Zinédine Yazid Zidane (IPA: [?zine?din jazi?d zi?dan]) (born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou (IPA: [zi?zu]), is a former French football player of Kabyle ethnicity who has starred for both the French national team and four European club teams, most recently Real Madrid.
In the 1998 World Cup final, Zidane attracted international attention with two headed goals against Brazil that won his country's first ever FIFA World Cup title. He contributed to his teams' victories in the Euro 2000, the UEFA Champions League, and domestic championships in Italy and Spain.