adminBORDEAUX. — France legend Zinedine Zidane is poised to become head coach of French Ligue 1 soccer side Bordeaux, according to reports in the French media on Tuesday. Zidane (41) played for Cannes, Bordeaux and Juventus before joining Real Madrid in 2001 and retiring at the age of 34 in 2006.
He is currently working as an assistant to Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, and in January graduated with a diploma in sports management at the Centre for the Law and Economics of Sport in Limoges.
Reports linking him to the job at Bordeaux have gathered strength this week with some papers suggesting his arrival at the Girondins was imminent. The Sud Ouest daily wrote on Tuesday that Bordeaux had made Zidane “top of their list” to replace existing manager Francis Gillot. — AFP.
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