- Born
- Nickname
- The Snake
- Height5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
- Youri Raffi Djorkaeff 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 French 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 holds the position of CEO of the FIFA Foundation, following his appointment in September 2019.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- Parents
- His mother is from Armenia and his father is from Russia (Kalmyk).
- Son of a former professional and international soccer player, Jean Djorkaeff, who played for France in the 1966 World Cup and also coached the Armenian national team.
- World and European Champion honours in July 1998 and July 2000 with the French team. He also played for France in the 2002 World Cup.
- Has three children: Sacha, Oan and Angelica.
- Joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in February 2002 in what was one of the club's biggest deals in history. The former World Cup and European Championship winner played a big part in helping the Trotters avoid relegation where he has remained a key figure since. Has captained Bolton on a number of occasions when Jay-Jay Okocha is on international duty.
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