Zinedine Zidane is a French former professional footballer celebrated as one of the finest midfielders of his era. Playing for Juventus and Real Madrid among other clubs, he combined elegant close control with vision as a playmaker, and captained France to victory at the 1998 World Cup on home soil, scoring twice in the final. His playing career ended memorably at the 2006 World Cup final when he was sent off for a headbutt, and he later became a highly successful manager, leading Real Madrid to consecutive Champions League titles.
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Career HighlightNamed FIFA World Player of the Year three times (1998, 2000, 2003), won the 1998 Ballon d'Or, and scored the winning goal in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final. 1 Classification
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How did Zinedine Zidane's playing career end and what did he do next?
He was sent off in the 2006 World Cup final for a headbutt and later won three straight Champions League titles as Real Madrid manager.
His playing career ended at the 2006 World Cup final, when he was expelled for headbutting an opponent. He later became a manager. Zidane took over at Real Madrid in 2016 and went on to win three consecutive Champions League titles with the club.
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Played for Juventus from 1996 to 2001.
A defining Galactico-era player (2001-2006), scoring the winning goal in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final.
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WikipediaIntroduction
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French: [zinedin zidan]; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou (French: [zizu]), is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Lead paragraph, career highlight
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.
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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.
Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
Capped 108 times by France, Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a brace in the final, and was named in the All-Star team.
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