Alessandro Del Piero

Named Del Piero in the FIFA 100 list of 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as part of FIFA's Centenary Celebrations Del Piero was also selected in the list of the best players in Europe During the last 50 years. UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In 2000, Del Piero's best paid soccer player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.

Del Piero usually plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally the between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the position of "trequartista". Del Piero has Become famous over the years for scoring from a special "Del Piero Zone" ("Del Piero goal alla"), approached from the left and right curly lob over the Goalkeeper into the far corner.

Del Piero holds the all-time record for goals in Juventus On April 6, 2008., Alessandro Del Piero Became the highest-capped player of all time ahead of Juve Juventus legend Gaetano Scirea.
  

Personal information
Full nama : Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth : 9 November 1974 (age 37)
Place of birth : Conegliano, Italy
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position :  Second Striker

Club information
Current club :    Juventus
Number : 10


Early Career
Del Piero is the son of Gino, electricity, and Bruna, a maid. Alessandro's older brother, Stefano, briefly played professional football for Sampdoria before injury struck. The family lived in the hamlet of Saccon - a country house in San Vendemiano.

While playing for a local youth team from San Vendemiano since age 7, Del Piero used to play as a Goalkeeper Because he Could play more football that way. Del Piero and switch positions.

It was while playing with the local side San Vendemiano in 1988 That Del Piero was first discovered by a talent scout - he left home at a young age 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio.

Juventus

Del Piero struggled for form at the start of 1998-99 season, whilst doping Allegations aimed at Juventus (They were the resource persons later found not guilty). Under the reign of Marcello Lippi as coach of Juventus Del Piero played in the formation of "trident-attack" along with veterans Gianluca Vialli and Fabrizio Ravanelli. As Juve playing style changed in Lippi's second stint with Juventus starting 2001, Del Piero partnered with Zidane's replacement Pavel Nedved in midfield and David Trezeguet upfront.

After Euro 2004, Marcello Lippi replaced by Fabio Capello as coach of Juventus. Experts agree That Del Piero was back to his best performance in the 2005-06 season, scoring 20 goals in all Competitions. Del Piero has never had a peaceful relationship with Fabio Capello, though, is evident from the quotation on the official website "If Capello has been living as a coach of Juventus, I would leave Juventus".

In 2006 Del Piero Jose Altafini rival Serie A record of six goals as a substitute after scoring in the final minutes of the match Juventus end of the 2005-06 season. On January 10, 2006 Del Piero Became all-time leading goalscorer for Juventus he scored three times Pls in a Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina and took the total goal for the club to 185. Giampiero Boniperti previous record holder, who scored 182 goals for the club. Del Piero scored the last goal for the 2005-06 season before Juve Juventus Forced Down Because of the famous Calciopoli scandal.

2006-2007 season in Serie B
Del Piero Announced That Will he stay to captain the team in Serie B. Del Piero's first appearance after the World Cup victory in the b against Cesena on August 23, 2006. After a vacation before, Del Piero started on the bench. Juventus and Cesena locked on 1-1 Del Piero Entered in minutes 74 and after 9 seconds scored the winning goal for Juventus. Once again behind Juventus, but Del Piero scored two goals to give Juventus the lead. Del Piero scored but Napoli eventually won 5-4 in a shootout.

In February 2008, he scored the winning goal for Juventus in Serie A victory at AS Roma (1-0). At the final weekend of the 2007/2008 season Del Piero scored a goal against Sampdoria drew 3-3. On July 26, 2008, Del Piero was Awarded Scirea. As Juve playing style changed in Lippi's second stint with Juventus starting 2001, Del Piero partnered with Zidane's replacement Pavel Nedved in midfield and David Trezeguet upfront. After Euro 2004, Marcello Lippi replaced by Fabio Capello as coach of Juventus. Experts agree That Del Piero was back to his best performance in the 2005-06 season, scoring 20 goals in all Competitions.

2008-2009 season and beyond
Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said Del Piero That Will be a good season, or better, compared to the previous period. On October 21, he scored in Juve's Champions League match at home against the Spanish club. Although converting a penalty in the second leg in Turin, Del Piero Juventus can not Prevent from losing 3-2 on aggregate.

In the league, most Challenging Milan Juventus for second place and automatic Champions League place. Most Notably, Del Piero Juventus inspired 3-0 win over Siena in Their last two matches this season, scoring a brace and set up Claudio Marchisio for the third goal of this young season to end Their run of seven games without a win in Serie A .

On February 5, 2011, by substitution against Cagliari, Alessandro Del Piero Juventus players Became the most closed, defeating former Juventus legend Giampiero Boniperti. On May 24, 2011, Del Piero and Juventus played against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a friendly match That matches the testimony of former England defender Gary Neville. Juventus confirmed on October 18, 2011 2011-12 Season That Will be the last Del Piero with the club.

International Career

Del Piero is currently the fourth Italian all-time leading scorer. Del Piero competed with fan favorite Roberto Baggio for a place on the list of 1998 World Cup finals while struggling to recover from injuries suffered During the 1998 Champions League final with Juventus. Del Piero scored a decisive goal against Hungary, the which sealed the Azzurri qualified for the finals. On July 4, Del Piero Entered as a substitute near the end of regulation and scored Italy's second goal in a 2-0 semifinal win over hosts Germany. In the final against France, the which ended 1-1 after extra time, Del Piero scored a penalty in the shootout as Italy won the tournament for the fourth time. That he admitted after winning the World Cup was his childhood dream.

As of 2008, Del Piero has captained Italy seven times (including Euro 2008). Although the number 10 vacated after Totti retired from the national team in July 2007, Del Piero has denied interest in taking back the number, saying he was satisfied with the number 7. Del Piero was Called into Italy squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 Championship in Austria and Switzerland. Italy passes through the group stage in second place behind Holland, eliminating Romania and France.

Personal Life

On December, 12, 2010 Del Piero on his personal website Announced the upcoming birth of her third child.Just as interest in other sports, Del Piero also has an interest in music. Along with Marco Materazzi, Del Piero Appeared on stage at the Rolling Stones show in Milan shortly after Italy won the World Cup. Del Piero Appeared in the video Oasis "Lord Do not Slow Me Down". Del Piero is also featured on the cover of EA Sports' FIFA Soccer 2004 video game, along with Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho.

 Honours

Club

Juventus
    Serie A (5) : 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03 (won two more: 2004–05,        2005–06, taken in Calciopoli.)
    Serie B (1) : 2006–2007
    Supercoppa Italiana (4) : 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
    Coppa Italia (1) : 1994–95
    UEFA Champions League (1): 1995–96
    UEFA Super Cup (1) : 1996
    UEFA Intertoto Cup (1) : 1999
    Intercontinental Cup (1) : 1996

Italy
    FIFA World Cup (1) : 2006
    UEFA Under-21 European Championship (2) : 1994, 1996
    UEFA European Championship, Runner-up : 2000

Individual
    ESM Team of the Year (3) : 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
    Most Valuable Player Intercontinental Cup : 1996
    European Footballer of the Year Under-21 : 1996
    UEFA Champions League Topscorer: 1997-98
    Best Loved Football Player: 2001, 2008
    FIFA 100
    Golden Foot to career : 2007
    Serie B - Topscorer : 2007 (20 goals)
    Scirea Award to career : 2008
    Oscar AIC – Italian Footballer ot the Year(2) : 1998, 2008
    Serie A – Top Scorer : 2008 (21 goals)
   USSI Silver Ball : 2008

