Mi tamtakin ‘playmaker’ awm tawh zinga ṭha bera an ngaih Zinedine Zidane hi a hunlai (generation) ah a aia thiam an awm bik awm lo e. French hoin international football an awpbeh laiin an ‘innghahna’ a ni a, Real Madrid vanglaia an ‘thiampuipa’ a ni bawk. Pele meuh pawhin ‘magician’ a tih hi footballer awm tawh zinga ropui ber a ni lo deuh a nih pawhin, a ropui berte zing ami chu a ni ngei ang.

PLAYER ROPUI ZIZOU

Football a khelh chhungin FIFA World Player of the Year atan vawithum ngawt thlan a ni a, World Cup champion team-ah a tel a, European Championship ah a champion bawk. A khelhna club apiangah a thiam ber a ni zel a ni ber a, a hei bakah European Footballer of the Year a ni tawh bawk.

Ball control thiam ber a ni tih hi football expert tamtak te inthurualna a ni a. Franz Beckenbauer, David Beckham leh Roberto Carlos te phei chuan “Football history-a player ropui ber” an ti hial.

Green Belt Zidane

Algerian thisen rawng kai Zidane rawn chawrchhuahna hi a ropui bik hauh lo. France rama Marseille ah June 23, 1972 ah a piang a, unau panga zinga a naupang ber a ni. An awmna bawrah rukruk leh sualna chi hrang hrang a sâng hle a, Zidane pawh hian a naupan laiin Judo a zir a, kum 10 a nihin Green Belt a ni hman nghe nghe. Hetihlaia an chhungkaw chenna in hi a zim hle a, choka-ah an len vek loh avang an unauin a inchhâwkin chaw an ei ṭhin.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

AS CANNES (1988-1992)

Cannes academy ah kum 3 a awm hnuin 1988 ah professional contract a ziak a, he team-ah hian tirah a khelpha nghal bik lo. A season hmasa berah chuan match 2 chiah a khel a ni.  1989-1990 season tîrah, club chairman Alain Pedretti chuan club tana a pet goal hmasak berah car leisak a tiam a, hemi season hian goal a thun lo mai ni loin vawikhat mah a khel lo.

Kum 1991-92 season-ah a langsar ṭan a, February 8, 1991 ah Cannes tan a goal hmasa ber a thun a, Car (Clio) pawh hemi zan la la hian a dawng nghal. Ligue 1 ah 4 na niin Nantes chu UEFA Cup (Tuna Europa League ni ta) khel turin a tlinpui a, hei hi 1949 hnua Cannes thlen sân ber a ni.

BORDEAUX (1992 – 1996)

Cannes ah beisei a pha lo a, 1991-92 season tâwp ah Bordeaux ah a insawn. A tirah Bordeaux style man lo deuh ṭhin mahse Lizarazu leh Duggary te nen khatih hunlaia midfield combination fuh ber tih theih turin an inkawp chho a, 1995 Intertoto Cup ah champion in 1995-96 UEFA Cup final an lut bawk. Bordeaux ah kum 4 a awm chhungin game 214 a khel a, goal 47 a thun a ni. France team ah a tel chho ṭan a, hrem tâwk Eric Cantona aiawhin national team ah playmaker dinhmun a luahchho ṭan.

Kum 1995 ah Blackburn Rovers coach Ray Harford chuan Zidane hi lei a tum a, khatih laia Blackburn neitupa Jack Walker chuan, “Tim Sherwood kan nei a, Zidane lei a ngai em ni.” tiin a lo chhang. France ah hriat hlawh chho mek mahse khawvelin tunge Zizou tih a la hre lo.

JUVENTUS Part 1 (1996 – 1998)

French Ligue 1 a a chetṭhat avangin club lian in an ngaihven viau tawh a, kum 1996 ah Italian club ropui Juventus chuan £3.2 million in an la lut. Juventus hi Zidane rawn ropui chhuah tak takna a ni kan ti thei awm e. Manager Marcelo Lippi hnuaiah Del Piero leh Inzaghi te ho nen Italy ah ro an rel a, 1996-97 leh 1997-98 ah Serie A ah a champion a, club leh ram tan player pawimawh, game thununtu leh lehlam pawlte hlauh ber a ni chho ṭan.

Defence ṭhatna Italian League ah pawh Zidane ‘killer pass’ hi an dang zo lo a ni ber a. Ani aia first touch leh dribble (sapṭawng hian a chiang zawkin ka hria) ṭha an awm bik lo. Juventus ah midfielder ṭha tak tak Davids, Deschamps, Conte te ho awm bawk mahse team pumpui innghahna leh a ropui ber chu Zizou ngei mai hi a ni.

Champions League-ah a vanduai a, 1997 leh 1998 ah final an thleng ve ve a, Borussia Dortmund (1997) leh Real Madrid (1998) lakah an tlawm ve ve a ni.

