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Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.
Zinedine Zidane
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Zinedine Zidane
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 23
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Zinedine Yazid Zidane
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