Happy Birthday To Zinedine Zidane

One of the best footballer of all time

Zinedine Zidane:

Playing Position  :   Midfielder

Nation : France                      

1998 FIFA World Cup Winner

2000 UEFA Euro Cup Winner

2001/02 UEFA Champions League Winner

1998 Ballon d'Or Winner

1998, 2000, 2003 FIFA World Player Of The Year

Few Facts on Zidane on His 40th Birthday

• Zidane is only one of two players to have won the Fifa World Player of the Year three times or more, with Ronaldo the only other man to have achieved it.
•  Zidane has featured in six major tournaments, the first one was Euro 96 and the last one was 10 years later the World Cup in Germany 2006.
• Zidane was booked 15 times playing for his country, including two red cards.
• He picked up 14 red cards over the course of his career. 
• Sixteen of Zidane's 31 international goals came in the second half of matches. Seven of these came in the last 10 minutes of games.
• Zidane in 1998 FIFA World Cup

• In the 110th minute of extra time in the 2006 World Cup final, Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi.