Zinedine Zidane is a footballer.
The 2002 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2001 -- 02 UEFA Champions League , Europe 's primary club football competition . The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport 's governing body , FIFA , since 1991 . Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( [ zinedin zidan ] , born 23 June 1972 ) , nicknamed `` Zizou '' , is a retired French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid . His left-foot volleyed winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final is considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition 's history .