Records
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer (285 goals)
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer Champions League (45)
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer UEFA Competitions (53)
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer International competitions (54)
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer in the Italian championships (181)
    Juventus All-Time Leading Scorer Italian Super Cup (3)
    Juventus All-Time appearances holder Serie A: (441)
    Juventus All-Time appearances holder in the UEFA club competitions: (115)
    Juventus All-Time appearances holder in international competitions: (120)
    Juventus All-Time appearances leader (688)
    Latest goal from kickoff in a FIFA World Cup match (121st minute)
    Most Participations in UEFA European Championships (4) (Tied with 5 others)

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Zlatan Ibrahimović

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Zinedine Zidane

Zidane was a leading figure of the generation of French players, WHO won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championships. After a brief international retirement, he returned to national team captain in 2005 and France 2006 World Cup finals where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.

At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid, two league championships with Juventus Serie A, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cups each with Both parties.

Personal Information
Full name : Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth : 23 June 1972 (age 39)
Place of birth : Marseille, France
Height : 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Midfielder

Youth career
1982-1983 U.S. Saint-Henri
1983-1986 SO Septèmes-les-Vallons
Cannes 1986-1988

Senior career
Years Team Apps  (GLS)
Cannes 1988-1992 61 (6)
Bordeaux 1992-1996 139 (28)
Juventus 1996-2001 151 (24)
2001-2006 Real Madrid 155 (37)
Total 506 (95)

National team
1992-2006 France 10

Early Life
Zidane is of Kabyle Berber descent. The family, the which Had settled in the city's tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis, found little work in the region. Smail Zidane's father worked as a warehouseman at a department store, Often on the night shift, while his mother was a Housewife.

It was at La Castellane That Zidane Had his earliest introduction to football, joining in at the age of five, in football games That the neighborhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza That served as the main square of the housing complex. In July 2011, Zidane was named Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up.


Youth Clubs
At age ten, Zidane got the license first player after joining a local club's junior team from La Castellane with the U.S. Saint-Henri's name. After spending one and a half years in the U.S. Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Valons September September Pls coaches Director Robert Centenero convince the club to get Zidane.

Cannes

Zidane went to Cannes to stay six weeks, but eventually left the club for four years to play at the professional level. Zidane made his professional debut in Cannes on May 18, 1989 at the age of seventeen in the Ligue 1 match against Nantes. After the game during the party for all players Cannes, Cannes car gifted Zidane Chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him that one day he scored his first goal for the club. In his first full season with Cannes, secured the first football club ever European dock with qualification for the UEFA Cup after finishing fourth in the league.

Bordeaux

In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Ray Harford has expressed interest in signing Both Zidane and Dugarry, the which team owner Jack Walker reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane When We have Tim Sherwood?

Juventus

The next season, Zidane scored 7 goals in 32 league matches to help Juventus won the Serie A 1997-98 and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made his third consecutive League Champions League final, but lost the match 1-0 to Real Madrid, Zidane will from then join the club. Juventus finished second in Serie A 2000-01, but were the resource persons eliminated in the Champions League group stage after Zidane banned for head-butting Jochen Kientz of Hamburg SV player.

Real Madrid FC

Playing for Real Madrid in 2005.
In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire (about € 75 million) and signed a four-year contract. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win La Liga 2002-03 and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. World Cup, plays last home game and scored in a 3-3 draw with Villarreal CF.


Post-Retirement
Since retirement, Zidane was playing regularly for Real Madrid veteran team.  On June 1, 2009, Zidane was Announced as an Advisor to the President Florentino Perez after being appointed president of Real Madrid for the second time. Qatar World Cup 2022 bid committee in September 2010 Announced That Zidane has been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's Efforts to host the 2022 World Cup. After FIFA Announced on December 2, 2010 That Qatar has won the bid to host World Cup 2022 Cup, Zidane Stated That he was "very pleased" with the result.

In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as special adviser to the first team Real Madrid in response to appeals made by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane is expected to Participate in the Champions League events and functions.


