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Encyclopedia > Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff
Personal information
Full name Youri Djorkaeff
Date of birth March 9, 1968
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.80 m)
Nickname The Snake
Club information
Current club Red Bull New York
Number 10
Position forward
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1984-1989
1989-1991
1991-1995
1995-1996
1996-1999
1999-2002
2002-2004
2004
2005-present
Grenoble
Strasbourg
Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan
Kaiserslautern
Bolton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers
MetroStars/RBNY
82 (23)
35 (25)
177 (65)
43 (17)
101 (32)
67 (17)
75 (20)
3 (0)
37 (12)
National team**
1993-2002 France 82 (28)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 5 July 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
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Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a French football (soccer) player, who usually plays as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 9... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...


Djorkaeff, an ethnic Kalmyk (through his father) and Armenian (through his mother), has played all over Europe. He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before moving to Strasbourg in 1989, Monaco in 1990, and then PSG in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led Ligue 1 in goals with 20. The Kalmyks (alternatively Kalmucks, Kalmuks, or Kalmyki) are the descendants of the Oirats, the historic and collective identity of the West Mongolian people. ... Founded in 1892 as Football Club de Grenoble, Grenoble Foot 38 hails from Grenoble. ... Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French football team, playing in the city of Strasbourg. ... Paris Saint-Germain FC, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ... The Official Ligue 1 logo. ...


In 1996, he signed with Italian giants Inter Milan, and in 1999 went over to Germany and Kaiserslautern. Djorkaeff turned many heads when signing with then-unfashionable English club Bolton Wanderers in 2002, but added a lot of class to the team during his two seasons there. He transferred to Blackburn Rovers for the 2004-05 season, but left the club after playing in only 3 games. Djorkaeff then signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer in February 2005. He became the first French player to play in MLS and ended the season as the team's MVP, with ten goals and seven assists in league play. He continued to play for the re-branded Red Bull New York in 2006. Djorkaeff announced that he will hang-up his boots after the 2006 season.[1] On July 1, 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French fans at the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between France and Brazil after telling Red Bulls officials he left the club to attend to "an unexpected, serious family matter in France".[2] Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... 1. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The MetroStars were a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... Locations of Major League Soccer teams Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid. ... Year Founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Richie Williams, 2006— First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win MetroStars 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy (Giants Stadium; June 15, 2002) Worst Defeat Kansas City Wizards 6... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...


Djorkaeff won the Cup Winners' Cup with PSG in 1996 and the UEFA Cup with Inter in 1998. He accumulated 82 caps and scored 28 goals for France. Other than the two major tournament wins already mentioned, Djorkaeff also played for his country in Euro 96 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. For his country he won the World Cup, European Championship & Confederation Cup. The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ...


Djorkaeff's father, Jean, played for France in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and also coached the Armenian national team. Qualifying countries 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won the final beating West Germany 4-2. ... First International Armenia 0 - 0 Moldova (Yerevan, Armenia; 12 October 1992) Largest win Armenia 3 - 0 Albania (Yerevan, Armenia; 6 September 1997) Andorra 0 - 3 Armenia (Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 9 October 1999) Worst defeat Chile 7 - 0 Armenia (Vina del Mar, Chile; 4 January 1997) Georgia 7 - 0 Armenia...

