Zi·dane (z?-dän?), Zinedine Yazid Born 1972. French soccer player. A powerful offensive midfielder, he helped his country’s team win the 1998 World Cup, becoming one of the best-known players in professional soccer.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Zidane (French zid?n) n (Biography) Zinedine (zinedin). born 1972, French footballer, known as Zizou; scored 31 goals in 108 games for France (1994?2006), including two in the 1998 World Cup final; sent off in the 2006 World Cup final; his club sides included Juventus and Real MadridCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014