Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

By: Samara Nait

Main FactsFull name Zinedine Yazid Zidane Date of birth 23 June 1972 (1972-06-23) (age38) Place of birth Marseille, France Height 1.85m (6ft 1in) Playing position Attacking midfielderWhere hes from: France

Who is the player ? Zinedine Zidane

What club, team or country does he/she play for? Zidane played for club teams in France, Italy and Spain, and was the captain of the French national team.

What is the players background, how long have they been playing, what positions does he/she play?

His family migrated from Algeria to France, originally from Algeria. The picture on the right is him when he was a young boy and him know.

Zidane joined a local club in the La Castellane district of Marseille. At the age of 14, he participated in the first-year junior selection for the league championship, where he caught the attention of AS Cannes scout Jean Varraud. He went to Cannes for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Zidane played his first Ligue 1 match at seventeen, and scored his first goal on 8 February 1991, for which he received a car as a gift from the team president. He plays Attacking Midfielder. He has be playing from 1988 to 2006.What does this player do on the field that makes them so good? (Use Football terminology if possible) eg: Can strike with both feet, puts other players into space etc.

Zidane is quite impredictable, which makes him a dangerous player. His technical skills are amzing. His passes are perfect, his dribbles are tourmanting, he can shoot and he can head the ball as he did against Brazil in the final of the 98 world cup in France, scoring two amazing headers. Since his retirement, he has been greatly missed by Football fans, and still very popular around the world.

Why do you enjoy watching this particular player more than others? Give specific examples of great passages of play they have been involved in. (you can use photos or video to help your explanation) I enjoy watching this player because his amazing skills. He is unequal in his dribbles with his famous roulette He is also dominating on the field and is very creative and calm, like the penalty kick against Italy in the final of the world cup where he lobbed the keeper.

Here is a video of Zidane and his best moves on the field. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQEq6nOwNQ&feature=related

This is part of question 5

What are 3 questions you would ask the player if you had a chance to interview them for TV and why? 1. Why did you pick to play on the France team instead of the Algerian team? I chose this question because he is really from Algeria and I think the Algerian football team would have done better if Zinedine was on their team. 2. At what age did you decide to become a football player? For example my friend wanted to be a doctor ever since she was 12 and know shes 28 and she is a Dr. I asked this because sometimes if you have a career dream at a young age that means you will have more practice on it, and that will help you in the future.

3.What are your plan for the future? For example do you want to become coach?I asked this question because I think he would a great coach, and I even read that he is going to start working with Murinho coaching Real Madrid.

Bibliography

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http://www.oleole.com/pictures/footballfederationoffrance/zinedinezidane/mp1kde.asphttp://www.101greatgoals.com/zinedine-zidane-returns-to-algeria-with-his-france-98-teammates-to-play-futsal-video/49181/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pub/france-world-cup-2006-zidane.asphttp://www.sportsillustrated.co.za/slider/2009/12/22/bbc%E2%80%99s-european-team-of-the-decade/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/golden-decade-belongs-to-zinedine-zidane/story-e6frf9if-1225809196686http://www.fanpop.com/spots/zinedine-zidane/images/505024/title/zidane-photohttp://www.totalfootballmadness.com/category/liga-bbva/page/30/

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/78969881/Bob-Thomas-Sports-Photography

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