Zinedine Zidane Confirmed as France Head Coach
Philippe Diallo said Zidane signed a four-year contract and will lead France through the 2030 World Cup after Didier Deschamps stepped down.
- Zinedine Zidane has officially taken over as France head coach, succeeding Didier Deschamps after his 14-year reign and ending a five-year absence from coaching.
- Before coaching, Zidane made 108 appearances for France, famously scoring twice in the 1998 World Cup final against Brazil and inspiring the team to Euro glory.
- As a coach, Zidane accumulated 11 trophies, becoming the first manager to win the UEFA Champions League three years in a row while transforming Real Madrid.
- His second stint at Madrid yielded a La Liga title during the 2020 season and a Spanish Super Cup before he resigned after the team finished without a trophy.
- From a World Cup-winning midfielder to prolific coach, Zidane's career is defined by success at every level as he now returns to the dugout leading Les Bleus.
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French football icon, Zinedine Zidane has disclosed that he turned down multiple offers to assume the role of national team coach, noting that it was the sole position he desired and patiently waited for a chance to occupy. In a press conference following his appointment as the new head coach of France, Zidane said coaching […] Why I snubbed every offer to wait for France job – Zidane
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France has presented its new national coach: former star player Zinédine Zidane. He signs a contract with Les Bleus through the World Cup...
Zinedine Zidane was officially appointed this Tuesday as the new French coach, as a relay to Didier Deschamps, who won the 2018 World Cup as a technician, with a contract until after the 2030 World Cup. “I have had offers these four or five years to take a club, I have rejected them all for selection. ... Continue reading “Zinedine Zidane is France’s new coach: legend relieves Deschamps with unpublished contract” The post Zinedine Zidane is Fran…
Zidane named France coach, fulfills long-awaited dream to lead Les Bleus
PARIS — Zinedine Zidane was appointed as France head coach on Tuesday, fulfilling a five-year dream to take charge of the national team he helped lead to World Cup and European Championship glory as a player.An emotional Zidane said becoming France coach was "the happiest day" of his managerial career after French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo confirmed the appointment at the federation's headquarters in Paris."I've waited five y…
"The French team is the only thing I wanted to do," says Didier Deschamps' successor.
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