Zinedine Yazid Zidane (, born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "
Zizou", is a retired French
footballer and current manager of
Real Madrid. He played as an attacking midfielder for the
France national team,
Cannes,
Bordeaux,
Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the
UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.