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Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff · Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Youri Djorkaeff

b. 1968

French footballer (born 1968)

Born
9 Mar 1968 · 6th arrondissement of Lyon

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 67 years
  1. 9 Mar 1968BornBorn in 6th arrondissement of Lyon
  2. 1985 – 1989TeamGrenoble Foot 38
  3. 1989 – 1990TeamRC Strasbourg Alsace
  4. 1990 – 1995TeamAS Monaco FC
  5. 1993TeamFrance B national football team
  6. 1993 – 2002TeamFrance men's national association football team
  7. 1993TeamFrance national under-21 association football team
  8. 1995 – 1996TeamParis Saint-Germain FC
  9. 1996 – 1999TeamInter Milan
  10. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1998AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
  12. 1999 – 2002Team1. FC Kaiserslautern
  13. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2002 – 2004TeamBolton Wanderers F.C.
  15. 2004 – 2005TeamBlackburn Rovers F.C.
  16. 2005 – 2006TeamRed Bull New York

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1968 – today).

  1. 1968Prague Spring
  2. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  3. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  4. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  5. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  7. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  8. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  9. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  10. 1985Schengen Agreement
  11. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  12. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  13. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  15. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  17. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  18. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  19. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  20. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  21. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  22. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  23. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  24. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  25. 20112011 Norway attacks
  26. 2011Libyan civil war
  27. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  28. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  29. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2015Paris Agreement
  32. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  34. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  35. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2023Gaza war
  37. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  38. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

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, England 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.

Text from the Wikipedia article Youri Djorkaeff, CC BY-SA 4.0

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