar]], becoming the first French player to receive a [[List of FIFA World Cup red cards|red card in a World Cup Finals match]].<ref name="The 10 best players of France 98">{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-players-world-cup-france-98-zidane-ronaldo-thuram-bergkamp-suker |title=Ranked! The 10 best players of France 98 |publisher=FourFourTwo |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303053903/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-players-world-cup-france-98-zidane-ronaldo-thuram-bergkamp-suker |url-status=live }}</ref> Without their playmaker, France proceeded to win 1–0 in the round of sixteen game against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and, on his return to the side, defeated [[Italy national football team|Italy]] 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter-finals, with Zidane netting the first spot kick in the shoot-out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/eventi/francia98/incontri/ita_fra.htm|title=Italia-Francia, 1998 0-0 (3-4)|trans-title=Italy–France, 1998 0–0 (3–4)|website=rai.it|publisher=Rai Sport|language=it|last1=Di Gennaro|first1=Dario|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616003113/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/eventi/francia98/incontri/ita_fra.htm|archive-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> France then defeated [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] 2–1 in the semi-final. Although Zidane had played a role in the team's accomplishments, he had yet to score a goal at the World Cup.<ref name="The 10 best players of France 98"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-zinedine-zidanes-france-won-world-cup-98/|title=How Zinedine Zidane's France Won World Cup '98|publisher=Vice Sports|author=Will Magee|date=23 June 2017|access-date=25 February 2019|archive-date=26 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226050020/https://sports.vice.com/en_au/article/gyp7jw/how-zinedine-zidanes-france-won-world-cup-98|url-status=live}}</ref>

Zidane and France went on to play against defending champions and favourites [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[Stade de France]] in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final]]. France dominated Brazil from the kick-off, with Zidane scoring two similar goals, both headers from corner kicks taken by [[Emmanuel Petit]] and [[Youri Djorkaeff]]. Courtesy of Zidane's two goals, France went into the half-time break 2–0 up with one hand on the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|World Cup trophy]].<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> Petit added a third goal deep in stoppage time to seal the 3–0 win and France's first World Cup. Named man of the match, Zidane became an instant national hero and would receive the [[Legion of Honour]] later that year.<ref name="Merci Zizou"/> More than one million people lined the [[Champs-Élysées]] in Paris, with celebrations centred around the [[Arc de Triomphe]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup98/articles/party.htm "For Joyous French, a Night to Remember"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018220203/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup98/articles/party.htm |date=18 October 2020 }}. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-08-13/zidane-calls-time-on-international-career/2025020 "Zidane calls time on international career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027192645/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-08-13/zidane-calls-time-on-international-career/2025020 |date=27 October 2016 }}. ABC. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref>

===Euro 2000===
[[File:Maillot Zidane.jpg|thumb|upright|Zidane's France jersey from Euro 2000]]

Two years later France won [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], becoming the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals, a [[Curl (football)|bending]] free kick against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] in the quarter-final and the [[golden goal]] in the semi-final against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] with a penalty.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/805574.stm |title=Raul miss sends France through |work=BBC Sport |date=25 June 2000 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=28 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030728034640/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/805574.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/810547.stm |title=Zidane sends France through |work=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2000 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903162622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/810547.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He also set-up Henry's goal in a 3–0 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in their opening group match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/france-shuts-out-denmark-in-euro-2000-1.208072 |title=France shuts out Denmark in Euro 2000 |work=CBC Sports |last1=Evagora |first1=Andreas |date=11 June 2000 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> UEFA named Zidane [[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|Player of the Tournament]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17760487 "Euro 2000: The French Revolution"] . BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2014.</ref>

Zidane himself believes he was at his peak during the tournament, while the [[UEFA]] website states, "In Belgium and the Netherlands, Zidane dominated a major championship in a way no individual had managed since Diego Maradona in 1986. From the opening game against Denmark to the final against Italy, 'Zizou' shone brightly, casting a spell on his opponents with clever flicks, mesmerising stepovers, slaloming runs and masterful vision."<ref>{{cite news |title=Zidane basks in his golden summer of 2000 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=1757816.html |access-date=15 July 2018 |publisher=UEFA |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713153926/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=1757816.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2002 World Cup===
As reigning world and European champions, France entered the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] in Japan/Korea as favourites but a thigh injury sustained in a warm up match before the tournament prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches and without their talisman, the French team failed to score in either match, losing 1–0 against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], and holding [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] to a goalless draw. He was rushed back prematurely for the third game against Denmark, despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from losing 2–0, and being ignominiously eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single goal; the worst performance by a defending champion in the history of the competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/07/28/frances-failure-at-world-cup-2002/ |title=The story of France's failure at World Cup 2002 |last=Bland |first=Gareth |date=28 July 2015 |website=These Football Times |access-date=31 May 2018 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208162040/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/07/28/frances-failure-at-world-cup-2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Euro 2004===
At [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], France topped their group with wins over England and Switzerland. In the opening match against [[England national football team|England]], Zidane scored a free kick and penalty in stoppage time to turn impending defeat into a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/3787491.stm |title=France 2–1 England |work=BBC Sport |date=13 June 2004 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=5 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005173918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3787491.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/euro-moments-zidane-quick-on-the-double-to-down-england-1.2650665 |title=Euro Moments: Zidane quick on the double to down England |newspaper=The Irish Times |location=Dublin |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713152901/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/euro-moments-zidane-quick-on-the-double-to-down-england-1.2650665 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following group match against Croatia, his free-kick was deflected by defender [[Igor Tudor]], who scored an own goal; the match ended in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b43fc35c7-f77277b8ddb7-1000--battling-croatia-rattle-holders-france-in-euro-2004-group-b/ |title=Battling Croatia rattle holders France in EURO 2004 Group B |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=17 June 2004 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> In France's final group match, Zidane opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 win over [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/21/euro2004.sport17 |title=Switzerland 1 - 3 France |work=The Guardian |date=21 June 2004 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> However, France were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual champions [[Greece national football team|Greece]] in a surprise 1–0 loss.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3830575.stm |title=France 0–1 Greece |work=BBC Sport |date=25 June 2004 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614211300/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/3830575.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> After France's elimination, Zidane announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Zidane quits French national team |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/12/zidane.retirement/ |publisher=CNN |date=12 August 2004 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-date=17 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717013255/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/12/zidane.retirement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2006 World Cup===
{{quote box |width=33% |source=[[Thierry Henry]], on Zidane's return.<ref>{{cite web |title=France's unlikely journey to the 2006 World Cup final |url=http://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/05/09/frances-unlikely-journey-to-the-2006-world-cup-final/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170923042827/http://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/05/09/frances-unlikely-journey-to-the-2006-world-cup-final/ |date=5 Sep 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2017 |last=Bland |first=Gareth |work=These Football Times}}</ref>
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With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as [[Bixente Lizarazu]], [[Marcel Desailly]], [[Claude Makélélé]] and [[Lilian Thuram]], France struggled to qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. At the urging of coach [[Raymond Domenech]], Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4743069.stm |title=Zidane & Makelele back for France |work=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2005 |access-date=26 January 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816155457/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4743069.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane, along with Thuram and Makélélé, made his competitive return for France in a 3–0 win over the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on 3 September 2005. The trio helped France rise from fourth place to win their qualifying group.<ref>{{Cite news |title=France 3–0 Faroe Islands: Cisse double strike |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=178912 |website=ESPN Soccernet |date=3 September 2005 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-date=2 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402075815/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=178912 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 27 May 2006, Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], in what would also be his last match at the [[Stade de France]]. Zidane became France's fourth player to reach [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100 caps]], after Desailly, Thuram and [[Didier Deschamps]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Malouda leads France past Mexico |first=Jerome |last=Pugmire |agency=Associated Press |date=27 May 2006 }}</ref>

France had a slow start to the 2006 Finals and, after being suspended for the third match of the group stage, Zidane returned to set up a goal for [[Patrick Vieira]] and score one himself in the second round match against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991524.stm |title=Spain 1–3 France |work=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2006 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991524.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the quarter-final France held Brazil to just one shot on goal in the rematch of the 1998 final. Zidane assisted [[Thierry Henry]]'s deciding goal and was named [[Man of the Match]] by FIFA.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991616.stm |title=Brazil 0–1 France |work=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2006 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=22 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122073411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991616.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Man of the Match: Stage 2 |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/mom/s2.html |publisher=FIFA |date=1 July 2006 |access-date=2 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711212605/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/mom/s2.html |archive-date=11 July 2006}}</ref> France faced Portugal in the semi-final and, as in [[Brussels]] six years earlier; once again, Zidane's penalty kick decided the contest and sent France to another major final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jul/06/worldcup2006.match |title=Zidane and France seize their final chance |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 July 2006 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301213827/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jul/06/worldcup2006.match |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/>

Having already announced he was to retire after the expiration of his Real Madrid contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, the world of football already knew Zidane's second World Cup final was to be the last match of his career. Seven minutes into the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final|2006 World Cup final]] in Berlin, Zidane put France ahead with a [[Panenka (penalty kick)|Panenka]]-style penalty kick which struck the crossbar and bounced just over the goal line<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1655278/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628113325/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1655278/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2012 |title=The cult of the Panenka penalty |publisher=FIFA |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> to become only the fourth player in World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with [[Pelé]], [[Paul Breitner]], and [[Vavá]], in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and [[Geoff Hurst]] with three World Cup final goals apiece, a record at the time, later broken by compatriot [[Kylian Mbappé]] in [[2022 FIFA World Cup final|2022]]. He almost scored a second goal during the first period of extra time but his header was saved by Italy's goalkeeper [[Gianluigi Buffon]]. Zidane was then [[Dismissal (football)|sent off]] in the 110th minute of the game after [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final#Provocation of Zidane analysis|headbutting Marco Materazzi]] in the chest,<ref name="report">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/matches/match/97410064/ |title=Italy – France |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=9 August 2016 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412060648/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/matches/match/97410064/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="headbutt">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/18/newsstory.sport2 |title=And Materazzi's exact words to Zidane were..., Football, guardian.co.uk |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=18 August 2007 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426205721/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/18/newsstory.sport2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smale |first=Simon |date=18 December 2022 |title=Kylian Mbappé nets World Cup final hat trick to prove his class, but there has to be a winner and a loser |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-19/kylian-mbappe-fifa-world-cup-final-hattrick-messi/101787976 |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=Abc.net |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218052637/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-19/kylian-mbappe-fifa-world-cup-final-hattrick-messi/101787976 |url-status=live }}</ref> so he did not participate in the penalty shootout, which Italy won 5–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373706&cc=5901 |title=Materazzi admits to insulting Zidane |website=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=16 November 2009 |archive-date=15 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115071331/http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=373706&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This marked the 14th overall [[Misconduct (association football)#Sending-off offences (red card)|expulsion]] of Zidane's career, and joined him with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]'s [[Rigobert Song]] as the only players ever to be sent off during two separate World Cup tournaments.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Buckingham |title=1998 World Cup – France |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/historyarticle.aspx?hlid=373681 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703033753/http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/historyarticle.aspx?hlid=373681 |archive-date=3 July 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Something curious about Zidane's expulsion was that [[Horacio Elizondo|the referee]] didn't even see the headbutting, so he went to ask the linesmen, who didn't see anything either. But the fourth referee did see the play, and convinced of his expression, he sent off the 10th of the French team. He also became the fourth player red-carded in a World Cup final, in addition to being the first sent off in extra time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zidane sent off in extra time for head butt |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=9 July 2006 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373588&cc=5901 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060811220022/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373588&cc=5901 |archive-date=11 August 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zidane's actions made headlines all over the world, while in France ''[[Le Figaro]]'' called his head-butt "odious", and the front page of ''[[L'Équipe]]'' asked, "What should we tell our children, for whom you have become an example for ever? ... How could that happen to a man like you?"<ref name="Guardian"/> Zidane had received plaudits for his performances during the tournament, with [[Pep Guardiola]] writing he exerts so much influence on the team that "France are never disorganised".<ref name=lee1>{{Cite web |title=The evolution of Pep Guardiola, decade by decade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2322975/2021/01/17/the-evolution-of-pep-guardiola-decade-by-decade/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210529133029/https://theathletic.com/2322975/2021/01/17/the-evolution-of-pep-guardiola-decade-by-decade/ |date=17 January 2021 |archive-date=29 May 2021 |work=The Athletic |last=Lee |url-status=live |first=Sam}}</ref> The day after the final, Zidane was awarded the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as the player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/2006-fifa-world-cup-official-fifa-awards-zidane-wins-adidas-golden-bal-16415|title=2006 FIFA World Cup Official FIFA Awards: Zidane wins adidas Golden Ball award|publisher=fifa.com|date=10 July 2006|access-date=19 April 2020|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714151444/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/2006-fifa-world-cup-official-fifa-awards-zidane-wins-adidas-golden-bal-16415|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=28%|align=left|quote="The match you played last night was full of talent and professionalism. I know that you are sad and disappointed but what I want to tell you is that the whole country is extremely proud of you. You have honoured the country with your exceptional qualities and your fantastic fighting spirit, which was your strength in difficult times, but also in winning times."|source=—President of France, [[Jacques Chirac]], pays tribute to Zidane in Paris after the 2006 World Cup.<ref name="Guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/11/world-cup-moments-zinedine-zidane-head-butt "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No5: Zinedine Zidane's head-butt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118143748/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/11/world-cup-moments-zinedine-zidane-head-butt |date=18 November 2020 }}. ''The Guardian''. London Retrieved 16 May 2013.</ref>
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Upon his return to France, the [[Place de la Concorde]] in Paris was filled with thousands of fans waving flags and rhythmically chanting "Zizou! Zizou!", and tributes were led by the French president [[Jacques Chirac]].<ref name="Guardian"/> Chirac's words reflected the feeling of the French public, with polls done in the immediate wake of the incident showing support for Zidane: 61% of French people said they had already forgiven him for his actions while 52% said they understood them.<ref name="Guardian"/> According to French journalist Philippe Auclair, Zidane's performances in the knock-out rounds were "ranked among his finest in a blue shirt."<ref name="Guardian"/> As the player of the tournament, Zidane had given the team hope, with the French daily newspaper ''[[Libération]]'' stating, "For a month, France was dreaming with Zidane."<ref name="Guardian"/> Zidane remained an icon to the French public, and one French writer stated, "It's good for us to see our national hero is fallible."<ref name="Guardian"/> It was later revealed through interviews that [[Marco Materazzi]] had insulted Zidane's sister, which led to Zidane's heightened anger and reaction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marco Materazzi: I used 'stupid words' before Zinedine Zidane head-butt |url=http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/2910348/marco-materazzi-i-used-stupid-words-before-zinedine-zidane-head-butt |website=ESPN FC |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=2 February 2017 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043552/http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/2910348/marco-materazzi-i-used-stupid-words-before-zinedine-zidane-head-butt |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Zidane said that he would "rather die than apologize" to Materazzi for the headbutt in the final,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/749212/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global |title=Zidane: I'd "rather die" than say sorry |date=1 March 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=1 March 2010 |archive-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304145802/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/749212/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global |url-status=dead }}</ref> but also admitted that he "could never have lived with himself" had he been allowed to remain on the pitch and help France win the match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.momento24.com/en/2009/12/22/zidane-is-glad-he-was-sent-off-in-the-2006-world-cup-final/comment-page-1/|title=Zidane is glad he was sent off in 2006 World Cup final|website=ww38.momento24.com|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803202919/http://ww38.momento24.com/en/2009/12/22/zidane-is-glad-he-was-sent-off-in-the-2006-world-cup-final/comment-page-1/|archive-date=3 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later said, "If you look at the fourteen red cards I had in my career, twelve of them were a result of provocation. This isn't justification, this isn't an excuse, but my passion, temper and blood made me react."<ref>{{cite web |title=Zinedine Zidane |url=http://www.esquireme.com/zinedine-zidane/ |website=Esquire |access-date=16 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416133836/http://www.esquireme.com/zinedine-zidane/ |archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>

