After having performed multiple performances during his playing career, Zinédine Zidane is now a recognized coach. At the helm of Real Madrid for several years, the former French world champion has for example managed to win the Champions League three times for his team. However, in May 2021, the former sportsman made the choice to leave his coaching position at Real Madrid at the end of the season.
A departure from Real Madrid that saddens the fans
A decision that is hard to bear for Real fans but which would be strategic. It is said that Zinédine Zidane could succeed Didier Deschamps as coach of the France team! Nothing is being done for the moment and speculation is rife. In the meantime, the star continues to enrich herself from other sources of income. He has been a shareholder in Rodez football club since 2012 in which his son Enzo has just signed.
As the magazine L’Equipe says, he also makes a good fortune thanks to Instagram. Followed by nearly 30 million fans on the social network, he sometimes posts sponsored publications and this type of publication can generate up to € 200,000 each. Enough to bail out the already well-stocked coffers of the athlete whose fortune is estimated at 200 million euros according to Sportune.
Zidane, an icon of French sport
Zinedine Zidane was born in 1972 in Marseille. He spent his youth in the Marseille city of La Castellane. He started playing football at the age of 9, and joined the local football club, AS Foresta. In 1987, he joined the Cannes training center during the summer of 87.
He played his first professional match in 1989 against FC Nantes, and scored his first goal in 1991 against the same club. After 5 years in the Cannes club, he joined the Girondins de Bordeaux in 1992. Under the leadership of Rolland Courbis who gave him the nickname Zizou, the player’s rise was incredible. He also forges a beautiful friendship with Christophe Dugarry and Bixente Lizarazu. In addition, selected for the French team, he played his first match with the Blues in 1994, and scored two goals.
In 1996, the player went to Juventus Turin, with which he twice won the Italian Championship. In 1998, his career reached its peak when he won the World Cup football with the French team. In December, he won the Golden Ball. In 2000, he was crowned European champion with the Blues. His transfer to Real Madrid in 2001, around 75 million euros, became the most expensive in football history. In July 2006, Zidane wears the blue jersey to play the World Cup final against Italy. But the player is sent off during the match. The France team loses this World Cup final.
The year 2009 marks his return, behind the scenes this time, as he was part of Real Madrid’s management team as advisor, then sporting director. In 2014, he obtained his diploma as general manager of a sports club in Limoges. Two years later, in January 2016, he was appointed coach of Real Madrid. In May 2018, he left Real Madrid after winning the Champions League 3 times. In 2019, he made his return to the club. In May 2021, Real Madrid announced their departure.
An activist sportsman, Zinedine Zidane puts his fame at the service of humanitarian causes, he has been, since 2000, the godfather of the European association against leukodystrophies (ELA), genetic diseases that attack the nervous system.
On the sentimental side, Zinedine Zidane met Véronique Fernandez in Cannes at the end of the 1980s. The couple married in May 1994 in Bordeaux and gave birth to four sons: Enzo (born in 1995), Luca (born in 1998), Théo (born in 2002) and Elyaz (born in 2005). The family often takes very luxurious vacations aboard Star Yacht. Objeko will not fail to tell you about the latest news from Zinédine Zidane in the weeks and months to come.
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