Zinedine Zidane
France were 0-2 down against Czech Republic in a friendly in 1994. In came Zinedine Zidane to turn the game on its head. He scored a 25 yard pile driver, which was followed by a header, both finding the back of the net. The game ended 2-2.
It was the start of a career that saw a couple of Serie A titles with Juventus, La Liga and UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and a FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 with France.
Ten years later, in 2004, he was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by the UEFA. Zidane is now the assistant manager and Sporting Director of Real Madrid.
Edited by Staff Editor