Zinedine Zidane
He later participated to the 2004 European Championship where France finished in the top of their group, but they were eliminated by the eventualwinner of the competition, Greece, in the quarter finals. After these disillusions, he briefly retired from international football but returned to the national team in 2005 and captainedFrance to the 2006 World Cup Final where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.
At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League withReal Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. Zidane was voted as FIFA World Playerof the Year on three occasions (1998, 2000 and 2003), a feat matched only by his former Real Madrid team mate Ronaldo, and also won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. Zidane retired fromprofessional football after the 2006 World Cup.
He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football,[4] filling the role previously held by Jorge Valdano.[5] On 31 July 2012,Real Madrid announced that as soon as he completes management qualification, he will begin training to be a coach whilst at the same time coaching Real Madrid’s youth academy.[6]
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