How many games did zidane play

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Eduardo Camavinga. Federico Valverde. Gareth Bale. Lucas Vazquez. He perfected his skills on the rough streets of La Castellane in Marseille, France. However, his term at the club was short lived and after about one and a half years he was transferred to SO Septemes-les-Vallons.

His alliance with Septemes, however, lasted for about two and a-half-years, after which he among those selected for a three-day training in Aix-en-Province at the CREPS. He was taken in where he spent his next three years, perfecting his skills in the Cannes' Youth division. After his training in the Cannes' Youth division, Zinedine Zidane, pursued football as a professional career. He made his first professional appearance at Cannes, at the age of 17, scoring his first goal.

In , he was transferred to the Bordeaux as a midfielder. Here, he proved his sterling all-around soccer skills that propelled his popularity. However, he was prone to occasional episodes of temper. Nonetheless, he was the real embodiment of control, he knew how to work his way with the ball at his feet, how to maneuver through the defense, how to pass the ball to a teammate and how to rocket a shot at the goal.

The president, Florentino Perez, completed his signing in July He was not mistaken. One year later he won the European Cup title, the only trophy he was missing, scoring the decisive goal against Bayer Leverkusen. Zidane masterly struck home a left-foot volley from a bombarded pass from Roberto Carlos. Instead, it ended in shocking fashion when, enraged by opponent Marco Materazzi's comments to him in extra time, he slammed his head into the Italian player's chest.

Zidane was thrown out of the game, and France subsequently lost on penalty kicks. Zidane joined Real Madrid's front office as an adviser and was named the club's sporting director in The following year, it was announced the French soccer legend would begin coaching at Real Madrid's youth academy, and in he was named coach of the club's B team.

In January , Zidane took over as manager of Real Madrid's first team. While some doubted how he would fare in front of a demanding owner and fan base, the icon soon silenced the critics with his overwhelming success, becoming the first manager to win two and then three consecutive Champions League titles.

However, Zidane was gone from the post for less than a year, as he returned to manage Real Madrid in March Appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in March , Zidane annually captains a team of soccer stars against a side led by fellow retired idol and U.