FIFA WORLD CUP 1998

France in World Cup an thleng a, kum 26 mi Zidane pawhin a vawikhatna atan World Cup a khel ve. Group stage ah French player zinga World Cup a red card hmu hmasa ber a’n ni leh rih a. Quarter final-ah Italy nen an intum ṭumin ropui takin a rawn lêt leh a, hei hi International level-a football fans nawlpuiin Zidane an hmelhriatna hmasa a ni awm e. A khelṭha ngang a niang, Italy manager Cesare Maldini chuan inkhelh zawhah “Zidane nei thei dawn ila chuan ka player panga nen pawh inthleng ka phal ang.” a ti hial a ni.

Final ah rin kai ber Brazil nen an intum a, first half-ah vawihnih a head goal. France chu World Cup ah a vawikhatna atan an champion zui a, France rama public hero No. 1 chu Zinedine Zidane a ni.

Club leh ram tan a che ṭha bawk a, 1998 ah hian FIFA World Player of the Year leh European Player of the Year chawimawina a dawng nghe nghe.

JUVENTUS Part 2 (1998 – 2001)

Kum 1998 ah Del Piero leh player pawimawh dangte an inhliam a, a kum lehah manager ṭha mi Lippi a chhuak bawk a, player ropui dahkhawm Juventus an tlachhe ṭan. Champions League a champion ngei duh Zidane a lungawi thei lo a, Juventus chhuahsan a duh thu a sawichhuak zauh zauh a, hemi hnu kum 3 chhung hian intihsiakna lianthamah a champion lo.

Club lamah buaina neuh neuh nei mahse ram tan Euro 2000 ah a ropui leh hle a. Goal pawimawh tak tak thunin France a champion pui a, UEFA in Player of the Tournament-ah a thlang a, FIFA World Player of the Year a ni bawk. France chu World Cup leh Euro a champion zâwn hmasa ber an ni nghe nghe a nih kha.

THE GALACTICOS: REAL MADRID (2001 – 2006)

Kum 2001 nipui bazârah khatih hunlaia player manto ber (€75 million) ni turin Real Madrid a zâwm a, hemi kum hian Champions League ah an champion zui. Final-a Madrid chakna goal a thun chu Champions League goal nalh bera thlan a ni nghe nghe. A kum leh ah Ronaldo a rawn lût a, Raul, Figo te ho nen khatih laia team ‘ropui’ ber an din a, khawvelah Zidane aia football thiam an awm lo.

2002-03 season ah La Liga champion a ni a, a vawithumna atan FIFA World Player of the Year nihna hlan a ni.

Season leh-ah Ronaldo leh player pawimawh an inhliam nasat avangin Real Madrid in beisei an pha lo a, a kum a lo tam ve tawh nen, Galacticos rual an chuai tial tial kan ti thei awm e.

World Cup 2002 ah a malpui nâ avangin a khel mumal lo a, champion lai France mualpho takin an tla. Euro 2004 ah a mimalin che ṭha viau mahse quarter final ah Greece hneh loin an tla leh a, tournament zawh hian international football a chawlhsan thu a puang hman a, mahse kum 2006 ah France in World Cup an qualify dawn lo takngial niin a lang a, coach, players leh ram mipuiten Zidane an au kir leh.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2006: THE LAST HURRAH

World Cup zawhah football a chawlhsan tak tak tur thu a sawilawk tawh a, French mipui leh football fans te tan he tournament bak chu Zidane inkhel lai hmuh tur a awm tawh dawn lo. Group stage ah suspend a han ni leh rih a, hemi hnu hi chuan ‘Zidane show’ a ni ber mai.

Spain (Round of 16) , Brazil (Quarter Final) leh Portugal (Semi Final) nen an inkhelh ṭumin ropui takin a khel a, goal 2 thunin assist vawi 2 a nei a, quarter final leh semi final ah man of the match a ni.

Insîk huai Zizou

Juventus-a a khelh laiin Serie A player pakhat chu a lo si thlu tawp tawh a, khawvelin a hre lâr tehchiam lo. World Cup final a Italian player a si leh chiah chu a lâr ngei mai.

Berlin ah final hi khelh a ni a, minute 7 na lekah cool zetin penalty a ‘chip’ goal a, France in hma an hruai. Hun pangngaiah team pahnih an inhnehtawk hnuah extra time khelh laiin Materazzi âwmah a sî a, red card a hmuh zui avangin penalty shootout ah a tel thei lo. France an chak lo zui a, Zidane career a tâwp a, footballer piang tawh zinga ropui berte zinga mi chu a chawl hlen ta a ni.

He World Cup ah hian mimal chawimawina ngaihhlut ber, Golden Ball (Best Player) a dawng a ni.

Chawimawina a dawn tawh zawng zawng tarlan sen a ni lo a, a langsar zual chauh pawh hi tam tham tak a ni.

Team Honours

• Italian Serie A (Juventus): 1996 – 97, 1997 – 98
• UEFA Super Cup (Juventus): 1996, (Real Madrid): 2002
• UEFA Champions League (Real Madrid): 2001 – 02
• La Liga (Real Madrid): 2002 – 03
• FIFA World Cup (France) : 1998
• UEFA European Championship (France) : 2000

Individual:

• Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 1996
• Ballon D’or (European Player of the Year): 1998
• French Player of the Year: 1998, 2002
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1998, 2000, 2003
• Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2001
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2002
• UEFA Euro Golden Ball: 2000
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2006

REFERENCE: wikipedia.org