Following his red card in the final, Zidane retired from professional football and confirmed that he would not go back on his decision.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5169342.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=I'm sorry but no regrets – Zidane |date=12 July 2006 |access-date=4 July 2010 |archive-date=23 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923064441/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5169342.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was sentenced by FIFA to complete three days of community service with children in one of FIFA's humanitarian projects rather than three-match suspension for the red card given that he already retired.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/20/fifa.zidane/ |title=FIFA bans Zidane for head butt |publisher=CNN |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505164315/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/20/fifa.zidane/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140514020245/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=104545/index.html "Zidane/Materazzi disciplinary proceedings: suspensions, fines, community service and regret"]. FIFA. Retrieved 13 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bose |first=Mihir |date=21 July 2006 |title=Zidane case sets disciplinary precedent |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2341128/Zidane-case-sets-disciplinary-precedent.html |access-date=7 December 2013 |work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Rob |date=2006-07-21 |title=Suspensions in World Cup Head-Butting Incident |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/21/sports/soccer/21soccer.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Zidane ended up tying with Brazil's [[Cafu]] for the record for most cards given in World Cup matches, with six.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/06/12/counting-the-cards-at-the-world-cup/ |website=U.S. News & World Report |title=Counting Cards at the World Cup |date=12 June 2014 |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021084330/https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/06/12/counting-the-cards-at-the-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Retirement==
[[File:Zidane passing 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Zidane playing a backheel during a game of [[futsal]] in 2008]]

Since his retirement, Zidane has regularly played for the Real Madrid Veterans team. He has also made several [[futsal]] appearances. In 2015 he played in a futsal tournament in [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates, during which an opposition player received a yellow card to much amusement for taking an in-match selfie with Zidane.<ref>{{cite news |title=Player Gets a Yellow Card for Taking an In-Match Selfie with Zinedine Zidane |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2518159-player-gets-a-yellow-card-for-taking-an-in-match-selfie-with-zinedine-zidane |access-date=28 August 2018 |agency=Bleacher Report |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072114/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2518159-player-gets-a-yellow-card-for-taking-an-in-match-selfie-with-zinedine-zidane |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview in June 2008, Zidane stated that he wanted to return to football, but that he had no immediate plans to do so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gordos |first=Phil |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7468229.stm |title=Zidane tips Ronaldo for Real move |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2008 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=19 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019095702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7468229.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 1 June 2009, Zidane was announced as the advisor to the president after [[Florentino Pérez]] was named president of Real Madrid for the second time.<ref name="Advisor">{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202773095983/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_THE_BOARD_OF_DIRECTORS.htm |title=Real Madrid Board of Director Announcement |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906062132/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202773095983/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_THE_BOARD_OF_DIRECTORS.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He, along with general director [[Jorge Valdano]] and sporting director [[Miguel Pardeza]], were to be the key decisionmakers on the sporting side of the club.<ref name="Advisor"/> After France's dismal campaign in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching any time soon.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/france/7843258/World-Cup-2010-Zinedine-Zidane-doesnt-agree-with-France-strike.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625005428/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/france/7843258/World-Cup-2010-Zinedine-Zidane-doesnt-agree-with-France-strike.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 June 2010 |location=London |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=World Cup 2010: Zinedine Zidane doesn't agree with France 'strike' |date=21 June 2010}}</ref>

[[Qatar]]'s [[Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid|2022 World Cup bid]] committee announced in September 2010 that Zidane had been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's attempt to host the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/world/news/2010/09/17/LDE68G10A.php |title=Zidane named Qatar's World Cup bid ambassador |work=Reuters |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708221650/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/world/news/2010/09/17/LDE68G10A.php |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> After FIFA announced on 2 December 2010 that Qatar had won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1344500.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205234614/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1344500.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2010 |title=2022 FIFA World Cup awarded to Qatar |publisher=FIFA |date=2 December 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> Zidane stated that he was "very pleased" with the outcome.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/56d0645c-63c5-4358-bab8-f561f0d5932f.aspx |title=Zidane 'very pleased' with Qatar WC choice; Obama disagrees |publisher=Gulftoday.ae |date=4 December 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151228/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/56d0645c-63c5-4358-bab8-f561f0d5932f.aspx |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> Zidane spoke of the message he was trying to convey in the campaign: "I was saying that football belonged to the whole world. I'm proud to have made my contribution to a new country getting the World Cup. Qatar and the entire Middle East as a whole deserves this event and that makes me happy. It's a victory for the [[Arab world]]."<ref name="Qatar">{{cite news|date=16 April 2015|title=Zidane: A victory for the Arab world|publisher=FIFA|issue=2 December 2010|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2010/m=12/news=zidane-victory-for-the-arab-world-1345137.html|url-status=dead|access-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622084055/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2010/m=12/news=zidane-victory-for-the-arab-world-1345137.html|archive-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> Zidane has supported two Olympic bids for Paris, including the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] which was narrowly won by London and later Paris' successful bid for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]]. Paris also hosted the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1050343/paris-2024-unveil-zidane-as-ambassador-for-bid|title=Paris 2024 unveil Zidane as ambassador for bid|date=14 May 2017|website=www.insidethegames.biz|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324112010/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1050343/paris-2024-unveil-zidane-as-ambassador-for-bid|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Zidane in Poznan.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Zidane at the [[Danone Nations Cup]], 2008. A football tournament involving 2.5&nbsp;million children from over 11,000 clubs from around the globe, Zidane is its ambassador.]]

On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10,000 fans at a match in northern Thailand for the Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2–2. The event raised [[Baht|฿]]260,000 ($7,750). This money paid for the building of two schools and 16 three-bedroom houses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com/story/1409-3237631/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174233/http://zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com/story/1409-3237631/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2011 |title=Zidane big fan of Celtic star Nakamura |publisher=Zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

On 19 November 2008, Zidane took part in the fifth annual [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Málaga]], Spain, which also ended in a 2–2 draw; he went scoreless but set up his team's second goal. He and [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], who collaborated in conceiving the yearly event to benefit the [[United Nations Development Programme]], regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities.<ref>[http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/goodwillambassadors/match_against_poverty/ "Match Against Poverty"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006235451/http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/goodwillambassadors/match_against_poverty/ |date=6 October 2017 }}. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 25 September 2014.</ref> Zidane, a UN Goodwill Ambassador since 2001, stated before the game that "everyone can do something to make the world a better place."<ref>{{cite press release |title=French Soccer Champion Zinedine Zidane to Be Appointed |publisher=United Nations Information Service Vienna |date=7 March 2001 |url=http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2001/note126.html |access-date=20 July 2006 |archive-date=27 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050827093522/http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2001/note126.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Football against poverty 2014 - Zidane (4).jpg|upright=0.86|thumb|Zidane in the [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Bern]], March 2014]]

In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]] and [[Vancouver]]. Although billed as Zidane and "Friends", the likes of which included [[Fabien Barthez]] and [[Samuel Eto'o]], the exhibition matches featured local players. Some proceeds were given to [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zidane & friends tour Canada – A portion of the proceeds will go to UNICEF |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/zidane--friends-tour-canada---a-portion-of-the-proceeds-will-go-to-unicef-537836881.html |access-date=17 July 2018 |agency=Newswire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718151640/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/zidane--friends-tour-canada---a-portion-of-the-proceeds-will-go-to-unicef-537836881.html |archive-date=18 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the biennial charity event [[Soccer Aid]]. He played for the Rest of the World team, managed by former [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] forward [[Kenny Dalglish]] against [[England national football team|England]] alongside former Real Madrid teammate [[Luís Figo]] and Celtic legend [[Henrik Larsson]]. He played against former players such as [[Teddy Sheringham]] and [[Alan Shearer]], as well as celebrities such as Hollywood actors [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Mike Myers]], [[Michael Sheen]], chef [[Gordon Ramsay]], actor [[Damian Lewis]] and singer [[Robbie Williams]].<ref name="MTV"/> The match took place at [[Old Trafford]], Manchester and was won by the Rest of the World for the first time, the winning penalty scored by Harrelson after a 2–2 draw.<ref name="MTV">[http://www.mtv.co.uk/soccer-aid-2010/news/england-beaten-at-soccer-aid "England Beaten at Soccer Aid"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153716/http://www.mtv.co.uk/soccer-aid-2010/news/england-beaten-at-soccer-aid |date=22 December 2015 }}. MTV. Retrieved 13 May 2014.</ref>

On 2 June 2013, Zidane took part in a charity match played at Old Trafford as part of the Manchester United Legends vs. Real Madrid Legends reverse fixture. The first leg took place in [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]]. Part of a team that included the likes of Figo, [[Fernando Redondo]] and [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manolo Sanchís]], the fixture raised funds for the Manchester United Foundation.<ref>[http://www.manutd.com/en/LEGENDSAREBACK/LegendsAreBackNews/2013/May/red-heart-united-preview-manchester-united-v-real-madrid-legends.aspx "Legends ready for battle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607230220/http://www.manutd.com/en/LEGENDSAREBACK/LegendsAreBackNews/2013/May/red-heart-united-preview-manchester-united-v-real-madrid-legends.aspx |date=7 June 2013 }}. Manchester United F.C.</ref> The 12th Match against Poverty took place in [[Saint-Étienne]], France, on Monday 20 April 2015, where Ronaldo and Zidane teamed up with other football stars against past and present players of French [[Ligue 1]] club [[AS Saint-Étienne]]. According to UNDP, "two-thirds of all proceeds will go toward helping the hardest-hit countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone build back better from the [[West African Ebola virus epidemic|Ebola epidemic]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2015/02/12/football-legends-ronaldo-zidane-to-play-against-asse-all-stars-to-score-for-ebola-recovery-/ |title=Football legends Ronaldo, Zidane to play AS St-Etienne All Stars for Ebola recovery |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |date=12 February 2015 |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621144359/http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2015/02/12/football-legends-ronaldo-zidane-to-play-against-asse-all-stars-to-score-for-ebola-recovery-/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2018, Zidane reunited with his France 1998 World Cup winning teammates to play a charity game against an All-Star side which included Jamaican sprinter [[Usain Bolt]]. In a 3–2 win for France, [[Thierry Henry]] played a no-look one-two pass with Zidane before scoring, with Zidane then curling in a 25-yard free kick.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thierry Henry scores after gorgeous no-look one-two with Zinedine Zidane in France '98 legends match |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/thierry-henry-scores-after-gorgeous-no-look-one-two-zinedine-zidane-france-98-legends-match |access-date=23 July 2018 |website=FourFourTwo |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724155723/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/thierry-henry-scores-after-gorgeous-no-look-one-two-zinedine-zidane-france-98-legends-match |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
[[File:Zidane Zizu.jpg|thumb|upright=0.86|right|Zidane in 2013. He was the Real Madrid assistant coach for the [[2013–14 Real Madrid CF season|2013–14 season]].]]

In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team in response to an appeal made by then-Real Madrid coach [[José Mourinho]] for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane was expected to participate in Champions League events and functions and was also to travel with the first team on a regular basis and participate in pre-match gatherings, training sessions and meetings with the head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6AB4K120101112 |title=Zidane made special adviser to Real Madrid first team |work=Reuters |date=12 November 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019111611/https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6AB4K120101112 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2011, it was announced that he would become Real Madrid's new sporting director.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14067827 |title=Zinedine Zidane to become Real Madrid sporting director |date=7 July 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=7 July 2011 |archive-date=10 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710042419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14067827.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Zidane was appointed assistant coach to [[Carlo Ancelotti]] at Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8793891/ |publisher=Sky Sports |title=La Liga: Zinedine Zidane named as one of Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid assistant coaches |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017170831/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8793891/ |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>

===Real Madrid Castilla===
In June 2014, Real Madrid announced that Zidane would be the coach of Real Madrid's B team, [[Real Madrid Castilla]].<ref name="realmadrid.com">{{cite web|title=Zidane to manage Castilla in the 2014/2015 season|work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2014/06/zidane-to-manage-castilla-in-the-2014/2015-season|access-date=25 June 2014|publisher=Real Madrid CF|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305190717/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2014/06/zidane-to-manage-castilla-in-the-2014/2015-season|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 August, the director of the Spanish National Football Coach Education Centre (CENAFE), Miguel Galán, reported Zidane for acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach without the necessary coaching badges.<ref name="Manager"/> According to Galán, "No one who has anything to do with the football world can be unaware that Zidane is acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach this season. It is a fait accompli that has been widely accepted, as shown by media reports, and Real Madrid do not deny it."<ref name="Manager"/> While the official match report for Castilla's opening game in the Segunda División B lists Santiago Sánchez as the ''Los Blancos''{{'}} head coach and Zidane as his assistant, Galán states, "This hierarchy only exists on paper. The truth is the exact opposite: Zidane is acting as Real Madrid Castilla's head coach, while, with all due respect to him as a colleague, Mr Sánchez's role basically boils down to providing the badges."<ref name="Manager">{{cite news |title=Zidane reported for managing without necessary badges |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/08/29/en/football/real_madrid/1409319935.html |access-date=30 August 2014 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026101733/https://www.marca.com/2014/08/29/en/football/real_madrid/1409319935.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Real Madrid B">{{cite web |title=Real Madrid Castilla |publisher=Real Madrid CF |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/real-madrid-castilla |access-date=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902093053/http://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/real-madrid-castilla |archive-date=2 September 2014}}</ref>

===Real Madrid===
[[File:Ramos y Zidane con la Undécima Copa de Europa.jpg|thumb|left|Zidane (right) with Real Madrid captain [[Sergio Ramos]] lifting the 2016 UEFA Champions League trophy]]

