Arrived at Real in as an official person, Zidane was acting as advisor to the club president.
After Mourinho cut Valdano from the position of General Manager, the post remained vacant and now will be occupied by Zidane.

Zinedine Zidane impressed Mourinho, who asked the president Florentino Perez to invest it in new position. The Frenchman will be the third person as important club after the president and coach.

The Frenchman talked about his new post in the club, “Mourinho has influenced this decision, but it was the president desire toot. We will see what will be, I will begin work Monday.”

Zidane’s winning move seems to have been his involvement in bringing to the club Varane Raphael, the young hope of French football, a defender of just 18.

At club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus, an Intercontinental Cup, and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. He is, alongside Brazilian striker Ronaldo, the only three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner.