Grenoble (France),
Strasbourg (France), Monaco (France), PSG (France), Inter Milan
(Italy), FC Kaiserslautern (Germany), Bolton (England),
Blackburn Rovers (England), Metrostars New York (MLS - USA)
Honours
1998 World Cup
winner (France) 2001 Confederations Cup winner (France) 2000 European Championship winner (France) 1996 Cup Winners Cup winner (Paris-SG) 1998 UEFA Cup winner (Inter Milan) 1994 French 1st Division top scorer (Monaco) 1991 French Cup winner (Monaco) 1992 Finaliste of la Cup Winners Cup (Monaco) 1997 UEFA Cup Finals (Inter Milan) 2004 League Cup Finals (Bolton)
Biography
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 World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000.
Djorkaeff, an ethnic Armenian, has played all over Europe. He
started his career with French clubs FC Grenoble and RC
Strasbourg before moving to AS Monaco and then PSG. 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 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 three
games. Djorkaeff then signed with the MetroStars of Major League
Soccer in February 2005.
Djorkaeff won the Cup Winners' Cup with PSG in 1996 and the UEFA
Cup win Inter in 1998. He scored 28 goals in 82 caps for France.
Other than the two major tournament wins, Djorkaeff also played
for his country in Euro 96 and the 2002 World Cup.
Djorkaeff's father, Jean, played for France in the 1966 World
Cup and also coached the Armenian national team.