On 4 January 2016, Real Madrid announced the dismissal of [[Rafael Benítez]] and on the same day Zidane was appointed the new head coach of the club on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/01/zidane-a-club-legend-in-the-real-madrid-dugout |title=Zidane: a club legend in the Real Madrid dugout |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120220536/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/01/zidane-a-club-legend-in-the-real-madrid-dugout |url-status=live }}</ref> His first match as the club's new manager took place five days later, when Real Madrid beat [[Deportivo La Coruña]] 5–0 in a [[2015–16 La Liga|La Liga]] match. In his first ''[[El Clásico]]'' as a coach, held on 2 April at the [[Camp Nou]], Zidane led his club to a 2–1 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], ending Barça's 39-match unbeaten run.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/apr/02/barcelona-v-real-madrid-el-clasico-live |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's late winner gave Zinedine Zidane victory in his first clásico as coach to end Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten run and reignite the title race |date=2 April 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=30 May 2016 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526081413/http://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/apr/02/barcelona-v-real-madrid-el-clasico-live |url-status=live }}</ref> On 4 May, Zidane led Real Madrid to a place in the [[2016 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] by beating [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] 1–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/uefa-champions-league/match/447230/real-madrid-manchester-city/report |title=Real Madrid edge Manchester City, book Champions League final place |website=ESPN FC |date=4 May 2016 |access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908111359/http://www.espnfc.us/uefa-champions-league/match/447230/real-madrid-manchester-city/report |url-status=live }}</ref> In La Liga, Madrid ended up finishing second, with 90 points and just one point behind champions Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table/2015|work=Sky Sports|title=2015–16 La Liga Table|date=8 June 2016|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607012146/http://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table/2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 May, Real Madrid's eleventh [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] title was won after a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over [[Atlético Madrid]], with the achievement being termed "''La Undécima''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/05/1-1-la-undecima-is-ours|title=1-1: La Undécima is oursfinal|work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |publisher=Real Madrid|access-date=28 May 2016|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531062956/http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/05/1-1-la-undecima-is-ours|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/022d-0e957c5979eb-37493cb53cd0-1000--spot-on-real-madrid-defeat-atletico-in-final-again/|title=Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again|date=28 May 2016|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=29 May 2016|archive-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110225552/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000638/match=2015789/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Zidane became the seventh man to win the European Cup both as a player and a coach and the second man (after [[Miguel Muñoz]]) to achieve the feat with Real Madrid. He also became the first French coach, except the French-Argentinian [[Helenio Herrera]], to win the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/022d-0e957c5979eb-37493cb53cd0-1000--spot-on-real-madrid-defeat-atletico-in-final-again/ |title=Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again |date=28 May 2016 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=29 May 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110225552/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000638/match=2015789/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254652 |title=Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after beating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout in Milan |date=29 May 2016 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125121852/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254652 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:El dulce recibimiento del Ayuntamiento al Real Madrid (01).jpg|thumb|right|Zidane, with his Real Madrid players, standing to the right of Madrid mayor [[Manuela Carmena]] after Real had won their 33rd [[La Liga]] title, May 2017]]

Real Madrid began their 2016–17 campaign, which was to be Zidane's first full season in charge of the club, with a victory in the [[2016 UEFA Super Cup]] against Sevilla.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c5111919148-7ee9946e9786-1000--carvajal-wonder-goal-wins-super-cup-for-madrid/|title=Carvajal wonder goal wins Super Cup for Madrid|date=9 August 2016|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=15 June 2017|publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)|archive-date=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726034128/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/season=2016/matches/round=2000778/match=2019261/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 December 2016, Madrid played their 35th-straight match without a loss, which set a new club record.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid 3–2 Deportivo de La Coruña|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38203086|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831091313/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38203086|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 December 2016, the club defeated Japanese outfit [[Kashima Antlers]] 4–2 in the [[2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] of the [[2016 FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220125922/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 December 2016 |title=Madrid see off spirited Kashima in electric extra time final |date=18 December 2016 |access-date=18 December 2016 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> With a 3–3 draw at Sevilla in the second leg of the [[2016–17 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] round of 16 on 12 January 2017, Madrid progressed to the quarter-finals with a 6–3 aggregate victory and extended its unbeaten run to 40 matches, breaking Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions from the [[2015–16 FC Barcelona season|previous season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/real-madrid/story/3037193/real-madrid-break-barcelonas-spanish-record-as-unbeaten-run-reaches-40 |title=Real Madrid break Barcelona's Spanish record as unbeaten run reaches 40 |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801052008/http://www.espnfc.com/real-madrid/story/3037193/real-madrid-break-barcelonas-spanish-record-as-unbeaten-run-reaches-40 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their unbeaten streak ended after a 1–2 away loss against the same opposition in [[2016–17 La Liga|La Liga]] three days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/sevilla-just-snapped-real-madrids-unbeaten-streak-one-match-new-record-011517 |title=Sevilla just snapped Real Madrid's unbeaten streak one match after they set the record |date=15 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017 |last=West |first=Aaron |work=Fox Sports |archive-date=13 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513143527/http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/sevilla-just-snapped-real-madrids-unbeaten-streak-one-match-new-record-011517 |url-status=live }}</ref> The team then was knocked out of the Copa del Rey by [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] 3–4 on aggregate. In May of that year, Madrid won the league title for a record 33rd time, their first title in five years, accumulating 93 points in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39926301|title=Real Madrid won their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day victory at Malaga.|publisher=BBC.com|date=21 May 2017|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226192537/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39926301|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 June 2017, the club's [[2017 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] win against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] resulted in Real Madrid being the first team to successfully defend their title in the UEFA Champions League era, and the first to win consecutive titles in the competition since [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in [[1988–89 European Cup|1989]] and [[1989–90 European Cup|1990]], when the tournament was known as the European Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/03/juventus-real-madrid-champions-league-final-match-report|title=Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve|author=Daniel Taylor|work=The Guardian|date=3 June 2017|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611041136/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/03/juventus-real-madrid-champions-league-final-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5117c008df-de0901ea6dae-1000--majestic-real-madrid-win-champions-league-in-cardiff/|title=Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff|author=Andrew Haslam|website=[[UEFA]]|date=3 June 2017|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042605/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000787/match=2019641/postmatch/report/index.html#majestic+real+madrid+champions+league+cardiff|url-status=live}}</ref> Real Madrid's title was its 12th, extending the record, and its third in four years. The achievement is also known as "''La Duodécima''".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/sports/champions-league-final-score.html?_r=0|title=Champions League Final: Real Madrid Confirms Its Spot as World's Best|author1=Das, Andrew|author2=Smith, Rory|newspaper=nytimes.com|date=3 June 2017|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230230428/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/sports/champions-league-final-score.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> With Real's Champions League victory, Zidane became only the second manager to win the European Cup in his first two seasons in management, alongside fellow Real Madrid coach [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saffer |first1=Paul |title=Zidane matches Villalonga with unique double |date=3 June 2017 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c51194bb954-200edc872f36-1000--zidane-matches-villalonga-with-unique-double/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=5 June 2017 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164002/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2470798.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Real kicked off the 2017–18 campaign by winning its second consecutive and fourth overall [[UEFA Super Cup]] in a [[2017 UEFA Super Cup|2–1 victory]] against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/aug/08/real-madrid-v-manchester-united-super-cup-live |title=Real Madrid v Manchester United: Super Cup – as it happened |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 August 2017 |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426010232/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/aug/08/real-madrid-v-manchester-united-super-cup-live |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, Real Madrid beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou 3–1 in the first leg of the [[2017 Supercopa de España]] and then defeated Barça 2–0 in the return leg, ending their 24 consecutive match scoring record in [[List of El Clásico matches|''El Clásico'' matches]] and winning the second trophy of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-spanish-super-cup-live-score-updates/|title=Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 0 (5–1 on aggregate): Woeful Barca dismissed as Zinedine Zidane's unstoppable side win Super Cup|date=17 August 2017|work=Telegraph|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226014826/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-spanish-super-cup-live-score-updates/|url-status=live}}</ref> This title tied Zidane with [[Vicente del Bosque]] as the third most successful Real Madrid coach with seven titles, one short of [[Luis Molowny]]. This also meant that, at the time, Zidane had won as many titles in his coaching position in Real Madrid as games lost during his tenure. Zidane's success saw him named [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|Best FIFA Men's Coach]] in 2017.<ref name="FIFA 2017">{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/the-best/general/02/91/68/84/fullresults-tbffa_award_rankingpresslist2017_neutral.pdf |title=FIFA Football Awards 2017 – Voting Results |publisher=FIFA |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095638/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/the-best/general/02/91/68/84/fullresults-tbffa_award_rankingpresslist2017_neutral.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 16 December 2017, Zidane won his eighth trophy as coach as Real beat Brazilian club [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] 1–0 in the [[2017 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] [[2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] and became the first team to retain the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/ramos-y-el-madrid-redondean-un-ano-historico-en-emiratos-2925318-2925321|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223073615/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/ramos-y-el-madrid-redondean-un-ano-historico-en-emiratos-2925318-2925321|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2018|title=Ramos and Real make history in the Emirates|work=[[FIFA]]|date=17 December 2017}}</ref> On 24 January 2018, Madrid was knocked out of the [[2017–18 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] at the quarter-final stage by [[CD Leganés|Leganés]] on [[Away goals rule|away goals]]. The team's [[2017–18 La Liga|league]] campaign was also a disappointment as Real collected only 76 points and finished third, 17 points behind champions Barcelona. Madrid fared far better in the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], once again progressing to the [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] where they defeated [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 3–1 to become the first club to win three straight titles in the Champions League era, as well as the first team to win three consecutive titles in the European Cup/Champions League since [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in [[1975–76 European Cup|1976]]. At that time, he became one of three managers, alongside [[Bob Paisley]] and Carlo Ancelotti, to win the European Cup three times, while also becoming the first coach to win the trophy in three consecutive seasons.<ref name="Zidane record QZ">{{Cite news |url=https://qz.com/1290231/cristiano-ronaldo-mohamed-salah-and-zinedine-zidane-can-set-records-in-real-madrid-vs-liverpool-champions-league-final/ |title=The records broken in Real Madrid's Champions League final victory |last=Haldevang |first=Max de |newspaper=Quartz |date=26 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527113550/https://qz.com/1290231/cristiano-ronaldo-mohamed-salah-and-zinedine-zidane-can-set-records-in-real-madrid-vs-liverpool-champions-league-final/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 May, five days after the Champions League final, Zidane announced his resignation as Real Madrid coach, citing the club's "need for change" as his rationale for departing.<ref name="RS1">{{Cite news|last=Pope|first=Nick|date=31 May 2018|title=Zinedine Zidane Announces His Resignation From Real Madrid|newspaper=Esquire|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a20973571/zinedine-zidane-announces-his-resignation-from-real-madrid/|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311212221/https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a20973571/zinedine-zidane-announces-his-resignation-from-real-madrid/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RS2">{{cite news|date=31 May 2018|title=Zinedine Zidane: Real Madrid boss stands down five days after Champions League win|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44315700|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113121505/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44315700|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Return to Real Madrid===
Following some poor results for Real Madrid in the months following Zidane's departure – culminating in elimination from the [[2018–19 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] at home to Barcelona, a [[2018–19 La Liga|league]] loss to the same opponent at the same venue which opened up a 12-point gap between the clubs, and an unexpected home 4–1 defeat to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] which brought the long run of success in that competition to an end, all within the space of a week – his former teammate [[Santiago Solari]] (who himself had only been in the post for five months, after [[Julen Lopetegui]]'s equally brief spell in charge) was dismissed and Zidane returned as the Real Madrid head coach on 11 March 2019, on a contract until summer 2022.<ref name=bbc110319>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47528561 |title=Zinedine Zidane: Real Madrid reappoint Frenchman to replace Santiago Solari |work=BBC Sport |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221230214/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47528561 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/03/official-announcement|title=Official Announcement|publisher=Real Madrid C.F.|date=11 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330054737/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/03/official-announcement|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2019–20 season seemed a promising one, as Madrid went on a spending spree in the summer of 2019, signing [[Eden Hazard]], [[Luka Jović]], [[Éder Militão]], [[Ferland Mendy]], [[Rodrygo]], [[Reinier Jesus Carvalho|Reinier]] and other players for a total of more than €350 million. On 12 January 2020, Zidane guided Madrid to their first trophy in his second spell, with the club defeating cross-city rivals Atlético Madrid in a penalty shootout in the [[2020 Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España]] [[2020 Supercopa de España final|final]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51085601|title=Spanish Super Cup: Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid on penalties|date=12 January 2020|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 February 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113072532/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51085601|url-status=live}}</ref> After a three-month hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain|COVID-19 outbreak]] in March 2020, [[2019–20 La Liga|La Liga]] was restarted in June and Madrid won ten games in a row to capture the team's 34th league title, collecting 87 points in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/17/5f10db2146163f3c2c8b45d7.html|title=Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season|date=17 July 2020|access-date=17 July 2020|website=marca.com|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718165201/https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/17/5f10db2146163f3c2c8b45d7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was Zidane's second league title in his coaching career.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Real Madrid 2-1 Villarreal: Real win first La Liga title in three years|language=en|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53437428|access-date=17 July 2020|archive-date=19 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719223321/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53437428|url-status=live}}</ref> His collective mindset was hailed by international and Spanish media, as Real Madrid broke several records, including the number of scorers and maintaining their best league defensive record in 30 years, with 21 of his players managing to get on the scoresheet during the campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 July 2020|title=How Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane won back La Liga|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53385358|access-date=17 July 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022104845/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53385358|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 July 2020|title=Mendy's first Real Madrid goal makes him the club's 21st different scorer this season|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/13/5f0cd0ece2704e200f8b45df.html|access-date=17 July 2020|website=MARCA in English|language=en|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718050326/https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/13/5f0cd0ece2704e200f8b45df.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2020/08/08/real-madrid-close-out-season-that-yielded-two-trophies-laliga-and-spanish-super-cup|title=Real Madrid close out season that yielded two trophies: LaLiga and Spanish Super Cup|publisher=realmadrid.com|author=Rodrigo Salamanca|date=8 August 2020|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312124240/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2020/08/08/real-madrid-close-out-season-that-yielded-two-trophies-laliga-and-spanish-super-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> Zidane left a second time on 27 May 2021 after going trophyless that season.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57263375|title=Zinedine Zidane leaves Real Madrid for second time as manager|publisher=bbc.com|date=27 May 2021|access-date=27 May 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527101829/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57263375|url-status=live}}</ref>

He was approached to become coach of the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] after the end of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], but declined.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2023 |title=Sources: Zidane rejected approach from USMNT |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37635349/zinedine-zidane-rejected-approach-coach-usa |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905173733/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37635349/zinedine-zidane-rejected-approach-coach-usa |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
===As a player===
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="Zidane is the master. Over the past ten years, there's been no one like him, he has been the best player in the world."|source=—[[Pelé]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/brazil-0-france-1-zidane-regains-mastery-to-tame-brazil-6096453.html "Brazil 0 France 1: Zidane regains mastery to tame Brazil"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017201734/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/brazil-0-france-1-zidane-regains-mastery-to-tame-brazil-6096453.html |date=17 October 2017 }}. ''The Independent''. London. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>}}
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game – control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball."|source=—[[Michel Platini]]<ref name="NY Times"/>}}
Many football legends have acclaimed Zidane's skills and importance in the history of the sport, such as Brazil coach [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]], who called Zidane "a monster" for his performance and abilities.<ref name="legacy"/> German coach [[Franz Beckenbauer]] stated, "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player."<ref name="legacy"/> Italy manager [[Marcello Lippi]], who also coached Zidane, opined, "I think Zidane is the greatest talent we've known in football these last twenty years."<ref name="legacy">[[Jon Stevenson]]. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5147908.stm "Zidane's lasting legacy"] . BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.</ref> Former England manager [[Kevin Keegan]] said, "You look at Zidane and think 'I've never seen a player quite like that.' What sets Zidane apart is the way he manipulates a football, buying himself space that isn't there. Add his vision and it makes him very special."<ref name="true greatness">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/4769833/Zidane-has-the-measure-of-true-greatness.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/4769833/Zidane-has-the-measure-of-true-greatness.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Patrick |last=Barclay |title=Zidane has the measure of true greatness |date=27 August 2000}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the 1998 World Cup, Italian manager [[Cesare Maldini]] said, "I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad."<ref name="Zizou Top">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 "Zizou Top"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062540/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/02/euro2000.sport2 |date=29 November 2014 }}. ''The Guardian''. London. 2 July 2000.</ref>

{{Blockquote|In terms of ball retention he was probably the greatest player of all time, blessed with such grace and supernatural awareness that he could play a game of real-life Pac-Man and never be caught.|Rob Smyth of ''[[The Guardian]]'' on Zidane's ball control.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/19/barcelona.brazil "On Second Thoughts: Rivaldo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327145422/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/19/barcelona.brazil |date=27 March 2019 }}. ''The Guardian''. London. Retrieved 10 June 2018.</ref>}}

[[File:Zidane-France-2006-home-shirt.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Zidane's France home jersey from the 2006 World Cup. An elite [[playmaker]], he wore number 10 for much of his international career.]]

Among his playing peers, Swedish striker [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] commented, "Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the ten other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dailypost.ng/2012/12/19/messi-plays-hes-playstation-zidane-made-players-look-good-ibrahimovic/ |title="Messi plays as if he's on PlayStation, Zidane made other players look good" – Ibrahimovic |first=Ifreke |last=Inyang |newspaper=Daily Post |location=Lagos |date=19 December 2012 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161837/http://dailypost.ng/2012/12/19/messi-plays-hes-playstation-zidane-made-players-look-good-ibrahimovic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Beckham]] has described Zidane as "the greatest of all time",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccernews.com/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/4033/ |title=Zidane is the best player ever, says Beckham |publisher=Soccernews.com |date=13 July 2008 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712040338/http://www.soccernews.com/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/4033/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madridgalacticos.com/2008/07/14/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/ |title=Zidane is the best player ever, says Beckham, Real Madrid Galacticos |publisher=Madridgalacticos.com |date=14 July 2008 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128071036/http://www.madridgalacticos.com/2008/07/14/zidane-is-the-best-player-ever-says-beckham/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barcelona star [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] has stated in a 2010 interview that Zidane was "best player in the '90s and early 2000s",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalbarca.com/2010/news/xavi-winning-el-clasico-is-like-an-orgasm/ |title=Xavi: "Winning el Clasico is like having an orgasm", totalBarça |publisher=Totalbarca.com |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=27 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221072826/http://www.totalbarca.com/2010/news/xavi-winning-el-clasico-is-like-an-orgasm/ |archive-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> while Brazilian defender and former Real Madrid teammate [[Roberto Carlos]] has said of Zidane, "He is the best player I've seen. Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabéu just to see him warm-up."<ref>
[http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/news/article/-/8188178/roberto-carlos-in-awe-of-real-madrid-legend-/ "Roberto Carlos in awe of Real Madrid legend Zidane"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217222718/http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/news/article/-/8188178/roberto-carlos-in-awe-of-real-madrid-legend-/ |date=17 December 2014 }} Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref> Brazilian playmaker [[Ronaldinho]] stated, "Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time, one of my idols. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision."<ref>Ronaldinho interview. Four Four Two magazine (May 2006).</ref> Belgian playmaker [[Eden Hazard]] regards Zidane as "the best ever", and growing up he learned from his idol by "watching him on television and online for hours."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-real-madrid-coach-zinedine-zidane-was-the-best-player-ever-a3240971.html |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was the best player ever |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=5 May 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016 |archive-date=8 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508022137/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-real-madrid-coach-zinedine-zidane-was-the-best-player-ever-a3240971.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-i-want-to-play-under-zinedine-zidane-a3174561.html |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard: I want to play under Zinedine Zidane |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=6 February 2016 |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327205840/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-i-want-to-play-under-zinedine-zidane-a3174561.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Displaying skills with an array of moves such as his signature ''[[Marseille turn|La Roulette]]'' pirouette, [[step over]]s, and close ball control, former Brazilian international [[Rivaldo]] stated, "His elegance of movement on the pitch and his skills are uncanny."<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=395064.html "Rivaldo dreams of Germany"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171206/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=395064.html |date=15 July 2014 }}. UEFA. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref> Journalist [[Sid Lowe]] wrote, "Zidane was football's answer to the [[Bolshoi Ballet]]. Zidane was elegance above all else."<ref>"Football's Greatest – Zidane". Pitch International LLP. Retrieved 20 November 2013.</ref> In 2005, upon Zidane's return to the French national team, his teammate [[Thierry Henry]] stated, "In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team."<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/news/2005/august/5/henry-hails-god-zidane/ "Henry hails 'God Zidane'] ''Soccerway''. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref> Zidane has been lauded by sportsmen outside football; having witnessed Zidane's goal against Deportivo La Coruña in January 2002, where he dragged the ball right then left, turning the defender inside out, before scoring with a left foot finish, basketball player [[Magic Johnson]] stated, "One of the most inspiring nights of my life. Zidane is a phenomenon."<ref name=Crosshairs>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/magazine/vol5no12crosshairs.html |title=In the Crosshairs |first=Liam |last=McHugh |website=ESPN Magazine |date=29 May 2002 |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729000821/http://www.espn.com/magazine/vol5no12crosshairs.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Labelled a "flawed genius" by [[ESPN]], Zidane possessed an exceptional first touch, and was also known for his [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills and elegance on the ball.<ref name="flawed">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/world-cup/columns/story?id=740358 |title=Zinedine Zidane: A flawed genius |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Carter |first1=Jon |date=11 February 2010 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312114225/https://www.espn.com/soccer/world-cup/columns/story?id=740358 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="El falso lento">{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2001/07/10/deportes/994716012_850215.html |title=El falso lento |trans-title=The falso slow-poke |work=El País |last1=Valdano |first1=Jorge |language=es |date=10 July 2001 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075919/https://elpais.com/diario/2001/07/10/deportes/994716012_850215.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/france/squad/newsid_1780000/1780386.stm |title=Zinedine Zidane |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 April 2002 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108202921/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/france/squad/newsid_1780000/1780386.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was capable of using either foot, despite being naturally right-footed.<ref name="Il meglio di Zidane">{{cite web |url=https://www.gqitalia.it/sport/calcio/champions-league/2017/05/26/il-meglio-di-zidane-con-juventus-e-real-madrid |title=Il meglio di Zidane con Juventus e Real Madrid |trans-title=The best of Zidane with Juventus and Real |publisher=GQ Italia |last1=Lippi |first1=Gabriele |language=it |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075918/https://www.gqitalia.it/sport/calcio/champions-league/2017/05/26/il-meglio-di-zidane-con-juventus-e-real-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://es.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=155502.html |title=Rothen luck for Madrid |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=19 March 2004 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052433/https://es.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid%3D155502.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> His technique and co-ordination enabled him to execute shots and volleys with extreme power and precision, in particular from outside the penalty area;<ref name="NY Times">[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/sports/soccer/03brazil.html "Brazil's Fans Lament Demise of the Beautiful Game"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019214339/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/sports/soccer/03brazil.html |date=19 October 2020 }}. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/zinedine-zidane-la-lia-spain-real-madrid-france-juventus-world-cup-euro/ |title=Zidane: Five defining moments of greatness |publisher=Sportsnet |last1=Molinaro |first1=John |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025085351/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/zinedine-zidane-la-lia-spain-real-madrid-france-juventus-world-cup-euro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> he was also a [[Direct free kick|free kick]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] specialist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1437739-world-football-ranking-the-greatest-free-kick-takers-of-all-time#slide7 |title=Ranking the Greatest Free-Kick Takers of All Time |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Verschueren |first1=Gianni |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075933/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1437739-world-football-ranking-the-greatest-free-kick-takers-of-all-time#slide7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.it/2016/07/09/testata-zidane-dieci-anni-dopo-materazzi-ecco-mia-versione/ |title=La testata di Zidane 10 anni dopo, Materazzi: "Ecco la mia versione" |trans-title=Zidane's headbutt 10 years later, Materazzi: "Here's my version" |work=Fox Sports |language=it |last1=Casella |first1=Alberto |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075917/https://www.foxsports.it/2016/07/09/testata-zidane-dieci-anni-dopo-materazzi-ecco-mia-versione/ |archive-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A renowned playmaker, Zidane's natural position was a classic number 10 behind the strikers.<ref name="flawed"/><ref name="Rivaldo? Meglio Zidane">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/01/25/rivaldo-meglio-zidane.html |title=Rivaldo? Meglio Zidane |trans-title=Rivaldo? Better to have Zidane |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Gamba |first1=Emanuele |date=25 January 2000 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075915/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/01/25/rivaldo-meglio-zidane.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744858.stm |title=Zinedine Zidane |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909165436/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744858.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also capable of playing as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/rules_and_equipment/4197254.stm |title=Positions guide: Behind the striker |date=September 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507041122/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/rules_and_equipment/4197254.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/06/13/francia-esordio-felice-zidane-illumina-issa.html |title=Francia, l' esordio è felice Zidane illumina, Issa regala |trans-title=France, his debut is a happy one Zidane illuminates, Issa gifts France the win |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Marrese |first1=Emilio |date=13 June 1998 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075918/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/06/13/francia-esordio-felice-zidane-illumina-issa.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/mar/31/juventus-v-manchester-united-1999-champions-league-semi-final-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-5e8380aa8f08532a0e665732 |title=Juventus 2-3 Manchester United: 1999 Champions League semi-final – as it happened |work=the Guardian |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/21/euro2004.sport1 |title=Forward-thinking Zidane presses French coach for a move |work=The Guardian |last1=Walker |first1=Michael |date=21 June 2004 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> or as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]] or [[Midfielder#Deep-lying playmaker (Strolling 10)|deep-lying playmaker]], due to his ability to orchestrate his team's attacking plays from deep with his vision and passing.<ref name="NY Times"/><ref name="true greatness"/><ref name="Year Zero">{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/year-zero-making-zinedine-zidane-juventus-199697?page=0%2C1 |title=Year Zero: The making of Zinedine Zidane (Juventus, 1996/97) |publisher=FourFourTwo |last1=Bandini |first1=Nicky |date=3 May 2017 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075917/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/year-zero-making-zinedine-zidane-juventus-199697%3Fpage%3D0,1 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="scudiero">{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/shevazida/shevazida/shevazida.html |title=Zidane vede il Pallone d'oro ma Sheva è il suo scudiero |trans-title=Zidane sees the Ballon d'Or but Sheva is his squire |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Vincenzi |first1=Massimo |date=4 December 2000 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105144359/https://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/shevazida/shevazida/shevazida.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, he was capable of both assisting and scoring goals, despite being neither the most prolific goalscorer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/14/the-joy-of-six-football-and-the-outside-of-the-boot |title=The Joy of Six: football and the outside of the boot |work=The Guardian |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |date=14 August 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025073745/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/14/the-joy-of-six-football-and-the-outside-of-the-boot |url-status=live }}</ref> While not known for his heading ability, his height and physical strength also allowed him to be effective in the air, and saw him score several crucial headers throughout his career.<ref name="Infallibile">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2014/06/07/infallibile-zidane-quando-con-la-testa-fece-meraviglie60.html |title=Infallibile Zidane quando con la testa fece meraviglie |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Crosetti |first1=Maurizio |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075917/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2014/06/07/infallibile-zidane-quando-con-la-testa-fece-meraviglie60.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also drew praise from his managers for his defensive work-rate.<ref name="El falso lento"/><ref name="Ciao Zizou">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/04/26/ciao-zizou-campione-unico-zidane-lascia-lippi.html |title=Ciao Zizou, campione unico Zidane lascia, Lippi lo racconta |trans-title=Bye Zizou, a unique champion who leaves football, Lippi tells us about him |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Crosetti |first1=Maurizio |date=26 April 2006 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075917/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/04/26/ciao-zizou-campione-unico-zidane-lascia-lippi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite not being the quickest player, he possessed good agility and acceleration.<ref name="El falso lento"/><ref name="scudiero"/><ref name="Ciao Zizou"/><ref name="guardian"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-italia.net/46195/italys-all-time-no-10s?page=1 |title=Italy's All-Time No 10s |publisher=Football Italia |last1=Taylor |first1=Dave |date=9 March 2014 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325223709/http://www.football-italia.net/46195/italys-all-time-no-10s?page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also had excellent positioning<ref name="Infallibile"/> and outstanding spatial awareness.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/feb/23/1 |title=Big Blogger: week two |work=The Guardian |date=23 February 2007 |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-date=30 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630232840/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/feb/23/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he had a reserved and humble character, his former Juventus managers Lippi and Ancelotti also praised Zidane for being a team player, on whom his teammates could rely.<ref name="Rivaldo? Meglio Zidane"/> Notwithstanding the acclaim that Zidane received from the media over his playing ability, he also drew criticism in the media over his temperament and discipline, and for his occasional violent conduct on the pitch, which led to Zidane picking up cards; he was also accused by the media for drifting in and out of games and for lacking leadership qualities, although he was able to establish himself as a consistent and decisive player, who was also an influential captain at international level throughout his career.<ref name="guardian"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-estero/liga/real-madrid/2017/06/23-27065535/zinedine_zidane_45_anni_oggi_e_5_cose_che_forse_non_sapete/6/ |title=Zinedine Zidane: 45 anni, e 5 cose che forse non-sapete |trans-title=Zinedine Zidane: 45 years, and 5 things that you might not know |work=Il Corriere dello Sport |language=it |date=23 June 2017 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075917/https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-estero/liga/real-madrid/2017/06/23-27065535/zinedine_zidane_45_anni_oggi_e_5_cose_che_forse_non_sapete/6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Zidane has been named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] three times, a feat achieved only by [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref>[http://m.fifa.com/ballon-dor/history/index.html "FIFA Ballon d'Or World Player of the Year: Award History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107100925/http://m.fifa.com/ballon-dor/history/index.html |date=7 January 2016 }}. FIFA. Retrieved 13 January 2015.</ref> In 2002, ESPN described Zidane as "the greatest player in the world in the world's biggest game".<ref name=Crosshairs/> In a 2002 FIFA poll, Zidane was selected in the [[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]].<ref>[http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11759 FIFA DREAM TEAM: Maradona voted top player.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009133323/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=11759 |date=9 October 2018 }} Reuters. 19 June 2002.</ref> In 2004, he was voted [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years]], and was named in the [[FIFA 100]] list of the world's greatest living players.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |work=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=22 November 2013 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205959/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2004 poll conducted by French newspaper ''[[Journal du Dimanche]]'', Zidane was voted as "the most popular Frenchman of all time".<ref name="guardian"/> In 2014, in a poll carried out by French TV channel [[TF1]], Zidane was voted as the best player in the history of the French league.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/03/30/en/football/international_football/1396206819.html |title=Zidane, rated best of the French league |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=30 March 2014 |access-date=31 March 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403052814/http://www.marca.com/2014/03/30/en/football/international_football/1396206819.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, in a study led by French newspaper ''[[Le Parisien]]'', Zidane was named "best French player of all time".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/equipe-france-football/equipe-de-france-de-football-zidane-plus-haut-que-platini-08-06-2016-5865631.php |title=Equipe de France de football: Zidane plus haut que Platini |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=8 June 2016 |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630042206/http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/equipe-france-football/equipe-de-france-de-football-zidane-plus-haut-que-platini-08-06-2016-5865631.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

===As a coach===
[[File:Zinedine Zidane by Tasnim 02.jpg|thumb|right|Zidane at a press conference during the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup. As head coach of Real Madrid he won the UEFA Champions League an unprecedented three times in a row.]]

