Fifty years ago to the day,Zinedine Zidane was born in Marseille, in the district of Castellane. A man who would become the idol of an entire people one evening in July 1998, leading the France team to its first World Cup victory and building his legend to become one of the best players in the club today. history of his sport. Besides that, the playmaker has managed to build a good family life with his wife, Véronique and his 4 boys, all of whom have become footballers.
If he met the one who shares his life in the early 90s when he played in Cannes, he will have his first boy quite young, in 1995. The little Enzo was born in Bordeaux on March 24 and will follow in his father’s footsteps by also becoming a professional footballer. After starting his career in Spain, he came to Rodez (Aveyron) last year with his fiancée Karen and has just become the father of an adorable little girl for the first time. It must be said that with a football-loving father, Enzo had a good chance of making a career in football, especially since he owes his first name to his father’s childhood idol, who is none other than a star. soccer.
He was more than my idol. I was fond of him. It was more than mimicry
Indeed, Zinedine Zidane has never hidden it, he is a fan of Olympique de Marseille and in particular of a player who played under the colors of the Marseille club at the end of the 80s. Real football star south american, Enzo Francescoli landed in France in 1986 at Matra Racing, where he remained for 3 seasons before flying to Marseille where he would shine for a season. Enough for the coach, who has long been associated with PSG in recent weeks, to decide to pay tribute to him by calling his son after him. “Enzo Francescoli was more than my idol. I was fanatical about him. It was more than mimicry. I dissected everything he did. I had to do that again on the field. I practiced until I got there. I looked at everything, with a magnifying glass, to reproduce”he recalls today in an interview with The Team.
A nice gesture that must have pleased Enzo Francescoli since it’s not every day that a legend like Zinedine Zidane pays you such a beautiful tribute!