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Born on June 23, 1972 in 16th arrondissement of Marseille, France, Zinedine Zidane is an association football player and association football coach. As of 2026, Zinedine Zidane is 54 years old. Education on record includes University of Limoges. Listed accolades include Officer of the Legion of Honour (2008), World Cup Golden Ball (2006), Ballon d'Or (1998) and 3 more. The listed height is 185 cm.
My Take
Zinedine Zidane is, without question, one of the most hypnotic footballers who ever lived — and I say that as someone who has watched a lot of football. There was something almost unfair about the way he moved with the ball: that low center of gravity, the shoulder feints, the Marseille turn pulled off at full pace against defenders who knew it was coming and still couldn't stop it. Winning the 1998 World Cup on home soil with a brace of headers, being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times, and delivering that left-footed volley in the 2002 Champions League final for Real Madrid — the highlights reel basically writes itself. And then there's the 2006 World Cup final headbutt, which somehow only adds to the mythology rather than undoing it. As a manager he won three consecutive Champions League titles with Real Madrid, which is absurd. Zizou is just built different.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zinedine Zidane
- Name (Japanese)
- ジネディーヌ・ジダン
- Reading
- じねでぃーぬ・じだん
- Born
- June 23, 1972 (age 54)
- Origin
- 16th arrondissement of Marseille, France
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
2. Background
- University
- University of Limoges
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 2006 World Cup Golden Ball
- 1998 Ballon d'Or
- 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year
- 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year
- 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year
- 1998 L'Équipe Champion of Champions
- 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.zidane.fr
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zidane/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine%20Zidane
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8D%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1835
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Zinedine Zidane born?
Zinedine Zidane was born on June 23, 1972 and is 54 years old.
Where is Zinedine Zidane from?
Zinedine Zidane is from 16th arrondissement of Marseille, France.
What does Zinedine Zidane do?
Zinedine Zidane works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Zinedine Zidane?
Zinedine Zidane is 185 cm tall.
Where did Zinedine Zidane study?
Zinedine Zidane attended University of Limoges.
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