Ballon d'Or winners 1990-2000: Where are they now?

Zinedine Zidane (1998)

Then

Winner of the Ballon d’Or in 1998, Zidane was at his best when he was terrorising defences in Serie A for Italian giants Juventus. Considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest player of all time, Zidane enjoyed successful spells at Cannes, Bordeaux, and Juventus before calling time on his career at Real Madrid in 2006.

In his stellar career, Zidane has won two Serie A titles, a La Liga title, 2 UEFA Super Cups, A Champions League and not to forget the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 Euro Championships.

Capable of the extraordinary, Zidane almost led France to another World Cup triumph before he infamously headbutted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 final against Italy. By the time he retired at Real Madrid in 2006, the Frenchman had cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players of all time.

Now

After retiring from football in 2006, Zidane was involved in a number of charitable ventures like Soccer Aid, UNICEF and Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity before being appointed as special advisor for the Real Madrid first team in 2010.

In July 2011, Zidane was appointed as the Sporting director before becoming the assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti in 2013. Of course, now Zidane is the manager of Los Blancos and is one of the few people in football to have won the Champions League both as a player and manager.

Zidane will be hoping to guide Madrid to the league title this year.