Announced as one of the great French hopes as goalkeeper, Ludovic Butelle will not have had the expected career. After noticed beginnings in Metz, the 42 -year -old porter joined Valencia, where he failed to cross a overcome. He then had other experiences in France, Spain and also in Belgium.
Guest of the program “100% Foot Farid & Co”, Ludovic Butelle returned to his path in Spain and his meeting with Zinedine Zidane, then Real Madrid player. He notably said that he was ” shocked When the old number 10 of the Blues asked him a question that he did not expect.
“” An anecdote that I never told? There is this match between Valencia and Real Madrid, the era of galactics: Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Casillas … In the end, I ask for Zidane's jersey. I go up in the locker room, I find myself there, in the middle of the Real locker room, facing all these stars. You have to remember: a year and a half earlier, I was still in the national U17 … Incredible Related the former international hopes.
Butelle: “I am shocked, Zidane who is interested in my injury! »»
“I'm going to see Zidane, we start to chat, he gives me his jersey, he continued. I thank him, I wish him a good season. And there he surprises me, he asks me how my injury is going. “So, did you recover well?” Not too many after -effects? »» I am shocked, Zidane who is interested in my injury! »»
And Butelle concludes her anecdote with “Zizou”: ” We continue to speak a little, then I say thank you again. But before I left, he launched me: “Did you forget anything?” I say no, I don't see … he insists: “Are you sure?” And there he said to me, “And I can have your jersey?” ». I remain speechless. I take off my jersey and I give it. I was 21, and I felt like a kid. »»
