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{{short description|French footballer and manager (born 1939)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean Djorkaeff
| image = Jean Djorkaeff.JPG
| caption = Djorkaeff in 2014
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|10|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Charvieu-Chavagneux|Charvieu]], France
| height = 1.73 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = {{Interlanguage link|Olympique Saint-Maurice|lt=Saint-Maurice|fr|Sport à Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost#Football}}
| years1 = 1958–1966
| clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| caps1 = 155
| goals1 = 18
| years2 = 1966–1970
| clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps2 = 139
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1970–1972
| clubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 1972–1974
| clubs4 = [[Paris FC]]
| caps4 = 64
| goals4 = 3
| totalcaps = 422
| totalgoals = 40
| nationalyears1 = 1964–1972
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 1972
| manageryears2 = 
| manageryears3 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs1 = [[Paris FC]] (interim)
| managerclubs2 = UGA Lyon-Décines
| managerclubs3 = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| manageryears4 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs4 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| manageryears5 = 1986–1987
| managerclubs5 = [[France national football team|France]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 
| managerclubs6 = UGA Lyon-Décines
}}

'''Jean Djorkaeff''' (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. As a player, he operated as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Jean DJORKAEFF|url=https://histoiredupsg.fr/jean-djorkaeff|access-date=5 March 2021|website=Histoire du PSG|date=26 May 2017 |language=fr}}</ref>

==Early life==
Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of [[Charvieu-Chavagneux|Charvieu]], located in the ''[[Départements of France|département]]'' of [[Isère]]. He was born to a [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk]] father and [[Polish people|Polish]] mother.

==Club career==
Djorkaeff made his debut as a professional footballer playing for [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in a match against [[Limoges FC|Limoges]] on 28 December 1958.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} Though he started out as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], he was famous for his work as [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]] and appeared in around 400 matches in the [[Ligue 1|French football league]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} He spent a total of 16 seasons within the first two tiers, during which he played with only four clubs (eight seasons with Lyon, four with [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], two with [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], and two with [[Paris FC]]). He won the [[Coupe de France]] twice, the first time with Lyon in 1964 and the second with Marseille in 1969.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Jean DJORKAEFF|url=http://psg70.free.fr/DJORKAEFF.J.htm|access-date=5 March 2021|website=PSG70|language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
At international level, Djorkaeff also played for [[France national football team|France]] on 48 occasions between 1964 and 1972, scoring 3 goals. He represented his nation at the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=DJORKAEFF Jean|url=http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=DJORKAEFF%20Jean|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127072028/http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=DJORKAEFF%20Jean|archive-date=27 November 2006|access-date=5 March 2021|website=FFF|language=fr}}</ref>

== Managerial career ==
Djorkaeff would become [[Caretaker manager|interim manager]] of Paris FC for two matches in 1972 while he was a player at the club.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} After his retirement from playing football, he would coach UGA Lyon-Décines.<ref name=":0" /> In 1981, Djorkaeff became manager of [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]. After two seasons at the [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] club, he left for first tier [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], where he would stay one season.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} From 1986 to 1987, he worked as assistant manager in the [[France national football team|France national team]]. Later on, he would return to his position at UGA Lyon-Décines.<ref name=":0" />

==After football==
Djorkaeff would go on to serve as the president of the Coupe de France commission in 2000, a role he stayed at for seven years.<ref name=":3" /> In April 2007, he became [[general manager]] of UGA Lyon-Décines.<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==
Jean's sons [[Youri Djorkaeff|Youri]] and [[Micha Djorkaeff]], and grandson [[Oan Djorkaeff]], were also footballers.<ref name=fifa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2005/m=5/news=jean-djorkaeff-youri-had-impose-himself-97650.html|title=Jean Djorkaeff: Youri had to impose himself|publisher=FIFA.com|date=24 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917055126/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2005/m=5/news=jean-djorkaeff-youri-had-impose-himself-97650.html|archive-date=17 September 2016}}</ref> Youri played for France in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]s, and at [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000]].

Jean's nickname is "Tchouki".<ref name=":1" />

== Honours ==
'''Lyon'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[1963–64 Coupe de France|1963–64]];<ref name=":0" /> runner-up [[1962–63 Coupe de France|1962–63]]{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

'''Marseille'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[1968–69 Coupe de France|1968–69]]<ref name=":0" />

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
* [[Ligue 2|Division 2]]: [[1970–71 French Division 2|1970–71]]<ref name=":1" />

'''Individual'''
* Best [[full-back (association football)|full-back]] in France: 1970–71<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player}}
* [http://www.om4ever.com/ListeJoueurs/ParoleDjorkaeff.htm Profile] on OM4ever {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.alsapresse.com/jdj/98/06/15/SP/1/article_1.html Interview with Jean Djorkaeff]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|fr}}

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