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• •As a footballer, Zidane was an elegant playmaker renowned for his vision, passing, ball control and technique.•Zidane started his professional football career with Cannes and established himself as one of the top players in Ligue 1 whilst he played for Bordeaux. • He joined Real Madrid in 2001 for a then world-record €77.5 million and stayed with the Spanish club until his retirement from club football in 2006. • Zidane's last game as a professional footballer was the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, a game in which he was shown a red-card.• Zidane was initially appointed as coach of Real Madrid in 2016. He left the club in 2018 and re-joined in 2019.