Youri Djorkaeff
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Full name | Youri Raffi Djorkaeff[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 March 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1989 | Grenoble | 82 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 |
Strasbourg | 35 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1995 | Monaco | 155 | (59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Inter Milan | 87 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Kaiserslautern | 55 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 75 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Blackburn Rovers[4] | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | New York Red Bulls[5] | 45 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 584 | (196) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | France B | 2 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2002 | France | 82 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional
At international level, Djorkaeff scored 28 goals in 82 appearances with the
Early life
Djorkaeff was born in Lyon,[6] to a French father of Polish and Kalmyk origin, Jean Djorkaeff, and an Armenian mother, Mary Ohanian,[7] in Lyon.[8]
Club career
Djorkaeff started his career in 1984 with French club
In 1996, he signed with Italian club
In 1999, he transferred to Germany and Kaiserslautern, helping them to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2001.
Djorkaeff turned many heads when signing with English club
Djorkaeff then signed with the
Djorkaeff announced from the beginning that he would hang-up his boots at the end of 2006 season, and played for the re-branded New York Red Bulls.[23] On 1 July 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French fans at the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between France and Brazil after telling Red Bulls officials he left the club to attend to "an unexpected, serious family matter in France." Upon his return, he revealed that the purpose of his departure was to be with his sick mother and downplayed watching the World Cup match.[24]
He retired from professional football on 29 October 2006.
International career
Djorkaeff accumulated 82
Style of play
Nicknamed The Snake, due to his ability to get past defenders and
Personal life
Djorkaeff has a wife, Sophie, and three children: Sacha, Oan and Angelica. Djorkaeff released a singing single called "Vivre dans Ta Lumière", translated to "Living in Your Light" from French.[44] His father, Jean, and younger brother, Micha Djorkaeff, were also professional football players.[26]
On 15 November 2012 Djorkaeff hosted Phone-a-thon for Armenian charity held in Europe. The Phoneathon benefits the construction of community centres in villages throughout
During his time in England, Djorkaeff opened a football school in Armenia.[27] After retiring, he became the president of his childhood club in Lyon, Union Generale Armenienne de Decines, in April 2007.[46] Djorkaeff currently also runs the Youri Djorkaeff Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing football programs in New York City.[47]
Ecuador forward Djorkaeff Reasco was named after Djorkaeff.[48]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grenoble | 1984–85 | Division 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | Division 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
1986–87 | Division 2 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | |||
1987–88 | Division 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 8 | |||
1988–89 | Division 2 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 12 | |||
1989–90 | Division 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 82 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 24 | ||
Strasbourg
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1989–90 | Division 2 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 21 | ||
1990–91 | Division 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 4 | |||
Total | 35 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 25 | ||
Monaco | 1990–91 | Division 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | Division 1 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 47 | 10 | ||
1992–93 | Division 1 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
1993–94 | Division 1 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 3 | 48 | 23 | ||
1994–95 | Division 1 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 14 | ||
Total | 155 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 196 | 67 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1995–96 | Division 1 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 19 |
Inter Milan | 1996–97 | Serie A | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | 49 | 17 | |
1997–98 | Serie A | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | Serie A | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | ||
Total | 87 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 127 | 39 | ||
Kaiserslautern | 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 |
2000–01 | Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 5 | |
2001–02 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 55 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 70 | 18 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2001–02 | Premier League | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
2002–03 | Premier League | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
2003–04 | Premier League | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | |
Total | 75 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 87 | 21 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2004–05 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0[52] |
MetroStars / New York Red Bulls |
2005 | Major League Soccer |
24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 11 | ||
2006 | Major League Soccer |
21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | |||
Total | 45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 13 | ||
Career total | 572 | 196 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 66 | 17 | 694 | 226 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France[53] | 1993 | 1 | 0 |
1994 | 5 | 3 | |
1995 | 7 | 5 | |
1996 | 12 | 5 | |
1997 | 6 | 3 | |
1998 | 18 | 3 | |
1999 | 9 | 3 | |
2000 | 11 | 4 | |
2001 | 7 | 2 | |
2002 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 28 |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djorkaeff goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 February 1994 | San Paolo Stadium, Naples , Italy |
Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | Exhibition game |
2 | 22 March 1994 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | Chile | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
3 | 29 May 1994 | National Stadium, Tokyo , Japan |
Japan | 1–0 | 4–1 | Kirin Cup
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4 | 16 August 1995 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
5 | 6 September 1995 | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
6 | 9–0 | |||||
7 | 11 October 1995 | Stadionul Steaua (1974), Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
8 | 15 November 1995 | Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France | Israel | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
9 | 24 January 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Portugal | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
10 | 2–2 | |||||
11 | 15 June 1996 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | Spain | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
12 | 31 August 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
13 | 9 October 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Turkey | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
14 | 2 April 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
15 | 11 June 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Italy | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1997 Tournoi de France |
16 | 12 November 1997 | Saint-Etienne , France |
Scotland | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
17 | 29 May 1998 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca , Morocco |
Morocco | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament |
18 | 24 June 1998 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
19 | 14 November 1998 | Stade de France, Paris, France | Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
20 | 20 January 1999 | Stade Velodrome, Marseille , France |
Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
21 | 8 September 1999 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 1–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
22 | 9 October 1999 | Stade de France, Paris, France | Iceland | 2–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
23 | 4 June 2000 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Japan | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament |
24 | 6 June 2000 | Morocco | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament | |
25 | 16 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium | Czech Republic | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
26 | 25 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium | Spain | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
27 | 25 April 2001 | Stade de France, Paris, France | Portugal | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
28 | 30 May 2001 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu , South Korea |
South Korea | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
Monaco[54]
Paris Saint-Germain[54]
Inter Milan[54]
- UEFA Cup: 1997–98
Bolton Wanderers
France[54]
Individual
Orders
- Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1998[60]
See also
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Bibliography
- Youri Djorkaeff, Snake, Paris, Grasset and Fasquelle, 2006,
External links
- Youri Djorkaeff – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Youri Djorkaeff at National-Football-Teams.com
- ISBN 2246695716.