
In November 2011, Zinédine Zidane, aged 39, arrived in Limoges to follow training as a general manager of a professional sports club at CDES, attracting strong media interest despite the absence of a link with the local club.
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Zinédine Zidane, 1998 world champion with the French team, is continuing her career change after her retirement from sports by training as a general manager of a professional sports club.
November 2011. For a moment, Limoges takes on the appearance of the center of the world. For the arrival of a great head of state? The Pope’s visit? A highly anticipated exhibition? None of that. Almost fifteen years ago, Zinédine Zidane, aged 39 at the time, arrived in the city and left no one indifferent. No transfer or investment to the local club, but the 1998 world champion has a very specific idea in mind. From football genius to student, there is only one step. The Marseillais is here to begin his training as a general manager of a professional sports club at the Center for Sports Law and Economics (CDES, Bac + 4 level).
His arrival is the talk of the town, the media are impatiently awaiting him and the icon, idolized on the football world five years after his retirement, is having a hard time finding his way to the establishment. However, the mythical number 10 is decided: for two years, in parallel with the completion of his coaching diploma, his position…
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