Despite establishing himself as one of the most successful coaches of his era and in the [[history of Real Madrid]],{{efn-ua|{{clear}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/zinedine-zidane-announces-end-to-successful-reign-as-real-madrid-head-coach_sto6783343/story.shtml |title=Zinedine Zidane announces end to successful reign as Real Madrid head coach |publisher=Eurosport |agency=PA Sport |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=1 June 2018}}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jun/04/zinedine-zidane-manager-more-successful-player-real-madrid-champions-league |title=Zinédine Zidane the manager is already outperforming Zidane the player |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Lowe |first=Sid|author-link=Sid Lowe |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018}}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-manchester-united-zinedine-zidane-super-cup-fourth-most-successful-club-history-a7884726.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-manchester-united-zinedine-zidane-super-cup-fourth-most-successful-club-history-a7884726.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Zinedine Zidane becomes fourth most successful manager in Real Madrid history after Super Cup win |newspaper=The Independent |last=Bartlett |first=Evan |date=9 August 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/zidane-can-become-real-madrids-greatest-ever-manager/1k4txq3ty8im71bjzp0zaxvush |title=Zidane can become Real Madrid's greatest ever manager – Karembeu |website=Goal.com |last=Burton |first=Chris |access-date=1 June 2018}}}} Zidane's time at Real Madrid was considered by some to be shadowed by a partial amount of luck.{{efn-ua|{{clear}}
*{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2708577-is-real-madrids-zinedine-zidane-a-great-manager-or-a-lucky-one |title=Is Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane a Great Manager or a Lucky One? |website=Bleacher Report |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Richard |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/965830/Real-Madrid-news-Zinedine-Zidane-enjoys-slice-of-luck-as-he-joins-elite-group-of-managers |title=Real Madrid news: Zinedine Zidane enjoys slice of luck as he joins elite group of managers |newspaper=Daily Express |location=London |last=Tanner |first=Richard |date=27 May 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
*{{cite web |url=https://therealchamps.com/2017/11/11/real-madrid-revisiting-zidane-lucky-hypothesis/ |title=Real Madrid: Revisiting the 'Zidane is lucky' hypothesis |website=The Real Champs |last=McVey |first=Alex |year=2017 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37495739/zidane-success-real-madrid-part-luck-part-judgment-another-ucl-final-looms |title=Zidane's success at Real Madrid part luck, part judgment as another UCL final looms |publisher=ESPN |last=Train |first=Rob |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
*{{cite web |url=https://fansided.com/2017/06/01/zinedine-zidane-talented-or-fortunate/ |title=Is Zinedine Zidane lucky or good, or both? |website=FanSided |last=Johnstone |first=Peter |date=May 2017 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.managingmadrid.com/2018/5/22/17378032/zinedine-zidane-real-madrid-liverpool-black-magic |title=Zinedine Zidane Prepares Black Magic Spells Ahead of Champions League Final |website=Managing Madrid |last=Kalvapalle |first=Rahul |date=22 May 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018}}}} His tactical philosophy has been praised by many.<ref name=Narasimhan>{{cite web |last=Narasimhan |first=Raghunandhanan |url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2016/12/08/tactical-philosophy-zinedine-zidane/ |title=Tactical philosophy: Zinedine Zidane |website=Outside of the Boot |date=May 2016 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=26 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526030410/http://outsideoftheboot.com/2016/12/08/tactical-philosophy-zinedine-zidane/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="García">{{cite web |last=García |first=Jaime |url=https://www.esdfanalysis.com/manager-analysis/real-madrid-lucky-tactical-analysis-zidanes-organised-attack/ |title=Are Real Madrid Lucky?: A tactical analysis of Zidane's organised attack |website=ESDF analysis |date=May 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140816/https://www.esdfanalysis.com/manager-analysis/real-madrid-lucky-tactical-analysis-zidanes-organised-attack/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Nalton>{{cite web |last=Nalton |first=James |url=https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/zinedine-zidane-tactics-real-madrid |title=Analysing Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid Tactics & Philosophy |website=Football Whispers |date=September 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143701/https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/zinedine-zidane-tactics-real-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Kumar>{{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Nikhil |url=https://www.fmscout.com/a-zinedine-zidane-433-tactics-fm17.html |title=Zinedine Zidane's 4–3–3 Tactics for FM17 |website=FMScout |date=June 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143004/https://www.fmscout.com/a-zinedine-zidane-433-tactics-fm17.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane's tactical style, characterized by its formation flexibility and attacking football, as well as his ability to unite the dressing room, have been positively compared to [[Carlo Ancelotti]]'s coaching method.<ref name="still the man">{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/just-how-good-zidane-manager-why-real-madrid-boss-just-keeps-winning |title=How good really is Zidane the manager? Why the Real Madrid boss just keeps on winning |publisher=FourFourTwo |last1=Haugstad |first1=Thore |date=22 May 2018 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025173235/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/just-how-good-zidane-manager-why-real-madrid-boss-just-keeps-winning |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="still the man2">{{cite web |url=https://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/1517055187-las-5-similitudes-de-la-era-zidane-con-ancelotti |title=Las 5 similitudes de la 'era Zidane' con Ancelotti |publisher=Defensacentral.com |last1=García |first1=Blanca |date=22 May 2018 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628143208/https://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/1517055187-las-5-similitudes-de-la-era-zidane-con-ancelotti |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://as.com/opinion/2019/04/06/portada/1554506452_670125.html |title=Ancelotti, Zidane y el pragmatismo |publisher=Diario As |last1=Hermel |first1=Frédéric |date=6 April 2019 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627163428/https://as.com/opinion/2019/04/06/portada/1554506452_670125.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His use of in-game substitutions was particularly praised, as many of his substitutes led to victories, such as introducing [[Marco Asensio]] and [[Lucas Vázquez]] in order to provide pace and width against [[Paris Saint-Germain]] in the UEFA Champions League to overturn a 1–0 deficit into a 3–1 victory. Similarly, his use of [[Gareth Bale]] as a substitute in the [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final]] proved crucial; Bale scored two goals after being brought on, turning a 1–1 tie into a 3–1 Madrid victory. It is also noted that his team focused on attacking through the flanks,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.managingmadrid.com/2018/2/2/16962144/watch-zidanes-half-time-talk-2017-champions-league-final-with-english-transcript-further-analysis |title=WATCH: Zidane's Half-Time Talk In The 2017 Champions League Final (With English Transcript & Tactical Analysis) |website=Managing Madrid |last=Arvind |first=Om |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018 |quote=[...] while saying that he doesn't want Madrid to play in the center (so, there's your reason for why Real seem to play through the flanks in an almost dogmatic fashion). |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140512/https://www.managingmadrid.com/2018/2/2/16962144/watch-zidanes-half-time-talk-2017-champions-league-final-with-english-transcript-further-analysis |url-status=live }}</ref> while he is credited for repopularising the [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2 diamond or 4–1–2–1–2|4–4–2 diamond]] formation in contemporary football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spielverlagerung.com/2017/09/27/real-madrids-diamond-continues-to-win/ |title=Madrid's Diamond Continues to Win |publisher=SpielverLagerung |last=von Artikel |first=AO |language=de |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527074140/http://spielverlagerung.com/2017/09/27/real-madrids-diamond-continues-to-win/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the other hand, some consider that Zidane's role was more focused in grinding out results and uniting the dressing room, rather than having a fixed tactical scheme.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37497073/real-madrid-zinedine-zidane-manager-knows-how-win-faces-champions-league-final |title=Real's Zinedine Zidane isn't known for tactics or style, just ability to win |publisher=ESPN |last=Lowe |first=Sid |author-link=Sid Lowe |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530234220/http://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/775/blog/post/3509559/real-madrid-zinedine-zidane-a-manager-who-knows-how-to-win-faces-champions-league-final |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tifofootball.com/features/zidane-really-great-man-manager/ |title=Is Zidane really a great man manager? |website=Tifo Football |last=McTear |first=Euan |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083402/https://www.tifofootball.com/features/zidane-really-great-man-manager/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zidane emphasised the importance of players' physical levels and preferred to choose impactful players over a defined system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |title=How Zidane's experience in Italy shaped his coaching philosophy |website=Managing Madrid |last=Wiltse |first=Matt |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403051512/http://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/4/1/15110610/how-zidanes-experience-in-italy-shaped-his-coaching-philosophy |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During his time at Real Madrid, he used several formations, including the 4–3–3, the 4–2–3–1, the 4–4–2, and the 3–5–2,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/09/05/football/1567701388_099859.html |title=Zidane's lack of a set system continues to confuse |publisher=AS.com |last1=Sillés |first1=Javier |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025173235/https://en.as.com/en/2019/09/05/football/1567701388_099859.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> in order to find the system that best suited his players, and has been credited with using "simple systems", "so that his players have the freedom needed to prove their superiority."<ref name="Zidane's style">{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2016/11/22/58346bc6468aeb81248b463c.html |title=What is it about Zidane's style that remains so under-appreciated? |publisher=Marca |last1=Sainati |first1=Aldo |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206083739/https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2016/11/22/58346bc6468aeb81248b463c.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Zidane has been praised for his balanced approach as a coach, and for having the leadership skills and personability to manage and motivate several world class players, create a good team environment, foster professional relationships, and a strong winning mentality; he has also demonstrated an ability to rotate players and get the best out his team, which has played a key role in his success. In 2019, he commented, "You ask me about two players but what interests me is the group. [[Karim Benzema|Karim]] is important for the team, not just for his goals. [[Casemiro]] gives a lot of balance, but not only that. Everyone contributes something to the team in their own way on the field".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/09/zidane-we-go-in-to-the-derby-in-good-form |title=Zidane: "We go in to the derby in good form" |publisher=Real Madrid CF |last1=García |first1=Javier |date=27 September 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025173234/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/09/zidane-we-go-in-to-the-derby-in-good-form |url-status=live }}</ref> Regarding his coaching role at Real Madrid, Zidane commented in 2018: "When you work with high-quality players, they know how to manage those periods of games when you’re not playing well, and they get things back on track very quickly. My job was to keep people calm!"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/zidane-on-his-real-madrid-role-my-job-was-to-keep-them-calm-27343 |title=Zidane on his Real Madrid role: 'My job was to keep them calm' |publisher=calciomercato.com |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025173233/https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/zidane-on-his-real-madrid-role-my-job-was-to-keep-them-calm-27343 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two of his main influences as a manager are his own former managers Marcello Lippi and Carlo Ancelotti.<ref name="still the man"/><ref name="paradosso">{{cite web |url=https://it.eurosport.com/calcio/champions-league/2016-2017/un-paradosso-chiamato-zidane-il-piu-sottovalutato-dei-raccomandati_sto6161621/story.shtml |title=Un paradosso chiamato Zidane: il più sottovalutato dei raccomandati |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |last1=Eterno |first1=Simone |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=25 October 2019 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
[[File:P1070029 - voyages provence.jpg|thumb|right|Zidane's Z5 Group is a sporting complex made up of five a side football pitches sponsored by [[Adidas]].]]

Zidane has had endorsements with many companies, including [[Adidas]], [[Lego]], [[France Telecom]], [[Orange SA|Orange]], [[Audi]], [[Volvic (mineral water)|Volvic]] and [[Christian Dior S.A.|Christian Dior]]. These sponsorship deals earned him €8.6&nbsp;million on top of his €6.4&nbsp;million Real Madrid salary in 2006, totalling €15&nbsp;million ($20.4&nbsp;million), which made him the sixth-highest paid footballer.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jean-Sébastien |last=Stehli |author2=Vidalie, Anne |author3=Miquelm, Paul |language=fr |title=Icône malgré lui |newspaper=L'Express |url=http://www.lexpress.fr/mag/sports/dossier/mondial-2006/dossier.asp?ida=438679&p=3 |date=8 June 2006 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014204041/http://lexpress.fr/mag/sports/dossier/mondial-2006/dossier.asp?ida=438679&p=3 |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Von Norbert |last=Berthold |language=de |title=Warum verdienen Fußballspieler so viel Geld? |newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |url=https://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc~E0DB6C733FD4B4271BB2DF785640AD9EA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |date=10 July 2006 |access-date=11 July 2006 |archive-date=15 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615171151/http://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc~E0DB6C733FD4B4271BB2DF785640AD9EA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine listed his earnings of $15.8&nbsp;million for the previous 12 months.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/04athletesland.html |title=The Best Paid Athletes |website=Forbes |date=24 June 2004 |access-date=19 July 2006 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605105229/https://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/04athletesland.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2010, Zidane appeared in a commercial for [[Louis Vuitton]], indulging in a game of [[table football]] with [[Pelé]] and [[Diego Maradona]].<ref>[http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2010-04/26/gq-style-news-maradona-pele-and-zidane-for-louis-vuitton "Maradona, Pelé and Zidane for Vuitton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123835/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2010-04/26/gq-style-news-maradona-pele-and-zidane-for-louis-vuitton |date=22 December 2015 }}. ''GQ''. Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref> Zidane features as the cover star of the Ultimate Edition of the [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'' video game]] ''[[FIFA 20]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/7/fifa-20-zinedine-zidane-ultimate-edition-cover-fut-icon|title=Zinedine Zidane to Cover 'FIFA 20 Ultimate Edition'|last=Stanley|first=Jack|date=30 July 2019|work=HYPEBEAST|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228171156/https://hypebeast.com/2019/7/fifa-20-zinedine-zidane-ultimate-edition-cover-fut-icon|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, filmmakers Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon filmed a documentary ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]'', which follows Zidane during an entire match, filmed with 17 cameras. Scottish [[post-rock]] band [[Mogwai]] provided the soundtrack. The documentary was part of the 2009 [[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]].<ref name="indy weekly">{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Rob |title=Dreams don't cost a thing |website=Independent Weekly |date=1 April 2009 |url=http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A355289 |access-date=3 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414030605/http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A355289 |archive-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Mogwai- Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait @ Albert Hall, Manchester 19-7-2013 (9323563699).jpg|thumb|left|Screening of ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]'' documentary at the [[Albert Hall, Manchester]] with rock band [[Mogwai]], who provided the soundtrack, on stage]]

In November 2006, Zidane toured Bangladesh as the guest of [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner [[Muhammad Yunus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/11/zinedine-zidane-wins-heart-of.html |title=Zinedine Zidane wins the heart of Bangladesh! |date=23 November 2006 |publisher=Dhaka Daily Photos |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020211812/http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/11/zinedine-zidane-wins-heart-of.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also visited the Algerian birthplace of his parents and met with Algerian president [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], who gave him an official reception.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh hails 'messiah' Zidane |work=BBC News |date=7 November 2006 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6123718.stm |access-date=12 November 2006 |archive-date=4 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104134126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6123718.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, French-Algerian artist [[Adel Abdessemed]] unveiled a [[Headbutt (sculpture)|bronze sculpture depicting]] Zidane's headbutt of [[Marco Materazzi]] in the 2006 World Cup Final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/france-unveils-zidane-head-butt-statue/2012/09/28/4e43796e-0999-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_blog.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Olga |last=Khazan |title=France unveils Zidane head-butt statue |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201054817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/france-unveils-zidane-head-butt-statue/2012/09/28/4e43796e-0999-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_blog.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 November 2006, Zidane appeared in the American animated sitcom ''[[Family Guy]]'', seen [[Saving Private Brian#Cultural references|headbutting an old lady]] in the episode "[[Saving Private Brian]]" as a parody of his headbutt on Materazzi.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/27/sport/football/zidane-head-butt-statue-football/ "'Ode to defeat': Zidane headbutt immortalized in bronze statue"]. CNN. Retrieved 13 May 2014.</ref> The infamous headbutt has also been the subject of a lyrical essay by the Belgian novelist [[Jean-Philippe Toussaint]] entitled ''La Mélancolie de Zidane'' (2006).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larrea |first1=Esperanza Bermejo |title=Communication et écritures |date=2012 |publisher=Universidad de Zaragoza |page=362}}</ref>

