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2 x Italian League : 1996-1997, 1997-1998 |
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Season |
Team |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Position |
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1988-1989 |
Cannes |
2 |
0 |
- |
12th |
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1989-1990 |
Cannes |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
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1990-1991 |
Cannes |
28 |
1 |
- |
4th |
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1991-1992 |
Cannes |
31 |
5 |
- |
19th |
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1992-1993 |
Bordeaux |
35 |
10 |
- |
4th |
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1993-1994 |
Bordeaux |
34 |
6 |
- |
4th |
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1994-1995 |
Bordeaux |
37 |
6 |
- |
7th |
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1995-1996 |
Bordeaux |
34 |
6 |
- |
16th |
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1996-1997 |
Juventus |
29 |
5 |
- |
1st |
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1997-1998 |
Juventus |
32 |
7 |
- |
1st |
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1998-1999 |
Juventus |
25 |
2 |
3 |
6th |
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1999-2000 |
Juventus |
32 |
3 |
1 |
2nd |
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2000-2001 |
Juventus |
33 |
6 |
12 |
2nd |
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2001-2002 |
Real Madrid |
31 |
7 |
3 |
3rd |
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2002-2003 |
Real Madrid |
33 |
9 |
9 |
1st |
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2003-2004 |
Real Madrid |
33 |
6 |
8 |
4th |
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2004-2005 |
Real Madrid |
29 |
6 |
5 |
2nd |
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2005-2006 |
Real Madrid |
29 |
9 |
9 |
2nd |
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Cannes |
61 |
6 |
- |
- |
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Bordeaux |
140 |
28 |
- |
- |
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Juventus |
151 |
23 |
16 |
- |
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Real Madrid |
155 |
37 |
34 |
0.22 APG |
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European Cup |
84 |
14 |
- |
- |
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Intertoto Cup |
9 |
5 |
- |
- |
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UEFA Cup |
26 |
4 |
- |
- |
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France |
108 |
31 |
- |
- |
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Career |
734 |
148 |
50 |
- |
| Much was expected of Zidane after he starred for
Bordeaux in the 1996 UEFA Cup run. He was involved in a minor car accident on the eve of the Euro 96 finals and, along with the rest of Platini's much fancied team, was a massive flop as the French fell to the Czechs on penalties in one of the all time worst matches. Zidane joined European Champions Juventus that summer and was the star of the their double championship winning midfield. He also gained the unwanted distinction of becoming the first player to lose three successive European finals. Two anonymous performances for Juventus in European Cup finals against Dortmund and Real Madrid followed a UEFA Cup final thrashing by Bayern Munich with Bordeuax. Zidane was under immense pressure to deliver for France in the 1998 World Cup. He had a horrendous tournament until the final when he headed France into an unassailable two goal lead from corners. Having gained an unwanted reputation as a choker Zidane came good at last in a major final and won the first of his five player awards. Zidane put two years of pathetic league performances behind him to lead France to European Championship glory. Outstanding in a quarter-final victory against Spain he converted a late penalty in the semi-final against Portugal but was anonymous in final against Italy. The winning goal was ironically scored by David Trezeguet, who joined him at Juventus that summer. Zidane's best ever season for Juventus, in terms of personal performances, ended with another second place finish. It's claimed Zidane's wife wanted to move to Spain and Real Madrid were determined to sign the Frenchman. Juventus played hardball and eventually sold Zidane for a World record fee of £47 million. In his first season in Madrid he won the European Cup at the third attempt, scoring the winning goal with a magnificent left foot volley from the edge of the box against Leverkusen. By the time a half fit Zidane returned to action in the World Cup that summer, France's defence of their championship was all but over and they bowed out without scoring a goal at the group stages. Zidane rebounded to inspire Real Madrid to the Spanish title winning the third of his FIFA World Player of the year awards, and arguably the only one he deserved in the process. Two months before the start of the World Cup finals Zidane announced he would retire after the World Cup. His career was set for a fairytale ending after enchanting performances against Spain in the second round and Brazil in the quarter-finals. Zidane converted a first half penalty against Portugal to send France into the final against Italy. He converted a sixth minute penalty to give France the lead before Italy fought back to equalise. With the match seemingly headed for penalties in the first half of extra time Zidane reacted to provocation by Italian defender Marco Materazzi by head butting him in the chest and, no stranger to red cards, ended his career in disgrace by being dismissed and looked on as France lost the ensuing penalty shoot-out. Zidane refused to disclose what Materazzi had said after the World Cup final, which became one of the biggest news stories of the year in itself, before it later emerged Zidane told the defender "If you want my shirt so much I'll give it to you afterwards" and he responded "I'd prefer your sisters.". Key Attributes : Flair, balance, shooting |