Former France and Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane has expressed interest in coaching the Bangladesh national football team.

The French legend, who is in the country at the invitation of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, was speaking during a visit to the villages on the outskirts of Dhaka City, where he addressed members of the Grameen Bank at its Kamal Bashulia Landless Women's Association.

"I'm overwhelmed with the enthusiasm of the people of Bangladesh," said the 34-year-old told the New Nationnewspaper.

Zidane, who retired from the sport after the World Cup final earlier this year, is one of the most gifted players to have ever been involved in the game.

He has played in two World Cup finals, scoring twice in the 1998 showpiece against Brazil, and earning even more notoriety in the second, after headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest in July of this year.

He was red-carded for the incident in what was to be his last top flight game.

Upon being asked if he had any interest in Bangladeshi football, Zidane responded: "I am not interested in playing here.

"But yes, I am interested in training the Bangladeshi team," he added.

Zidane also took part in a football match for a few minutes before leaving the village.