In 2010, footage of Zidane appeared in the "[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)|Waka Waka]]" music video by [[Shakira]], which shows him celebrating France winning the 1998 World Cup.<ref name="World Cup video">{{cite news |date=8 June 2010 |title=Shakira launches clip 'Waka Waka' Cup official music |url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html |publisher=Reforma |language=pt |access-date=9 June 2010 |archive-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331070734/http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Australian sports presenter [[Les Murray (broadcaster)|Les Murray]] collaborated with the band [[Vaudeville Smash]] and performed a Zidane tribute song, the accompanying video featuring four footballers performing ball tricks in Zidane masks, one of whom ends up headbutting a nightwatchman.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nrOLGifnMJk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140531005029/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOLGifnMJk&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title=Vaudeville Smash song | date=29 May 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOLGifnMJk |via=YouTube |publisher=Vevo |access-date=5 June 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Zidane célébré dans une chanson ! |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Zidane-celebre-dans-une-chanson/470655 |access-date=5 June 2014 |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |date=3 June 2014 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019124819/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Zidane-celebre-dans-une-chanson/470655 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Zidane was ranked one of the 500 most influential [[Muslims]] in the world by the [[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]] of Jordan, which noted: "[Zidane's] modest character has endeared him to the wider public."<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Muslim 500: 2017 The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2017 |last=Schleifer |first=Professor S Abdallah |publisher=The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre |year=2016 |isbn=978-9957-635-03-9 |location=Amman, Jordan |pages=175–176}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Agmun At Slimane.jpg|thumb|Zidane's parents' house in the village of [[Aguemoune]] in Algeria, which he visited on 15 December 2006<ref>{{cite web |author=Karim Ben-Ismaïl |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Zinedine-zidane-l-echappee-sans-ballon/903600 |title=Zinédine Zidane, l'échappée sans ballon |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=11 June 2018 |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602003113/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Zinedine-zidane-l-echappee-sans-ballon/903600 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

At the age of 17, Zidane met his future wife, Véronique Fernández (born in [[Aveyron]] of Spanish descent),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/11fwlead02.htm |title=Comment on wife upset Zidane |work=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2004 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230748/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/11fwlead02.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> while playing for [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] in the 1988–89 season. Married in 1994, they have four sons: [[Enzo Zidane]] (born 24 March 1995),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/08/05/primera/1375658605_791775.html |title=Enzo Zidane reforzará esta temporada al Real Madrid C |date=5 August 2013 |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-date=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805105310/https://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/08/05/primera/1375658605_791775.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Luca Zidane]] (born 13 May 1998),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elconfidencial.com/cache/2007/11/19/63_jugador_madrid.html |title=Mi papá es jugador del Real Madrid |date=22 November 2007 |access-date=12 January 2008 |language=es |author=García, Victor |publisher=ElConfidencial.com |archive-date=31 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231221914/http://www.elconfidencial.com/cache/2007/11/19/63_jugador_madrid.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Théo Zidane]] (born 18 May 2002),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040967842/1330021868266/jugador/Jugador/Theo.htm |title=Portada > Plantilla > Otras Categorías > Benjamín B |access-date=12 January 2008 |language=es |publisher=Real Madrid CF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119225549/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040967842/1330021868266/jugador/Jugador/Theo.htm |archive-date=19 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Elyaz Zidane]] (born 26 December 2005).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/futbol/cantera/cadete-a/elyaz-fernandez |title=Elyaz: "Me gusta dar pases a mis compañeros" |website=Real Madrid |language=es |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130073705/https://www.realmadrid.com/futbol/cantera/cadete-a/elyaz-fernandez |url-status=live }}</ref>

He has described himself as a "non-practising [[Muslim]]", and is open about his religion and spirituality.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="independent" />

On 12 July 2019, his elder brother Farid died of cancer at the age of 54.<ref>{{cite web | author = Oluwatomiwa Babalola | url = https://www.legit.ng/1248700-farid-zidane-zinedine-zidanes-elder-brother-dies-cancer-age-54.html | title = Farid Zidane, Zinedine Zidane's elder brother dies of cancer at age 54 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20190713192647/https://www.legit.ng/1248700-farid-zidane-zinedine-zidanes-elder-brother-dies-cancer-age-54.html | archive-date = 13 July 2019 | url-status = dead | access-date = 13 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author = Ryan Benson | url = https://www.goal.com/en/news/real-madrid-confirm-passing-of-zidanes-brother/m5luksw6otb71u2rrn7f4txvy | title = Real Madrid confirm passing of Zidane's brother | date = 13 July 2019 | work = goal.com | access-date = 2 January 2022 | archive-date = 4 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200804091458/https://www.goal.com/en/news/real-madrid-confirm-passing-of-zidanes-brother/m5luksw6otb71u2rrn7f4txvy | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<ref>[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2664.html Zidane, Zinedine Yazid Zidane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021033119/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2664.html |date=21 October 2020 }}, BDFutbol</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="3"|League!!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]].}}!!colspan="2"|[[UEFA competitions|Europe]]!!colspan="2"|Other!!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[AS Cannes|Cannes]]||[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]]||[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]]
|Division 1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]
|Division 1||28||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
|Division 1||31||5||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||38||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Totals!!61!!6!!6!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!71!!6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]||[[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93]]||Division 1||35||10||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||11
|-
|[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]
|Division 1||34||6||3||0||6||2||colspan="2"|—||43||8
|-
|[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]
|Division 1||37||6||5||1||4||1||colspan="2"|—||46||8
|-
|[[1995–96 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|1995–96]]
|Division 1||33||6||3||0||15||6||colspan="2"|—||51||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Totals!!139!!28!!15!!2!!25!!9!!0!!0!!179!!39
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]||[[1996–97 Juventus FC season|1996–97]]||[[Serie A]]||29||5||2||0||10||2||3{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]].}}||0||44||7
|-
|[[1997–98 Juventus FC season|1997–98]]
|Serie A||32||7||5||1||11||3||1{{efn|name=SCI|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]].}}||0||49||11
|-
|[[1998–99 Juventus FC season|1998–99]]
|Serie A||25||2||5||0||10||0||1{{efn|name=SCI|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]].}}||0||41||2
|-
|[[1999–2000 Juventus FC season|1999–2000]]
|Serie A||32||4||3||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||41||5
|-
|[[2000–01 Juventus FC season|2000–01]]
|Serie A||33||6||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||39||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Totals!!151!!24!!17!!2!!41!!5!!5!!0!!214!!31
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]||[[2001–02 Real Madrid CF season|2001–02]]||[[La Liga]]||31||7||9||2||9||3||2{{efn|name=SCE|Appearance(s) in [[Supercopa de España]].}}||0||51||12
|-
|[[2002–03 Real Madrid CF season|2002–03]]
|La Liga||33||9||1||0||14||3||2{{efn|One appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]].}}||0||50||12
|-
|[[2003–04 Real Madrid CF season|2003–04]]
|La Liga||33||6||7||1||10||3||2{{efn|name=SCE}}||0||52||10
|-
|[[2004–05 Real Madrid CF season|2004–05]]
|La Liga||29||6||1||0||10||0||colspan="2"|—||40||6
|-
|[[2005–06 Real Madrid CF season|2005–06]]
|La Liga||29||9||5||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||38||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!155!!37!!23!!3!!47!!9!!6!!0!!230!!49
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total!!506!!95!!61!!7!!117!!23!!11!!0!!695!!125
|}
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===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by year and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year
!colspan="2"|Competitive
!colspan="2"|Friendly
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[France national football team|France]]<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |last=Pla Diaz |first=Emilio |title=Zinedine Zidane - Century of International Appearances |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zidane-intl.html |website=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=23 July 2006 |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919054807/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zidane-intl.html |archive-date=19 September 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National football team player Zinédine Zidane |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23447 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124173917/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23447 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|1994||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in the [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]</ref>||0||1||2||2||2
|-
|1995||5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]</ref>||2||1||0||6||2
|-
|1996||5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances at [[UEFA Euro 1996]]</ref>||0||7||1||12||1
|-
|1997||colspan="2"|—||8||1||8||1
|-
|1998||8<ref group="lower-alpha">Five appearances and two goals in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], three appearances in the [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]</ref>||2||7||3||15||5
|-
|1999||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]</ref>||1||3||0||6||1
|-
|2000||5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances at [[UEFA Euro 2000]]</ref>||2||8||2||13||4
|-
|2001||colspan="2"|—||8||2||8||2
|-
|2002||4<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], three appearances in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]</ref>||0||5||1||9||1
|-
|2003||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]</ref>||3||3||0||7||3
|-
|2004||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances at [[UEFA Euro 2004]]</ref>||3||3||1||7||4
|-
|2005||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</ref>||1||1||1||5||2
|-
|2006||6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]</ref>||3||4||0||10||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||49||17||59||14||108||31
|}
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#C3C3C3"|{{double-dagger}}
| Indicates goal was scored from a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#9F9"|
|Indicates won the match
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb"|
|Indicates the match ended in [[Tie (draw)|draw]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#8fcfdf"|
|Refers to unofficial matches
|}
{{anchor|Goals}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+International goals scored by Zinedine Zidane
|-
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" | Cap
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Opponent
! scope="col" | Score
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Competition
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| rowspan="2" align=center | 1 || rowspan="2" | 17 August 1994 || rowspan="2" | [[Stade Chaban-Delmas]], [[Bordeaux]], France || rowspan="2" | {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|CZE}} || align=center | 1–2 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{pending|2–2}} || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| align=center | 2–2
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| align=center | 6 || 6 September 1995 || [[Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps]], [[Auxerre]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|AZE}} || align=center | 7–0 || align=center {{win|[[France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)|10–0]]}} || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying#Group 1|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| align=center | 7 || 11 October 1995 || [[Stadionul Steaua (1974)|Stadionul Steaua]], [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ROU}} || align=center | 3–1 || align=center {{win|3–1}}
|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| align=center | 10 || 21 February 1996 || [[Stade des Costières]], [[Nîmes]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|GRE}} || align=center | 3–1 || align=center {{win|3–1}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|- style="background:#8fcfdf;"
! scope="row" | 6
| align=center | 26 || 11 June 1997 || [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ITA}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{pending|2–2}} || [[1997 Tournoi de France]]
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| align=center | 29 || 28 January 1998 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ESP}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|1–0}} || Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| align=center | 30 || 25 February 1998 || [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|NOR}} || align=center | 2–1 || align=center {{pending|3–3}}
|Friendly
|-
|- style="background:#8fcfdf;"
! scope="row" | 9
| align=center | 32 || 27 May 1998 || [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|BEL}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|1–0}} || [[1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament|1998 King Hassan II Cup]]
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| rowspan="2" align=center | 39 || rowspan="2" | 12 July 1998 || rowspan="2" | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || rowspan="2" | {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|BRA}} || align=center | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{win|3–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[1998 FIFA World Cup final]] 
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| align=center | 2–0
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| align=center | 47 || 8 September 1999 || [[Hrazdan Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ARM}}|| align="center" | 2–1 || align=center {{win|3–2}} || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying#Group 4|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| align=center | 50 || 23 February 2000 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|POL}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|1–0}} || Friendly
|-
|- style="background:#8fcfdf;"
! scope="row" | 14
| align=center | 53 || 4 June 2000 || Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|JPN}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{pending|2–2}} || [[2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament|2000 King Hassan II Cup]]
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| align=center | 57 || 25 June 2000 || Jan Breydel Stadium, [[Bruges]], Belgium || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ESP}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|2–1}} || [[UEFA Euro 2000]]
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| align=center | 58 || 28 June 2000 || [[King Baudouin Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|POR}} || align=center | 2–1{{double dagger|alt=penalty}} || align=center {{win|2–1}}
|UEFA Euro 2000
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| align=center | 63 || 27 February 2001 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|GER}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|1–0}} || Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| align=center | 64 || 24 March 2001 
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France|| {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|JPN}} || align=center | 1–0{{double dagger|alt=penalty}} || align=center {{win|5–0}}
|Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 19
| align=center | 72 || 27 March 2002 
|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France|| {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|SCO}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|5–0}}
|Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 20
| rowspan="2" align=center | 81 || rowspan="2" | 29 March 2003 || rowspan="2" | [[Stade Bollaert-Delelis]], [[Lens]], [[Pas-de-Calais]], France || rowspan="2" | {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|MLT}} || align=center | 4–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{win|6–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying#Group 1|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
! scope="row" | 21
| align=center | 6–0{{double dagger|alt=penalty}}
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| align=center | 82 || 2 April 2003 || [[Stadio Renzo Barbera]], [[Palermo]], Italy || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ISR}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center {{win|2–1}}
|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
! scope="row" | 23
| align=center | 89 || 6 June 2004 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|UKR}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|1–0}} || Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 24
| rowspan="2" align=center | 90 || rowspan="2" | 13 June 2004 || rowspan="2" | [[Estádio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal || rowspan="2" | {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ENG}} || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{win|2–1}} || rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Euro 2004#Group B|UEFA Euro 2004]]
|-
! scope="row" | 25
| align=center | 2–1{{double dagger|alt=penalty}}
|-
! scope="row" | 26
| align=center | 92 || 21 June 2004 || [[Estádio Cidade de Coimbra]], [[Coimbra]], Portugal || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|SUI}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|3–1}}
|UEFA Euro 2004
|-
! scope="row" | 27
| align=center | 94 || 17 August 2005 || [[Stade de la Mosson]], [[Montpellier]], France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|CIV}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center {{win|3–0}} || Friendly
|-
! scope="row" | 28
| align=center | 98 || 12 October 2005 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|CYP}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center {{win|4–0}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Groub 4|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
! scope="row" | 29
| align=center | 105 || 27 June 2006 || [[Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hannover]], Germany || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ESP}} || align=center | 3–1 || align=center {{win|3–1}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
! scope="row" | 30
| align=center | 107 || 5 July 2006 || [[Allianz Arena]], [[Munich]], Germany || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|POR}} || align=center | 1–0{{double dagger|alt=penalty}} || align=center {{win|1–0}}
|2006 FIFA World Cup
|-
! scope="row" | 31
| align=center | 108 || 9 July 2006 || [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]], Germany	 || {{#invoke:flagg|main|unpe|avar=fb|ITA}} || align=center | 1–0{{double dagger|alt=penalty}} || align=center {{pending|1–1}}<br />{{pen|3–5}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup final]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{Updated|22 May 2021}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
| [[Real Madrid Castilla]]
| 25 June 2014
| 4 January 2016
{{WDL|57|26|17|14|for=88|against=58|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2014-15|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2014–15|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081255/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2014-15|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?cat=-&temp=2015-16&equip=61&rival=-|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2015–16|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081651/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?cat=-&temp=2015-16&equip=61&rival=-|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 4 January 2016
| 31 May 2018
{{WDL|149|105|28|16|for=398|against=163|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?cat=-&temp=2015-16&equip=2&rival=-|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2015–16|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081454/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?cat=-&temp=2015-16&equip=2&rival=-|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2016-17|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2016–17|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=22 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722090451/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2016-17|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2017-18|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2017–18|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721174358/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2017-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 11 March 2019
| 27 May 2021<ref name="bbc.com"/>
{{WDL|114|69|25|20|for=207|against=104|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2018-19|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2018–19|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721181335/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2018-19|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2019-20|title=Zidane: Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Matches 2019–20|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721174423/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2664.html?temp=2018-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=3|Career totals
{{WDLtot|320|200|70|50|for=693|against=325|diff=yes}}
!
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Bordeaux'''<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[1995–96 UEFA Cup|1995–96]]

