Zinedine Zidane a.k.a Zizou the Scientist

Zinedine Yazid Zidane French pronunciation: [ˌzineˈdin jaziːd ziˈdane]; born 23 June 1972 in Marseille), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a retired French football midfielder. He played professionally in France, Italy, and Spain, and was a member of the French national team. His career accomplishments include helping France win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000, in addition to winning the 2002 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid.

One of only two three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winners (Ronaldo being the other), Zidane was also named the European Footballer of the Year in 1998. He retired from professional football after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[1] Zidane is considered among the greatest footballers to ever play the game, alongside legends like Pelé and Diego Maradona.

Honors

Bordeaux

* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995
* UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1996

Juventus

* European Super Cup: 1996
* Intercontinental Cup: 1996
* Italian Super Cup: 1997
* Serie A: 1996-97, 1997-98
* UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 1996-97, 1997-98
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

Real Madrid

* UEFA Champions League: 2001-02
* European Super Cup: 2002
* Intercontinental Cup: 2002
* La Liga: 2002-03
* Spanish Super Cup: 2001, 2003

International

* FIFA World Cup: 1998, runner up 2006
* UEFA European Championship: 2000

Individual

* Ligue 1 Best Young Player - 1994
* Ligue 1 Best Player - 1996
* UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder - 1998
* Ballon D'or - 1998
* UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament - 2000
* Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year - 1997, 2001
* Serie A Footballer of the Year - 2001
* Onze d'Or - 1998, 2000, 2001
* French Player of the Year - 1998, 2002
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year - 2002
* UEFA Team of the Year - 2001, 2002, 2003
* FIFA World Player of the Year - 1998, 2000, 2003
* UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll - 2004
* FIFA 100
* UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament - 2000, 2004
* FIFA World Cup Golden Ball - 2006
* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team - 1998, 2006
* FIFPro World XI All-Star Team - 2005, 2006