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Zbigniew Boniek
Zbigniew Boniek, also Zibi, Polish footballer born 1956 in Bydgoszcz; Widzew Łódź and Juventus star, 1982 World Cup bronze with Poland, later PZPN president and UEFA vice-president.
Zbigniew Gut
Zbigniew Gut (1949–2010), Polish defender, 11 caps, Olympic football gold at Munich 1972 and 1974 World Cup bronze; clubs Odra Opole, Lech Poznań, then French football; died in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France.
Zdenek Rygel
Zdeněk Rygel (born 1951, Ostrava), Czech defender, Baník Ostrava 1972–1983 with three Czechoslovak titles, 4 national caps, and Olympic football gold with Czechoslovakia at Moscow 1980.
Zdenek Sreiner
Zdeněk Šreiner (1954–2017), Czech midfielder, spent most of his career at Baník Ostrava, winning Czechoslovak titles in 1980 and 1981, and won Olympic football gold with Czechoslovakia at Moscow 1980, earning six senior caps.
Zé Pedro (footballer, born 1997)
Zé Pedro (José Pedro da Silva Figueiredo Freitas, born 1997, Guimarães) is a Portuguese centre-back who rose from Estrela Amadora and Porto B to FC Porto's first team, winning the 2023/24 Taça de Portugal and 2024 Supertaça, then joined Cagliari in 2025.
Zé Roberto
Zé Roberto (José Roberto da Silva Júnior) is a Brazilian former footballer who won the Champions League with Real Madrid and four Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.
ZED FC
ZED FC (نادي زد), formerly FC Masr, is a Giza-based Egyptian Premier League club owned by Naguib and Onsi Sawiris via Zed Sports, promoted in 2023, 7th in 2023-24 and 2024 Egypt Cup runners-up.
Željko Buvač
Željko Buvač, Bosnian-Serb football coach, Jürgen Klopp's assistant manager for 17 years at Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool, nicknamed 'The Brain'; left Liverpool in April 2018, later Dynamo Moscow sporting director.
Zeljko Perusic
Željko Perušić (Zeljko Perusic, Жељко Перушић), Croatian midfielder (1936–2017), Dinamo Zagreb, 1860 Munich, St. Gallen; 27 Yugoslavia caps, 1960 Olympic gold, 1966 German champion.
Zepce
NK Žepče (NK Žepče 1919), football club from Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded 1919; Premier League member 2002–2008, UEFA Cup 2005/06 vs Baškimi, relegated 2007/08, dissolved, succeeded by NK Žepče 1919 in Druga liga FBiH Centar.
Zépiqueno Redmond
Zépiqueno Redmond (born 2006, Rotterdam) is a Dutch centre-forward/winger at Annecy on loan from Aston Villa; ex-Feyenoord academy player with Champions League appearances and Netherlands U19 Euro 2025 winner.
Zestafoni
FC Zestafoni (საფეხბურთო კლუბი ზესტაფონი), Georgian club founded 18 June 2004 by ferro-alloy plant shareholders; champions 2010/11 and 2011/12, cup 2008, Super Cup 2011 and 2012; bankrupt and disqualified in 2015, now in Liga 3.
Zhang Kangyang (张康阳)
Zhang Kangyang (张康阳, Steven Zhang), born 1991, son of Suning founder Zhang Jindong; president of Inter Milan 2018–2024, won two Serie A titles, lost the club to Oaktree in May 2024 over an unpaid €395m loan balance.
Zhang Yuning (footballer, born 1997)
Zhang Yuning, born 1997, is a Chinese footballer and striker who plays for Beijing Guoan after four seasons in Europe, and captains China's national team.
Zhetysu
Zhetysu (Жетісу), also FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan, is a Kazakh football club founded in 1981 in Taldykorgan; a founding Premier League member, runner-up in 2011, twice First League champion (2006, 2017).
Zico (footballer)
Zico (Arthur Antunes Coimbra, born 1953), Brazilian attacking midfielder, Flamengo's greatest idol and top scorer, star of the 1982 World Cup, and later player and national coach in Japan.
Zidane Iqbal
Zidane Iqbal (Zidane Aamar Iqbal), born 2003 in Manchester, is an Iraqi international central midfielder, ex-Manchester United academy player and first British South Asian to play for the club, later FC Utrecht and Dundee United, in Iraq's 2026 World Cup squad.
Zimbabwe national football team
Zimbabwe national football team, the Warriors, men's team run by ZIFA (founded 1965). Six AFCON appearances since 2004, all group-stage exits; FIFA rank 129; coach Mario Marinica since 2025.
Zinedin Smajlović
Zinedin Smajlović, Bosnian centre-back born 2003 in Stockholm, plays for Olympiacos and Bosnia and Herzegovina after switching from Sweden U21; signed from Sandefjord for €5M in July 2026.
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane (Zizou), born 1972 in Marseille, French midfielder, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner, Ballon d'Or 1998, Real Madrid record signing; later won three straight Champions Leagues coaching Real Madrid and now coaches France.
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish striker of Bosnian-Croatian descent from Malmö's Rosengård; played Malmö FF, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, PSG, Manchester United, LA Galaxy; Sweden's record scorer with 62 goals in 122 caps; retired 2023, now AC Milan advisor.
Zlate moravce
Zlaté Moravce is a Slovak town whose football club FC ViOn, founded 1995, won the Slovak Cup 2006/07 as a second-division side, beat Senec 4:0, debuted in the UEFA Cup, and now plays the second-tier MONACObet liga.
Zlatko Dalić
Zlatko Dalić (born 1966, Livno) is a Croatian football manager, Croatia head coach 2017–2026 (World Cup silver 2018, bronze 2022, Nations League silver 2023), now UAE national team coach to 2030.
Zoltan Czibor
Zoltan Czibor (Czibor Zoltán, 1929-1997), Hungarian left winger of the Golden Team; 1952 Olympic gold, 1954 World Cup silver, later FC Barcelona and Espanol; not the same-named persons.
Zoltan Szarka
Zoltán Szarka (Szarka Zoltán), Hungarian goalkeeper, 1968 Olympic football gold medalist with Hungary; Szombathelyi Haladás club stalwart, later goalkeeper coach of Gábor Király.
Zoran Tošić (Зоран Тошић)
Zoran Tošić (Зоран Тошић), nicknamed Bambi, Serbian winger born 1987 in Zrenjanin; Partizan double winner, Manchester United signing, CSKA Moscow triple Russian champion, 76 caps for Serbia, 2010 World Cup participant.
Zsolt Szoboszlai
Zsolt Szoboszlai (born 1974) is a Hungarian former footballer, a 15-time NB I midfielder with Lombard Tatabánya and 1999 Magyar Kupa finalist, father and first coach of Liverpool and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai, and founder of Főnix Gold FC.
Zurich city
Zürich City SC (ZCSC), amateur Swiss football club founded 6 June 2019 in Zürich; SFV and FVRZ member, 14 teams, white/blue, men's team in 2. Liga interregional (fifth tier), distinct from FC Zürich.
Zuriko Davitashvili
Zuriko Davitashvili, Georgian winger born 2001 in Tbilisi; Dinamo Tbilisi youth, Rubin Kazan, Bordeaux, and AS Saint-Etienne (2024, €6m); 39 Georgia caps, Euro 2024 round of 16.
Zurrieq
Żurrieq FC, Maltese football club from the town of Żurrieq (pop. 10,000); twelve seasons in the Premier League (best finish 3rd, 1987/88), First Division champions 1992/93, now in the Maltese Challenge League.