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Veronique Zidane: Zinedine Zidane Wife of 30+ Years

Last updated: June 20, 2026 9:14 am
Ifeanyichukwu Chris Akashili
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Véronique Zidane

Véronique Zidane is a former dancer, model, and wife of French football legend Zinedine Zidane.

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  • Véronique Zidane Biography
  • Family & Children
  • Zinedine Zidane Wife
  • Veronique Zidane Net Worth

She was once a dancer and model. Zinedine Zidane played as an offensive midfielder for Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, and Real Madrid until retiring in 2006, when he started coaching Real Madrid’s junior and senior sides. 

Véronique, on the other hand, is a fashion designer and saleswoman.

It has been over 25 years since they initially fell in love as teenagers, and the relationship is still going strong. Football is a big part of their family, and all four of their boys are making an impression. 

Véronique is an introverted person who prefers to avoid the limelight, except for a few sporting appearances with her husband. 

Even though she doesn’t use social media, her family members’ profiles are sometimes littered with photos from their holidays. 

Her vegetarianism was made public on a recent occasion in Mumbai, India, attracting the attention of photographers. Interestingly, she was a football hater as a kid while later developing a love for the sport.

Véronique Zidane Biography

Véronique Zidane

Antonio Fernández Lentisco and Ana Ramirez Martnez gave birth to Véronique Zidane on November 10, 1971 in Aveyron. Her forefathers hail from the Andalusia region of southern Spain, where she was raised.

She had a sibling growing up. She started dancing at a young age. In 1988, she enrolled in a biology course at the University of Toulouse, but she dropped out to pursue her love of singing and dancing.

Her parents and sister had to say goodbye when she enrolled at the Rosella Hightower Dance School in Cannes the following year.

She moved into Salon-de-Foyer Provence’s des Jeunes Travailleurs, a transitory social housing complex for young people in need of assistance.

She is 5 feet 4 inches (1.65 cm) tall and weighs 55 kg (121 lbs). Her hair is brown, and her eyes are brown. Veronique does not currently have any tattoos on her body.

She has been able to keep her physique in top condition. She works out frequently and eats as healthily as possible to stay in shape. Currently, Veronique is on a vegetarian diet.

Every day, Zidane and his wife do yoga, which aids in their physical well-being.

She is not your normal WAG since Veronique is everything but. She wants to maintain a low profile and avoid the spotlight on social media.

We could locate her Instagram account, but she had switched it to private.

Veronique Zidane’s Instagram account is @verozf5.

Family & Children

Veronique Zidenine personal life

When Véronique Zidane met Zinedine Zidane, then 17, in 1989 at Salon-de-Foyer Provence’s des Jeunes Travailleurs, she was eighteen years old.

He played for AS Cannes during the 1988–89 season while she was in Cannes taking dance classes. 

Girls and boys were segregated on opposite sides of the corridor and subjected to rigid regulations.

Although they fell in love at first sight, the young couple were both quite bashful and avoided talking to one other for the first several encounters. 

Véronique was the first to break the ice and begin a discussion, after which they proceeded to exchange niceties and got closer to one another.

After a few weeks in a modest apartment, Zinedine Zidane and his wife eventually moved in together.

The pair had been dating for nearly five years when they were married on May 28, 1994, at the Bordeaux City Hall in a religious ceremony. 

She decided to give up her work to follow her husband around while playing professional football in several cities.

In 1998, she stated in a rare TV appearance that she and her husband had discussed starting a family soon and having many children. 

Zinedine Zidane Wife

Zinedine Zidane Wife

Veronique Zidane is the happily married wife of football Coach, Zinedine Zidane. They met at the tender age of seventeen in 1989.

It was revealed in an interview that the two of them had previously crossed paths, even though they had never spoken before.

Zinedine yelled out a “hello” as they passed each other after a few months of living in strictly gender-segregated housing, and they began chatting after that.

Their nuptials took place five years later in Bordeaux Town Hall, wedded in 1994.

On March 24, 1995, she gave birth to their first child, Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández.

Zidane and his wife have now given birth to three additional boys: Luca Zidane Fernández, Theo Zidane Fernández and Elyaz Zidane Fernández (born December 26, 2005).

All four of them followed in their father’s footsteps and trained at Real Madrid‘s youth program, where Zidane spent the last years of his playing career and eventually became a manager.

While Luca is Real Madrid’s fourth-choice goalkeeper, Enzo is now playing for CF Rayo Majadahonda. Enzo has also represented Spain on the international stage as a Spanish citizen.

They’re a close-knit family who likes to get away from it on vacations.

Along with other family members, they participate in sporting events and other social gatherings. In 2013, when visiting his in-laws in Rodez, Zidane committed to helping the local football team financially and making appearances at games.

Veronique Zidane Net Worth

Véronique Zidane Net Worth

She has a net worth of $1.5million. Veronique Zidane has not revealed much about her business and source of income.

On the other hand, Zinedine Zidane has a far higher net worth than hers. He is one of the wealthiest football managers in the world, with an estimated net worth of over $120 million.

It is estimated that Zidane’s yearly pay is in the region of $14 million.

Apart from her husband’s fame, she is a model and former dancer who has worked with numerous brands and endorsements. She has also appeared in numerous commercials.

Veronique Zidane has been the focus of much media attention for some time because of her husband, Zidane.

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