PROTAGONISTS – ZINEDINE ZIDANEwww.realmadrid.comwww.zinedinezidane.com He began to play in US Saint-Henri club, near to
La Castellane then passed to Septemes Sports
Olympiques from under-11's till the age of
fourteen. In 1986, he played in the first year
junior selection for the league championship. At
the end of the year, he was called in for three
days at the CREPS (the sport regional centre) in
Aix-en-Provence. That is where he was spotted.
AS Cannes' recruiter, Jean Varraud, noticed him
and talked about him to the training centre's
director, Gilles Rampillon.
Initially, he went to Cannes for one week but he
stayed there six weeks. At that time, he
realized that he could become a professional
player. He was playing with professionals all
day long. When he was sixteen, Jean Fernandez,
Cannes' coach, made him play with professionals.
In 1986, he played his first game in First
Division against Nantes. He scored his first
goal on February 8th, 1991. At the end of the
season, the club was ranking fourth in the table
and qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the following
season Cannes relegated to Second Division. It
was in Cannes that he met his wife Veronique.
After an average 91-92 season, Cannes was
relegated to Second Division. At that time, he
decided to make a step forward by moving to
Bordeaux. Courbis asked me to sign a four-year
contract
On April 17, 1994, he played for the first time
for the French National Team He scored the goals
which made them draw. He played other four
season in Bordeaux then he moved to Torino.
He was Italy Champion in 1997 and 1998 with
Juventus and passed to Real Madrid in 2001.
Season
Team
cat. Presences
Goal
2001 - 02
Real Madrid
A
27
7
2000 - 01
Juventus
A
33
6
1999 - 00
Juventus
A 32
4
1998 - 99
Juventus
A 25
2
1997 - 98
Juventus
A 32
7
1996
- 97 Juventus
A
28
5
1995
- 96
Bordeaux A
33
6
1994 - 95
Bordeaux
A 37
6
1993 - 94
Bordeaux
A 34
6
1992 - 93
Bordeaux
A 35
10 1991 - 92 Cannes A 31 5 1990 - 91 Cannes A 28 1 1989 - 90 Cannes A 0 0
1988 - 89
Cannes A
2
0
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