Red Bull New York - Current Squad

1 Meola | 2 Wynne | 3 O'Rourke | 4 Mendes | 5 Jolley | 6 Stammler | 7 Magee | 8 Lisi | 9 Peguero | 10 Djorkaeff | 11 Buddle | 12 Camp | 14 Vide | 17 Altidore | 18 Conway | 19 Henderson | 20 Guevara | 21 Canero | 22 Behonick | 23 Parke | 25 Cila | 26 Graham | 27 Ikangu | 28 Laventure | 33 Arvizu  Year Founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Richie Williams, 2006— First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win MetroStars 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy (Giants Stadium; June 15, 2002) Worst Defeat Kansas City Wizards 6... Meola on the cover of Tony Meolas Sidekick Soccer Tony Meola (born February 21, 1969 in Belleville, New Jersey) is an American goalkeeper, who became one of the most famous soccer players in the United States after his play in the 1994 World Cup. ... Marvell Wynne II (born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Danny ORourke playing for Indiana University in 2004 Danny ORourke (born May 31, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American defensive midfielder, who currently plays soccer for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Carlos Mendes (born December 25, 1980 in Mineola, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Steve Jolley (born October 15, 1975 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas in Major League Soccer. ... Seth Stammler (born September 29, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Mike Magee (born September 2, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soccer forward/midfielder. ... Mark Lisi (born October 11, 1977 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Jean Philippe Peguero (September 19, 1981 in Port de Paix, Haiti) is a Haitian soccer player, who currently plays forward in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids. ... Edson Buddle (born May 21, 1981 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Blake Camp (born October 11, 1983) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer. ... Joe Vide (born May 16, 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer. ... Josmer (Joze) Altidore (born November 6, 1989 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Jon Conway (born May 6, 1977, in Media, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania) is a soccer goalkeeper for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ... Christopher (Chris) Henderson (born December 11, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Amado Guevara (born May 2, 1976 in Tegucigalpa) is a Honduran football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays in Major League Soccer for Red Bull New York. ... Peter Canero (born January 18, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football (soccer) defender and midfielder, who currently plays for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Michael Behonick (born January 3, 1981 in Bohemia, New York) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Jeff Parke (born March 23, 1982 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who plays central defense for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Jordan Cila (born April 11, 1982 in Jericho, New York) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. ... Taylor Graham (born June 3, 1980) is an American soccer central defender, who is currently with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Elie Ikangu (born October 4, 1986 in Paris, France) is a soccer midfielder who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Jerrod Laventure (born January 15, 1983 in Middle Island, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... David Arvizu (born April 19, 1988 in Santa Ana, California) is an American soccer forward who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ...

France France squad - 1998 World Cup France

1 Lama | 2 Candela | 3 Lizarazu | 4 Vieira | 5 Blanc | 6 Djorkaeff | 7 Deschamps | 8 Desailly | 9 Guivarc'h | 10 Zidane | 11 Pirès | 12 Henry | 13 Diomède | 14 Boghossian | 15 Thuram | 16 Barthez | 17 Petit | 18 Leboeuf | 19 Karembeu | 20 Trézéguet | 21 Dugarry | 22 Charbonnier | Coach Jacquet Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Bernard Lama (born April 7, 1963 in Saint-Symphorien, French Guiana) is a former French football player who played goalkeeper. ... Vincent Candela (born October 24, 1973 in Bédarieux) is a French football (soccer) left back. ... Bixente Lizarazu (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) is a football (soccer) left defender and midfielder for Bayern Munich and the France national football team. ... Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Juventus F.C.. He captained Arsenal and won the World Cup with France in 1998. ... Laurent Blanc (born November 19, 1965 in Alès) is a French football defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history in the 1998 World Cup. ... Didier Deschamps (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French football player and a former star for its national team, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. ... Stéphane Guivarch (born September 6, 1970) is a football (soccer) player. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Robert Emmanuel Pirès (born October 29, 1973 in Reims, France) is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. ... Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Paris) (IPA: ) is a French football player and regarded as one of the top players in the world. ... Bernard Diomède is a French football player (born 23 January 1974) in Saint-Doulchard). ... Alain Boghossian (born 27 October 1970 in Digne) is a French soccer player who plays as midfielder. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Juventus F.C.. With the French national team, Thuram won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French football player, the current goalkeeper for the French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille. ... Emmanuel Petit (born September 22, 1970 in Dieppe, France) is a former football player, who played for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea. ... Frank Leboeuf (or LebÅ“uf; born January 22, 1968 in Bouches-du-Rhône near Marseille) is a former French football (soccer) defender. ... Christian Karembeu (born December 3, 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a former French international football (soccer) player. ... David Trézéguet (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker who plays for Juventus and France. ... Christophe Dugarry (born March 24, 1972 in Lormont) is a former French football (soccer) forward. ... Lionel Charbonnier (born October 25, 1966 in Poitiers, France) is a French football goalkeeper. ... Aimé Jacquet 5 june 2005. ...


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