Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or.
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.
Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for serious misconduct.
Sport Comércio e Salgueiros, commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Its most well-known department is its football department but the multi-sports club has also departments for other sports, such as American football, athletics, baseball, and esports.
Silvino de Almeida Louro, known simply as Silvino in his playing days, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Mats Tuve Magnusson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting off his career with Malmö FF, he is best remembered for his time with Benfica with which he won two league titles, reached two European Cup finals, and was the 1989–90 Primeira Liga top scorer. A full international between 1984 and 1990, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Djamel Zidane is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in two World Cups.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2006 World Cup, the 18th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, on 9 July 2006, and was contested between Italy and France. The event comprised hosts Germany and 31 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, Italy finished first in Group E, with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated Australia in the round of 16, Ukraine in the quarter-final and Germany 2–0, in the semi-final. France finished runner-up of Group G with one win and two draws, before defeating Spain in the round of 16, Brazil in the quarter-final and Portugal 1–0 in the semi-final. The final was witnessed by 69,000 spectators in the stadium, with the referee for the match being Horacio Elizondo from Argentina.
José Francisco Belman González is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino.
Corentin da Silva Martins is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently manager of Paradou AC.
Danilo Gabriel de Andrade, simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Corinthians' under-20 squad.
Jorge Manuel Plácido Bravo da Costa, known as Plácido, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.
Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández, known as Enzo Zidane and sometimes simply as Enzo, is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Gabriel Augusto Xavier, known as Gabriel Xavier or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Mile Škorić is a Croatian professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions, whom he captained, and the Croatia national team.
Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernández is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Eibar. He is the son of former footballer Zinedine Zidane.
Valdeir Celso Moreira is a Brazilian retired footballer.
Zidane Aamar Iqbal is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht. Born in England, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Théo Zidane Fernández is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla. He is the son of legendary footballer Zinedine Zidane
