Zidane eyes France job as he joins coaching programme

Reuters, Sunday 14 Oct 2012

French icon joins coaching programme in a step towards possibly managing the France national team

Zinedine Zidane
Former French national soccer player Zinedine Zidane (Photo: Reuters)

Zinedine Zidane is taking the first steps towards possibly managing the French national team in the future by joining coaching programme at the French Football National Institute (INF).

"I will pass my coaching diplomas (at INF)," 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner Zidane told French sports daily L'Equipe.

Asked if he would be interested in coaching France one day, he said: "Why not, one day, coach this team..."

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