<p>Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training as a soccer coach while at the same time helping out at Real Madrid's youth academy, the La Liga club said on Monday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The 40-year-old former France international, who played for Real between 2001 and his retirement in 2006 and was World Player of the Year three times, has been working as a director of football with the Spanish champions since last year. <br /><br />“This year he will complete his team management qualification,” Real said in a statement on their website (www.realmadrid.com).</p>
<p>Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training as a soccer coach while at the same time helping out at Real Madrid's youth academy, the La Liga club said on Monday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The 40-year-old former France international, who played for Real between 2001 and his retirement in 2006 and was World Player of the Year three times, has been working as a director of football with the Spanish champions since last year. <br /><br />“This year he will complete his team management qualification,” Real said in a statement on their website (www.realmadrid.com).</p>