Zinedine Zidane Biography: Net Worth, Stats, Age, Wife, and Lifestyle

Speaking about the most outstanding footballers in history it is impossible to leave out the name of Zinedine Zidane. The French icon, known as “Zizou”, is remembered because of his grace, foresight, possession of the ball and rise on the largest events. Zidane left his mark through the world cup title as a player and Living champions league title as a coach of Real Madrid.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in Marseille, and has an Algerian background. Brought up in the La Castellane neighborhood, Zidane learnt his football in the street before joining a local team, US Saint-Henri and then Cannes where he made his professional debut at the young age of 17.

His skills did not go unnoticed long and Girondins de Bordeaux soon contacted him, which led Zidane to becoming one of the most desired playmakers in Europe during the middle of the 1990s.

Club Career And Stats

This club career of Zidane led him to some of the finest teams in Europe:

Cannes (1989 - 1992): Started his professional life and soon proved to be a young and talented midfielder.

Bordeaux (1992 - 1996): the international success resulted in the team appearing in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1996.

Juventus (1996 - 2001): Obtained two Serie A and got to the two Champions League finals. He became among the best midfielders in the globe.

Real Madrid (2001 - 2006): Transferred to Real Madrid on a then-world record of a transfer of 77.5 million. 2002 Champions league winner and has scored one of the tournament greatest goals a magnificent left foot volley Vs Bayer Leverkusen.

Career Stats Highlights

1. Total Club Appearances: 689
2. Total Goals: 125
3. France National Team: 108 caps, 31 goals

• Major Honours as a Player:
• FIFA World Cup (1998)
• UEFA Euro (2000)
• Champions League (2002)
• Multiple domestic titles in Italy and Spain
• Individual Awards: Ballon d’Or (1998), FIFA World Player of the Year (3 times).

Coaching Career

Zidane retired in 2006 and became a manager. He reached historic success as a head coach of the Real Madrid club:

Captured three (2016, 2017, 2018) successive European Championship titles (UEFA Champions League) and became the first manager to achieve this.

Won several La Liga, Supercopa, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

He is considered as one of the most successful managers in the modern football.

Age

Since the year 2025, Zinedine Zidane is 53 years old. Although he has resigned as the Real Madrid manager in the year 2021, he is still a very reputable person and he is mostly associated even with the most eminent management tasks worldwide.

Wife and Family

In 1994 Zidane married Vente Veroquine Fernandez, a former dancer and model. The two are parents to four sons; Enzo, Luca, Theo and Elyaz, who have gone into a career in football. Zidane is reported to be a man devoted to his family with his personal life closed and out of controversy.

Net Worth

The endorsements and winning in a career as a player and then as a manager gives Zidane one of the richest men in football.

Appraised Net Worth (2025): Approximately $120 million -150 million.

Signings contracts in football are some of the sources of incomes, salary in the managerial position in Real Madrid, sponsorship (Adidas, Audi, Danone), and business investments.

Lifestyle

Yet although he is famous, Zidane is admired because of his relatively simple and non-public life in contrast to most football celebrities nowadays.

Homes: Majorly located in Madrid, Spain, and luxury homes in France.

Cars: Is usually low profile in relation to luxury collections with the identification with Audi in his stint at Real Madrid.

Philanthropy: He actively works in charity, especially with the Zidane Foundation or UNICEF projects.

Personality: Non-aggressive, sober, and modest: as a player and coach.