A former Universidad de Chile manager tells how he tried to bring in Zinedine Zidane after the tricolor legend retired in 2006.
In the wake of the terrible final of the 2006 World Cup, lost by the French team on penalties against Italy, with obviously his incredible whim on Marco Materazzi, Zinédine Zidane was approached by the Universidad de Chile, the most successful club in the South American country. The Ballon d’Or 98 had already decided to bow out with a final season at Real Madrid and the World Cup in Germany.
“ I contacted him in 2006 after his retirement at Real Madrid. I spoke with his representative (Alain Migliaccio). I sent him an invitation to come and play at the U. He told us that he wanted to stay in Europe “, says thus to The Tercera Marcos Kaplun, former manager of the Santiago club, at the time accustomed to this kind of madness.
The businessman adds that he had not been money matter and clarifies: our idea was that he also works with the club leaders. It would have been a complete job. It would have been a media stunt and it would have been self-financed, that’s clear “. At 34, “Zizou” first rested before returning to Real as an adviser to Florentino Pérez in 2009.