Charity Activities
On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10.000 fans at a match in northern Thailand for the Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2-2. Zidane, a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, before the game Stated That "everyone can do something to the make the world a better place"

In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Although billed as Zidane and "Friends", the likes of the which included Fabien Barthez and Samuel Eto'o, the exhibition matches featured local players.  On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the bi-annual charity event Soccer Aid. He played for the Rest Of The World Team, managed by Liverpool and Celtic hero Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo, and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson.


Tributes and Legacy
In November 2006, Zidane toured Bangladesh as the guest of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.  The film makers Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon filmed a documentary Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, the which follows Zidane During the entire match, filmed with 17 cameras. Many experts have testified to Zidane's skills and impact as an all-time great, Such as Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira Zidane WHO has labeled "a monster" for his performance and playing skills. French footballer Zidane, Michel Platini states is one of the most skillful players the game has ever known: "technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game - control and passing. I

German coach Franz Beckenbauer Stated: "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player." Pelé, a three-times World Cup winner with Brazil, hailed Zidane after seeing Brazil losing to France: "Zidane was the magician in the game." Italy's manager Marcello Lippi, the WHO has also coached Zidane, opined "I think Zidane is the greatest talent we've known in football these last 20 years, yet he never played the prima donna. In 2011 Uefa.com asked players, journalist and Their users to crown the best player in the UEFA Champions League for the past 20 years, Zidane topped the poll ahead of Lionel Messi.


Sponsorships
Had Zidane has endorsements with many companies, including: Adidas, Lego, France Telecom, Orange, Audi, Volvic and Christian Dior.

Personal Life
Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernandez, while playing for Cannes in the 1988-89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernández (b. 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernandez (b. 13 May 1998), Theo (b. 18 May 2002), and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez (b. 26 December 2006). Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy.

Honors

Club

Girondins Bordeaux
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winner : 1995
UEFA Cup
Runner-up : 1995–96

Juventus
Serie A
Winner : 1996–97, 1997–98
Runner-up : 1999–00, 2000–01
Supercoppa Italiana
Winner : 1997
Runner-up : 1998
UEFA Champions League
Runner-up : 1996–97, 1997–98
UEFA Super Cup
Winner : 1996
Intercontinental Cup
Winner : 1996
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winner : 1999

Real Madrid
La Liga
Winner  : 2002–03
Runner-up : 2004–05, 2005–06
Supercopa de España
Winner: 2001, 2003
Copa del Rey
Runner-up: 2001–02, 2003–04
UEFA Champions League
Winner: 2001–02
UEFA Super Cup
Winner: 2002
Intercontinental Cup
Winner: 2002 

France
FIFA World Cup
Winner : 1998
Runner-up : 2006
UEFA European Football Championship
Winner : 2000
Third Place : 1996
King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
Winner : 1998, 2000
Tournoi de France
Third Place :1997

Individual
Ballon d'Or awarded to Zidane in 1998
Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year – 1994
Ligue 1 Player of the Year – 1996
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year – 1997, 2001
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year – 1998
FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match – 1998
World Soccer Awards Player of the Year – 1998
Ballon D'or – 1998
L'Équipe Champion of Champions – 1998
French Player of the Year – 1998, 2002
Onze d'Or – 1998, 2000, 2001
FIFA World Player of the Year – 1998, 2000, 2003
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team – 1998, 2006
ESM Season XI: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
World Soccer 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century – 1999
UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament – 2000
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament – 2000, 2004
Serie A Footballer of the Year – 2001
UEFA Team of the Year – 2001, 2002, 2003
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match – 2002
La Liga Best Foreign Player – 2002
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year – 2002
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – 2002
FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers – 2004
UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years – 2004
FIFPro World XI All-Star Team – 2005, 2006
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker – 2006
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball – 2006
UNFP Honorary Award – 2007
Marca Leyenda Award – 2008
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011
UEFA Champions League best player of the last 20 years – 2011

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