What you did not know about ZINEDINE ZIDAN

In spite of being French of birth, Zidane, also owns Algerian nationality because its parents are native of that country.

• As a child, his ears were so large that his mother let her hair grow in abundance to hide them a little.

• His favorite player is Enzo Francescoli. His admiration for the Uruguayan is such, that the name of his first son is Enzo.

• Jean Varraud, scout and scout, went to see Zidane disputing a game with Septemes to get a test with AS Cannes. That day Zizuo juice center and had a party for oblivion, but Varraud's faith in him was so much that he decided to go to see him a second time and there he ended up convincing himself and taking him to Cannes for a week where he would eventually sign with that club .

• Debuted in the first division on May 20, 1989 with Cannes against Nantes. He was under 17 years old and had 12 minutes left.

• That day both teams tied and the performance of the Zidane team was so good that the president decided to pay double premium. Zizuo was very happy with this payment, because it was 5 or 6 times what he usually earned. He bought Levi's 501 and sent some money to his parents.

He met Veronique, his wife, the day before the game in which he would score his first goal in the first division. Coincidentally it was against Nantes, the team he faced in his pro debut.

• On August 17, 1994, he made his debut with the national team. France lost 0-2 against the Czech Republic. Zidane entered the field for Martins and missing a few minutes for the final scored 2 goals to tie the game.

• At the time, it was the most expensive signing in the history of football. He was transferred from Juventus to Real Madrid for 76 million euros.

• He is UNICEF's goodwill ambassador.

• Among his palm trees we find a World Cup, a Eurocup, a Champions League, three times FIFA World Player of the World, a Golden Ball among other titles and personal distinctions.