'''Juventus'''<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
*[[Serie A]]: [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]]
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1997 Supercoppa Italiana|1997]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1996 UEFA Super Cup|1996]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1996 Intercontinental Cup|1996]]
*UEFA Intertoto Cup: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]] runner-up: [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]], [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]]

'''Real Madrid'''<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
*[[La Liga]]: [[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2001 Supercopa de España|2001]], [[2003 Supercopa de España|2003]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|2002]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2002 Intercontinental Cup|2002]]

'''France U16'''
* Syrenka Cup: 1987<ref>{{cite web |first=Olgierd |last=Kwiatkowski |url=http://www.sport.pl/sport/1,67926,3465651.html |title=Warszawski ślad Zinedine'a Zidane'a |language=pl |publisher=[[:pl:Gazeta.pl|Gazeta.pl]] |website=sport.pl |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709190738/http://www.sport.pl/sport/1,67926,3465651.html |archive-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

'''France'''<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]; runner-up: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]

'''Individual'''
<!--LEAGUE AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order
from last time won.-->
* [[Trophées UNFP du football|French Division 1 Young Player of the Year]]: [[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]<ref name=Awards />
* [[Trophées UNFP du football|French Division 1 Player of the Year]]: [[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]<ref name=Awards>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/zinedine-zidanes-records-in-football |title=Zinedine Zidane's records and achievements in football |website=Sportskeeda.com |date=3 June 2014 |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018211815/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/zinedine-zidanes-records-in-football |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]]: [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]], [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]
* [[Onze d'Or|Onze d'Argent]]: 1997, 2002, 2003
* [[FIFA]] XI: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033752/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|url-status=live|title=Matches of FIFA XI|archive-date=17 November 2015|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[European Sports Magazines#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
* [[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year]]: 1998<ref name=Awards />
* [[L'Équipe Champion of Champions#International|L'Équipe International Champion of Champions]]: 1998<ref name="lequipe_champion">{{cite web |url=http://www.whoholdsthetitle.com/home/championslist/list-of-lequipe-world-champion-of-champions-rafael-nadal-2010-winner.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605192942/https://whoholdsthetitle.com/home/championslist/list-of-lequipe-world-champion-of-champions-rafael-nadal-2010-winner.html/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2021 |title=L'Équipe World Champion of Champions |access-date=27 January 2016 |publisher=Whoholdsthetitle}}</ref>
* [[L'Équipe Champion of Champions#France|L'Équipe France Champion of Champions]]: 1998<ref name="lequipe_champion" />
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star team]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
* [[World Soccer Awards]] Player of the Year: 1998<ref name=Awards />
* [[French Player of the Year#Winners|France Football French Player of the Year]]: 1998, 2002<ref name=Awards />
* [[Onze d'Or]]: 1998, 2000, 2001
* [[Ballon d'Or]]: [[1998 Ballon d'Or|1998]]<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
* [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: 1998, 2000, 2003<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
* [[El País (Uruguay)|El País European Player of the Year]]: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
* [[Onze d'Or|Onze de Bronze]]: 1999
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of the 20th century]]: 1999
* [[French Player of the Year#Player of the Century|2nd French Player of the Century (France Football)]]: 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France – Footballer of the Year |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=18 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship awards#Player of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament]]: 2000<ref name=Awards />
* [[UEFA European Championship awards#Team of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 2000, 2004
* Serie A top assist provider: [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccer-europe.com/Archives/Seriea/Seriea0001/Performers.html |title=Performers |access-date=1 August 2017 |publisher=soccer-europe.com |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801115611/http://soccer-europe.com/Archives/Seriea/Seriea0001/Performers.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Serie A Footballer of the Year]]: [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2001, 2002, 2003
* [[Don Balón Award]]: [[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]]
* [[El País|La Liga Best Foreign Player]]: [[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spanpoy.html |title=Spain – Footballer of the Year |access-date=1 October 2017 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808193808/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spanpoy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: 2002
* [[FIFA World Cup Dream Team]]: 2002
* [[FIFA 100]]: 2004
* [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years]]: 2004
* [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]]: 2005, 2006
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#The World's Best Playmaker|IFFHS World's Best Playmaker]]: 2006<ref name="Former Results">{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/former-results/ |title=Former Results |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-date=24 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924094523/https://iffhs.de/former-results/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA World Cup Golden Ball]]: 2006<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>
* [[Trophées UNFP du football#Trophée d'honneur UNFP|UNFP Honorary Award]]: 2007
* [[Association of Football Statisticians|AFS]] Top-100 Players of All Time #5: 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afstop100.html |title=AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time |access-date=25 November 2017 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530051331/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afstop100.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Marca Leyenda]] Award: 2008
* [[Golden Foot]] Legends Award: 2008
* [[ESPN]] Team of the Decade: 2009
* ESPN Player of the Decade: 2009
* [[Fox Sports]] Player of the Decade: 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=https://as.com/futbol/2009/12/18/mas_futbol/1261090861_850215.html |title=Fox Sports elige a Zidane 'futbolista de la década' |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307231448/https://as.com/futbol/2009/12/18/mas_futbol/1261090861_850215.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Soccer All-Decade Team|Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade]]: 2009<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wahl |first=Grant |title=2000s: The Decade in Sports; All-Decade Team: Soccer |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113202936/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Soccer|Sports Illustrated Player of the Decade]]: 2009<ref name=Awards />
* [[Don Balón Award|Don Balón Team of the Decade]]: 2010<ref name="DB">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/la_hora/docs/donbalon060111 |title=El equipo de ensueño del siglo XXI |date=5 January 2011 |access-date=31 July 2017 |publisher=Don Balón |archive-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216000845/https://issuu.com/la_hora/docs/donbalon060111 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Don Balón Award|Don Balón Player of the Decade]]: 2010<ref name="DB" />
* [[Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award]]: 2011<ref name=Awards />
* [[UEFA]] team of teams: 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/blogs/blog=ucl_blog_talkingpoint/postid=1740862.html#the+team+teams |title=Team of the Teams of the Year |access-date=27 January 2016 |publisher=UEFA |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126000347/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/blogs/blog=ucl_blog_talkingpoint/postid=1740862.html#the+team+teams |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years: 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2011-2012/le-meilleur-cest-zidane_sto3032163/story.shtml |title=Le meilleur c'est Zidane |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=27 January 2016 |publisher=Eurosport |archive-date=22 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122214943/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2011-2012/le-meilleur-cest-zidane_sto3032163/story.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Trophées UNFP du football#Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP|Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP]]: 2011
* [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] Greatest XI of All Time: 2012<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2012/03/07/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1331125310.html |title=Un once increíble |access-date=17 July 2016 |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226230231/https://www.marca.com/2012/03/07/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1331125310.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)#Greatest XI of All Time|World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time]]: 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |title=How the panel voted |access-date=27 January 2016 |website=World Soccer |date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930122457/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Real Madrid Hall of Fame: 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/zinedine-zidane |title=Zidane, A genius who marked an era |work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |access-date=17 July 2016 |publisher=Real Madrid CF |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321213842/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/zinedine-zidane |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Team of the Year#UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year|UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year]] (substitute): 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2201679.html |title=Ultimate Team of the Year: The All-Time XI |publisher=UEFA |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231165432/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2201679.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[IFFHS]] Legends: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/ |title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players |publisher=IFFHS |date=25 January 2016 |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-date=24 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924082150/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament#All-time Euro XI|UEFA European Championship All-Time XI]]: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d813794a987-97623277ab50-1000--your-all-time-euro-11-revealed/ |title=Your All-time EURO 11 revealed |publisher=UEFA |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626232029/https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2371381.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[FourFourTwo]]'s Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time #8: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-greatest-footballers-ever-no8-zinedine-zidane |title=FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.8, Zinedine Zidane |website=FourFourTwo |date=27 July 2017 |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530200436/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-greatest-footballers-ever-no8-zinedine-zidane |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] Greatest XI of All Time: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2017/juve120-team-announced.php |title=#JUVE120 team announced |publisher=Juventus F.C. |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527064014/http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2017/juve120-team-announced.php |archive-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[L'Équipe]]'' Best French Player of All Time: 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Top/Football/top_100_foot_francais/13/ |title=Les 100 meilleurs joueurs français de l'histoire du football |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |date=27 May 2018 |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035354/https://www.lequipe.fr/Top/Football/top_100_foot_francais/13/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team]] (Silver): 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |website=[[MARCA]] |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215113120/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110|publisher=IFFHS|date=22 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|title=IFFHS|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213838/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Europe Men's Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121|publisher=IFFHS|date=29 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|title=IFFHS|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603054252/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[FourFourTwo]]'s 100 best football players of all time #7: 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-players-of-all-time/10 |title=Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time |website=FourFourTwo |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105204636/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-players-of-all-time/10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2022<ref name="2022-SerieAHoF">{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Da Zola a Mourinho e Zidane: le nuove leggende della Hall of fame del calcio italiano |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/figc-hall-of-fame-giocatori-allenatori#00 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sky Italia |language=it |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423061717/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/figc-hall-of-fame-giocatori-allenatori#00 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Juventus FC Hall of Fame]]: 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2025 |title=Juventus creates its Hall of Fame - Juventus |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/juventus-creates-its-hall-of-fame |access-date=10 September 2025 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Real Madrid'''
*La Liga: [[2016–17 La Liga|2016–17]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/3131112/real-madrid-win-on-final-day-to-secure-title-in-la-liga-over-barcelona |title=Real Madrid win on final day to secure title in La Liga over Barcelona |website=ESPN FC |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-date=7 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007212515/http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/3131112/real-madrid-win-on-final-day-to-secure-title-in-la-liga-over-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]]
*Supercopa de España: [[2017 Supercopa de España|2017]], [[2020 Supercopa de España|2020]]
*UEFA Champions League: [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|2017–18]]
*UEFA Super Cup: [[2016 UEFA Super Cup|2016]], [[2017 UEFA Super Cup|2017]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2016 FIFA Club World Cup|2016]], [[2017 FIFA Club World Cup|2017]]

