5 of the best bald players in modern football

#1 Zinedine Zidane

Real Madrid v Club Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final

Zinedine Yazid Zidane is widely considered as one of the greatest players of all time. He was a top-class playmaker, known for his technique, vision and mastery of the midfield. He played as a central attacking midfielder for several top-level clubs most notably Juventus and Real Madrid.

After 2 Serie A titles and one UEFA Super Cup with Juventus, he earned a €77.5m move to Real Madrid, which remained a world record transfer fee for 8 more years. He continued his form in Madrid winning one La Liga title and one Champions League.

He is considered a national treasure by France after winning the World Cup for them in WC1998. This image was slightly tainted after his headbutt cost France the World Cup in 2006 though he was provoked into doing so.

On a personal level, he won innumerable accolades including FIFA World Player of the year thrice. After his playing career, he started coaching, leading Real Madrid to three straight Champions League titles and one La Liga title. Zizou is truly one of the modern greats of the game.

Special mention: Pierluigi Collina

67th FIFA Congress - Legends

The former Italian referee is infamous for his distinctive bald appearance, earning him the nickname Kojak. He is known for his no-nonsense attitude and being an exceptional referee.

He was so good that the FIGC raised the age bar for retirement to age 46 just to accommodate him and begged him to stay on even after resigning. He was voted FIFA’s best referee of year 6 times in a row and is a member of the UEFA Referee’s committee.

He was also one of only two refs to be left unscathed by the match-fixing scandals that rocked Italian football. He is also the only referee to appear on Pro Evolution Soccer’s cover.