Youri Djorkaeff

Youri Djorkaeff
Djorkaeff in 2011
Personal information
Full name Youri Raffi Djorkaeff[1]
Date of birth (1968-03-09) 9 March 1968 (age 56)[2]
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
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998 France
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2001 Korea-Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States.

At international level, Djorkaeff scored 28 goals in 82 appearances with the France national team between 1993 and 2002. He won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, also taking part at Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is the son of former player Jean Djorkaeff. On hanging up his boots in 2006 and after having played in France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and the US, Youri devoted himself to social projects, which eventually led him to establish the Youri Djorkaeff Foundation in 2014. He currently holds the position of CEO of the FIFA Foundation, following his appointment in September 2019.

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  2. ^ "Youri Djorkaeff: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Youri Djorkaeff: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Youri Djorkaeff". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ The club was known as the MetroStars prior to 2006.

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