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The information was stale by several Spanish media Monday, January 4, in mid-afternoon. The appointment of Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid coach was formalized by the club president, Florentino Perez, during a press conference at the Santiago Bernabéu in the evening. Zidane briefly took the floor to say:
“I want to thank the club offered the opportunity to train (….) the world’s best club . I will try to put all my coeur.Je think everything will be okay. “
At the head of the” Castilla “, the reserve team Real, since summer 2014, the old number 10 of the Blues and former center of the “Casa Blanca” (231 matches the meter between 2001 and 2006) replaces the Iberian Rafael Benitez, in office since June 2015.
The designation of “Sphinx” Zidane, 43, has been decided at an emergency meeting organized by the club management. It follows a draw (2-2) conceded by the Merengue against Valencia, Sunday, January 3rd. French first to hold this position at Real, Marseille took the reins of a phalanx ranked third in La Liga, four points behind his enemy brother Atlético surprise championship leader, and two lengths of FC Barcelona, who had humiliated Real 4-0 at the Bernabeu on November 21.
While the Galacticos have changed twenty times in twenty years of coaching, Zidane inherited a traumatized workforce by 2015 without title and a litany of scandals (case of the sextape of the French striker Karim Benzema, elimination King’s Cup to an administrative error). By taking control of most successful club (ten Champions League titles) and richest in Europe for a decade (549.5 million euros in revenues at the end of the 2013-2014 season), the forty points a challenge, who gravitates within the Real chart since 2009. For three years after stopping his career, punctuated by a famous headbutt firmly told the Italian Marco Materazzi and a final eviction the 2006 World Cup.
Ambassador Club
Ambassador club, Florentino Pérez advisor and ephemeral Galactic sporting director (2011-2012),” Zizou “had become the assistant of the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti in June 2013. After the tumultuous and fruitless reign (2010-2013) of the Portuguese José Mourinho, the appointment of the Italian coach and his assistant had represented illustrates a calming signal to the community “Real Madrid”.
“With his personal history, tranquility, intelligence, Zidane could have chosen any position, on the bench or in the office,” in June 2013 ensured the Brazilian Roberto Carlos, former defender of Real (1996-2007). Of Marseille, which allowed its formation, a fabulous volley, won his ninth title in 2002 in the Champions League, the fans retain the image of a sport remained loyal to the institution merengue . For since his recruitment in 2001 against 75 million euros, Zinedine Zidane has never left the Spanish capital. There has extensive colonnaded villa, located near the Valdebebas complex, the training center of Real.
“What is certain is that we want all sports project in the next four years is conducted by Zidane, “ had declared in June 2013, Florentino Pérez, while in the countryside for re-election. From October 2011 to January 2014, Zidane has also multiplied the seminars to get the manager’s degree in Law and Economics Centre of Sports Limoges (CDES).
“His arrival was on the bench in the pipes,” assured the World in 2013, Jean-Pierre Karaquillo, cofounder and director of the institution.
“Zidane is a prodigiously clever boy. He advances with small steps and not along for the ride. With us, it acquired marketing tools, business and management. In September, he has yet to present a project to a jury after preparing four folders. Florentino Pérez has understood that he must use it more as an icon. It’s more than that. “
Acceleration of his coaching career
In August 2014, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) had received a complaint from the National Coaching Centre (Cenafe), which accused the icon result in Castilla, in the third division, without the proper credentials. Two months later, Zidane had been suspended for three months by the RFEF before being cleared by the Administrative Tribunal of Spanish sport (TAD). The 1998 world champion was granted in May 2015, the UEFA coaching diploma and European professional license. It could validate his DEPF (professional football coaching diploma) in spring 2016.
At the head of the reserve team Real, he had distinguished himself by directing, from October 2014 his eldest son Enzo (20 years) before naming the captain. Guardian of the Juvenil B (17) Real, his second son, Luca, had won in May 2015, the European Championship Under 17 years with the France team.
New Galactic Guide, the former number 5 of the “White House” will eventually mission to offer training yet another La Liga title. It will seek to emulate his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti – winner of the tournament in 2014 – by winning eleventh triumphed in the Champions League. In February, the former playmaker of the Blues end up on his AS Roma road knockout stages of the most prestigious European competitions.
The advent of “Zizou” at the head of Merengue foreshadows undoubtedly accelerated his coaching career. In October 2012, Zidane had assured he aspired to “one day become coach of the France team,” . “ From the moment he decided it would be on a sideline, he is likely to be coach of France or other countries , confided in March 2014 at World the Blues boss Didier Deschamps. And with the history he has with this jersey, it’s possible that it happens to him . “
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