'''Individual'''
* [[La Liga Manager of the Month]]: [[2015–16 La Liga#Monthly|April 2016]], [[2016–17 La Liga#Monthly awards|May 2017]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-april |title=Zinedine Zidane named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for April |publisher=La Liga |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725094558/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-april |archive-date=25 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-laliga-santander-manager-of-the-month-for-may |title=Zinedine Zidane named LaLiga Santander Manager of the Month for May |publisher=La Liga |date=8 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613041111/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-laliga-santander-manager-of-the-month-for-may |archive-date=13 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[UEFA]] La Liga Team Revelation of the Year: [[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2016/05/17/573adcede2704e6d6a8b45e4.html |title=Zidane is the chosen one for UEFA's 'Team Revelation' |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=4 June 2016 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923135817/https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2016/05/17/573adcede2704e6d6a8b45e4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2015–16<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0234-0e95f2433dcb-c7da6a56fbf4-1000--our-champions-league-breakthrough-team-of-2016/ "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016"]. UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2017.</ref>
* [[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]] – Runner-up: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2016-diego-someone/ |title=THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2016: Diego Simeone |publisher=IFFHS |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=27 December 2016 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227200235/http://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2016-diego-someone/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[The Best FIFA Football Coach]]: [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|2017]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/best-fifa-mens-coach/index.html |title=The Best FIFA Men's Coach |publisher=FIFA |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501093316/https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/best-fifa-mens-coach/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Runner-up: [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|2016]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/best-fifa-mens-coach/index.html |title=The Best FIFA Men's Coach |publisher=FIFA |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501093316/https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/best-fifa-mens-coach/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018#The Best FIFA Men's Coach|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/10753307bf424cff/original/o1m6b5xups6mdzeq454o-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Football Awards 2018 – Voting Results |publisher=FIFA |date=24 September 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202003056/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/10753307bf424cff/original/o1m6b5xups6mdzeq454o-pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[French Player of the Year#Manager of the Year|France Football French Manager of the Year]]: 2016,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/news/Zinedine-zidane-elu-meilleur-entraineur-francais-de-l-annee-2016-par-le-jury-de-france-football/767138 |title=Zinédine Zidane élu meilleur entraîneur français de l'année 2016 par le jury de France Football |website=France Football |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821121740/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Zinedine-zidane-elu-meilleur-entraineur-francais-de-l-annee-2016-par-le-jury-de-france-football/767138 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Zinedine-zidane-real-madrid-entraineur-francais-de-l-annee-2017/865045 |title=Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid) entraîneur français de l'année 2017 |website=France Football |date=8 January 2018 |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180836/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Zinedine-zidane-real-madrid-entraineur-francais-de-l-annee-2017/865045 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[El Heddaf|Le Buteur]] Coach of the Year: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/02/zidane-le-buteur-coach-of-the-year |title=Zidane, 'Le Buteur' coach of the year |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=10 February 2017 |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015202448/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/02/zidane-le-buteur-coach-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[UEFA]] La Liga Team of the Season: 2016–17,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/05/22/primera/1495474276_384251.html |title=Once ideal de LaLiga para UEFA: 4 del Madrid, 3 del Barça... |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |date=22 May 2017 |access-date=22 May 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817123159/https://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/05/22/primera/1495474276_384251.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 2019–20<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20200722/482468088863/real-madrid-once-ideal-uefa.html|title= La UEFA se olvida de Oblak en sus equipo ideal de la Liga|publisher= Mundo Deportivo|date= 22 July 2020|access-date= 22 July 2020|archive-date= 22 August 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200822223634/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20200722/482468088863/real-madrid-once-ideal-uefa.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[France Football]] UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2016–17<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ligue-des-champions-buffon-marcelo-neymar-cristiano-ronaldo-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison/807382 |title=Ligue des champions: Buffon, Marcelo, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo... L'équipe type de la saison |website=France Football |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308080551/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ligue-des-champions-buffon-marcelo-neymar-cristiano-ronaldo-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison/807382 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Onze d'Or#Coach of the Year|Onze d'Or Coach of the Year]]: 2016–17,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onzemondial.com/dossiers/218387-onze-or-zinedine-zidane-elu-meilleur-entraineur-saison-real-madrid |title=Onze d'Or: Zinédine Zidane élu meilleur entraîneur de la saison |website=Onze Mondial |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625011237/https://www.onzemondial.com/dossiers/218387-onze-or-zinedine-zidane-elu-meilleur-entraineur-saison-real-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/06/zidane-onze-de-oro-award-for-best-coach-of-the-season |title=Zidane, Onze de Oro award for best coach of the season |publisher=Real Madrid CF |location=Madrid, Spain |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |quote=Zinedine Zidane han been recognised by the French magazine Onze Mondial with the award of Onze de Oro best coach of the 2016–2017 season. |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626095248/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/06/zidane-onze-de-oro-award-for-best-coach-of-the-season |url-status=live }}</ref> 2017–18,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/is-zidane-already-the-best-in-history-442516 |title=Is Zidane already the best in history? |website=BeSoccer.com |date=7 June 2018 |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> 2020–21<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onzemondial.com/liga/2020-2021/onze-d-or-2021-zinedine-zidane-meilleur-entraineur-de-la-saison-634005 |title=ONZE D'OR 2021: ZINÉDINE ZIDANE MEILLEUR ENTRAÎNEUR DE LA SAISON ! |website=Onze Mondial |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref>
* ESPN Manager of the Year: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/21589590/fc-100-best-men-players-managers-world-football#!manager |title=ESPN FC 100 |publisher=ESPN |date=4 December 2017 |access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]]: 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2017-the-crown-of-zidane |title=THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2017: THE CROWN OF ZIDANE |publisher=IFFHS |date=5 December 2017 |access-date=8 December 2017 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160520/https://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2017-the-crown-of-zidane/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-worlds-best-club-coach-2018-zidanes-second-award/ |title=IFFHS AWARDS 2018 – THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2018: ZIDANE'S SECOND COACH AWARD ! |website=iffhs.de |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=30 November 2018 |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130071611/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-worlds-best-club-coach-2018-zidanes-second-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[IFFHS Men's World Team]]: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-man-world-team-2017/ |title=The IFFHS Men World Team 2017 |publisher=IFFHS |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=13 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010651/http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-man-world-team-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[RMC (France)|RMC]] French Manager of the Year: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/plus-de-sports/rmc-sport-awards-zidane-manager-de-l-annee-savoure-une-annee-exceptionnelle-1322588.html |title=RMC Sport Awards: Zidane, manager de l'année, savoure "une année exceptionnelle" |website=RMC |date=8 December 2017 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-date=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212060748/http://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/plus-de-sports/rmc-sport-awards-zidane-manager-de-l-annee-savoure-une-annee-exceptionnelle-1322588.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Globe Soccer Awards]] Best Coach of the Year: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globesoccer.com/winners/zinedine-zidane-best-coach-year/ |title=Zinédine Zidane (Best Coach of the Year) |website=Globe Soccer |date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.managingmadrid.com/2017/12/28/16827012/ronaldo-zidane-globe-soccer-awards-2017 |title=Ronaldo and Zidane win Globe Soccer Awards for Best Player and Best Coach |website=Managing Madrid |access-date=31 December 2017 |date=28 December 2017 |last=Navarrete |first=Lucas |quote=Real Madrid swept the 2017 Globe Soccer Awards as Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best player, Zinedine Zidane the best coach and the club won the Team of the Year Award.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/12/zidane-received-the-best-coach-of-the-year-award |title=Zidane received the Best Coach of the Year award |date=28 December 2017 |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=31 December 2017 |quote=Zinedine Zidane picked up the Best Coach of the Year award at the Dubai Globe Soccer gala.}}</ref>
* [[World Soccer Magazine#Men's World Manager of the Year|World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year]]: 2017;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-leads-real-madrids-clean-sweep-of-world-soccer-awards-399190 |title=Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's clean sweep of World Soccer awards |website=World Soccer |date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> Runner-up: 2018<ref>{{citation |title=WORLD SOCCER AWARDS 2018 |journal=World Soccer |pages=32 |date=January 2019}}</ref>
*''[[France Football]]'' 22nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019<ref name="Top6FF">{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU|title=Top 50 des coaches de l'historie|publisher=France Football |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The 50 best coaches in history, according to 'France Football'|url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/the-50-best-coaches-in-history-according-to-france-football-607455|website=BeSoccer|date=29 March 2019|access-date=6 December 2019|language=en-EN}}</ref>
*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' 34th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/08/20/50-greatest-football-managers-all-time|title= The 50 Greatest Football Managers of All Time|publisher= Sports Illustrated |date=20 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[Miguel Muñoz Trophy]]: [[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2020/07/20/5f14c50322601d45688b4601.html|title= This season's honours list in LaLiga Santander|publisher= Marca |date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
*''[[L'Équipe]]''{{'}}s Best Club Coach: 2020<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/08/04/5f293fcaca474163568b4637.html|title= Zidane named the best club coach in the world|publisher= MARCA |date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[FourFourTwo]]'s 36th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-greatest-football-managers-ever-all-time|title =The 100 greatest football managers of all time|publisher= FourFourTwo|date= 26 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Globe Soccer Awards#2020|Globe Soccer Awards]] Coach of the Century 2001–2020 (Runners-up)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/guardiola-coach-century-man-city-19526691 |title=Man City boss Pep Guardiola named Coach of the Century|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]]'s 38th All Time World's Best Coach: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/974|title=IFFHS ALL TIME RANKING OF THE WORLD'S BEST COACH (1996-2020)|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 February 2021| access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref>

===Orders===
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1998<ref>{{cite journal |date=25 July 1998 |title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel |trans-title=Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1998 |issue=170 |id=PREX9801916D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[National Order of Merit (Algeria)|National Order of Merit]]: 2006<ref>{{cite journal |date=11 December 2006 |title=Décret présidentiel n° 06–445 |url=https://www.joradp.dz/jo2000/2006/080/FP5.pdf |trans-title=Presidential Decree No. 06–445 |journal=Official Journal of the Algerian Republic |volume=80 |access-date=15 January 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]: 2008<ref>{{cite journal |date=1 January 2009 |title=Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 31 December 2008 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000020020329 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2009 |issue=1 |id=PREX0828237D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>

===Records===
====As a player====
* [[List of most expensive association football transfers|The most expensive footballer in history]]: 2001–2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.overlyzer.com/en/football/a-true-galactico-a-look-at-zinedine-zidanes-transfer-from-juventus-to-real-madrid/ |title=A true Galactico: A look at Zinedine Zidane's transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Overlyzer |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311144102/https://www.overlyzer.com/en/football/a-true-galactico-a-look-at-zinedine-zidanes-transfer-from-juventus-to-real-madrid/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalscoring|Most FIFA World Cup Final matches scored in]]: 2 matches (shared with [[Pelé]], [[Vavá]], [[Paul Breitner]] and [[Kylian Mbappé]])<ref name="WC records">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/world-cup-records-most-trophies-top-goalscorers-penalty-shootout-/1b0mdjhxj85wr1odw2t5c7lf0m |title=World Cup records – Most trophies, top goalscorers, penalty shootout form & amazing statistics |access-date=17 May 2018 |website=Goal.com}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup records#Discipline|Most red cards received in FIFA World Cup matches]]: 2 (shared with [[Rigobert Song]])<ref name="WC records" />
* One of the two players in history to be named player of the year in [[UEFA coefficient#Current ranking|3 of the Top 5 Leagues]]: [[Trophées UNFP du football|Division 1 Player of the Year]] (1996), [[Serie A Footballer of the Year]] (2001), [[Don Balón Award]] (2002)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/top-4-records-set-by-zinedine-zidane/2 |title=Top 4 records set by Zinedine Zidane |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Sportskeeda|date=28 March 2018 }}</ref>
* Only player in history to win the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and the [[UEFA Euro 2000|European Championship]] while being named best player of both competitions.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
* Most [[FIFA World Player of the Year#Wins by player|FIFA World Player of the Year]] awards: 6 in total<ref>3 FIFA World Player of the Year awards, 1 FIFA World Player of the Year Silver award and 2 FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze awards.</ref>

====As a manager====
* [[Football records in Spain#Wins|Best winning streak in the history of La Liga]]: 16 games (shared with [[Pep Guardiola]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/zinedine-zidane-leads-real-madrid-to-club-record-16th-straight-la-liga-win-091916 |title=Zinedine Zidane leads Real Madrid to club record 16th straight La Liga win |access-date=18 May 2018 |work=Fox Sports}}</ref>
* [[Football records in Spain#Wins|Most consecutive away wins in the history of La Liga]]: 13 games<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20171014/432068583364/zidane-supera-a-guardiola-con-13-victorias-seguidas-fuera.html |title=Zidane supera a Guardiola con 13 victorias de Liga seguidas fuera |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=Mundo Deportivo |location=Barcelona}}</ref>
* Manager with the lowest number of defeats after 100 games ([[La Liga|in Spanish football]]): 8 losses<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/1508087906-la-razon-que-demuestra-que-zidane-es-unico |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018100853/http://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/1508087906-la-razon-que-demuestra-que-zidane-es-unico |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2017 |title=La razón que demuestra que Zidane es único |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=defensacentral.com}}</ref>
* Manager with most trophies after 100 games ([[La Liga|in Spanish football]]): 7 titles<ref>{{cite news |url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/10/12/primera/1507807822_605038.html |title=Zidane: centenario de oro |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid}}</ref>
* [[List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics#Streaks|Longest unbeaten run in Real Madrid history]]: 40 games<ref name="40G Rec">{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/01/40-matches-unbeaten-a-spanish-footballing-record |title=40 matches unbeaten, a Spanish footballing record |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=Real Madrid CF}}</ref>
* Longest unbeaten run [[La Liga|in Spanish football]]: 40 games<ref name="40G Rec" />
* First French manager, except the French-Argentinian [[Helenio Herrera]], to win UEFA Champions League: 2015–16<ref>{{cite web |url=https://frenchfootballdaily.com/2016/05/first-french-manager-to-win-the-champions-league-zinedine-zidane/ |title=First French manager to win the Champions League- Zinedine Zidane |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=frenchfootballdaily.com}}</ref>
* [[List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics#Streaks|Longest scoring run (all major competitions) in European football]]: 73 games<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/zinedine-zidane-real-madrid-equal-pele-santos-1463854 |title=Zidane's Real equal Pele's Santos |access-date=18 May 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Bangladesh}}</ref>
* Only manager in history to win two consecutive UEFA Champions League trophies in its modern format: 2015–16, 2016–17<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/12/zidane-8-titles-in-2-years |title=Zidane: Eight titles in less than two years |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=Real Madrid CF}}</ref>
*Only manager to win three consecutive [[European Cup]]/UEFA Champions League finals: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0245-0e98d8e8f00a-1372e16c4e8d-1000--zidane-leaves-real-madrid-how-much-did-he-achieve/ |title=Zidane reaches more milestones in Kyiv |access-date=27 May 2018 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
* Only manager in Real Madrid history to win four trophies in one season<ref name="Goal Rec">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/es-ar/noticias/los-records-de-zinedine-zidane-en-sus-primeros-100-partidos/1t4j6qca0icj91b6c2vtthbxxi |title=Los récords de Zinedine Zidane en sus primeros 100 partidos en el Real Madrid |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Goal.com}}</ref>
* Only manager in Real Madrid history to win the UEFA Super Cup twice<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/08/zidane-the-first-whites-coach-to-win-the-uefa-super-cup-twice |title=Zidane, the first Whites coach to win the UEFA Super Cup twice |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=Real Madrid CF}}</ref>
* First manager to win two consecutive UEFA Super Cup titles since [[Arrigo Sacchi]]<ref name="Goal Rec" />
* Quickest manager in the history of the [[UEFA coefficient#Current ranking|Top 5 Leagues]] to win 7 titles with a single club: 19 months<ref name="ZZ Rec">{{cite news |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/photos/back-day-6-managers-were-151258986/p-ballon-dor-winner-prime-photo-152019574.html |title=6 Managers Who Were World Class Players in Their Prime |access-date=18 May 2018 |work=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
* Quickest manager in the history of the [[UEFA coefficient#Current ranking|Top 5 Leagues]] to win 8 titles with a single club: 23 months<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/top-4-records-set-by-zinedine-zidane/3 |title=Top 4 records set by Zinedine Zidane |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Sportskeeda|date=28 March 2018 }}</ref>
* Quickest manager in history to be named [[The Best FIFA Football Coach|FIFA Football Coach of the Year]]: 653 days<ref name="ZZ Rec" />
* Most [[The Best FIFA Football Coach]] awards: 3 in total<ref>1 The Best FIFA Football Coach award and 2 The Best FIFA Football Coach Silver awards.</ref>
* Only person in history to win the [[Onze d'Or]] award [[Onze d'Or#Winners|as a player]] and [[Onze d'Or#Coach of the Year|as a manager]]<ref>3 Onze d'Or awards as a player (1998, 2000, 2001) and 1 Onze d'Or award as a manager (2017).</ref>
* Only person in history to win [[FIFA World Player of the Year#Wins by player|FIFA's Player of the Year award]] and [[The Best FIFA Football Coach|Coach of the Year award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/es-co/noticias/zidane-primero-en-ganar-el-premio-fifa-a-mejor-jugador-y/1e6lv6q3q5g1s13dhcjmtphr9a |title=Zidane, primero en ganar el premio FIFA a Mejor Jugador y Mejor Entrenador |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Goal.com}}</ref>
* Only person in history to win the [[IFFHS]] award [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#The World's Best Playmaker|as the best playmaker]] and [[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach#List of winners|as a manager]]<ref name="IFFHS Rec">{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2017-the-crown-of-zidane/ |title=THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2017: THE CROWN OF ZIDANE |access-date=18 May 2018 |publisher=IFFHS |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160520/https://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2017-the-crown-of-zidane/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Only person in history to win the FIFA Club World Cup trophy successively as a manager<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbymcmahon/2017/12/16/real-madrid-retains-club-world-cup-after-cristiano-ronaldo-scores-the-winner-from-free-kick/ |title=Real Madrid First Team To Retain Club World Cup |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Forbes |archive-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518131919/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbymcmahon/2017/12/16/real-madrid-retains-club-world-cup-after-cristiano-ronaldo-scores-the-winner-from-free-kick/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Only manager in Real Madrid history to win five trophies in a calendar year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/real-madrid-win-five-trophies-in-a-calendar-year-for-first-time |title=Real Madrid win five trophies in a calendar year for first time |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Sportskeeda|date=17 December 2017 }}</ref>
* Only person in history to win the FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup twice as a player and twice as a manager<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fr.besoccer.com/info/nouveau-record-historique-pour-zidane-348736 |title=Nouveau record historique pour Zidane |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Besoccer.com}}</ref>
* Only person in history to be named [[French Player of the Year]] twice and [[French Player of the Year#Manager of the Year|French Manager of the Year]] twice<ref>2 French Player of the Year awards (1998, 2002) and 2 French Manager of the Year awards (2016, 2017)</ref>
* Highest score for a manager winning the [[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]] award: 326 points<ref name="IFFHS Rec" />
* First manager to reach three consecutive UEFA Champions League finals since [[Marcello Lippi]]: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/real-madrids-history-march-goes-on-as-they-match-juventus/6kporf8hwn9pzs506zii0j1q |title=Real Madrid's history march goes on as they match Juventus and pursue Bayern |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=Goal.com}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers|List of UEFA Champions League winning managers]]
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|List of footballers with 100 or more caps]]
*[[List of association football families]]
* [[Legion of Honour]]
* [[List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (Z)|List of Legion of Honour recipients by name (Z)]]
* [[Musée de la Légion d'honneur|Legion of Honour Museum]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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