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{{short description|French footballer (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Youri Djorkaeff
| image = Youri Djorkaeff 2011.jpg
| caption = Djorkaeff in 2011
| full_name = Youri Raffi Djorkaeff<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Youri-DJORKAEFF-J32093268/ |title=Youri Raffi Djorkaeff |website=Verif.com |access-date=17 February 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|9|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/13360/youri-djorkaeff |title=Youri Djorkaeff: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lyon]], France
| height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2037/Youri-Djorkaeff/overview |title=Youri Djorkaeff: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]<br>[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = UGA Décines
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]]
| youthyears3 = 
| youthclubs3 = US Meyzieu
| youthyears4 = 
| youthclubs4 = AS Villeurbanne
| youthyears5 = {{0|0000}}–1985
| youthclubs5 = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| years1 = 1984–1989
| clubs1 = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| caps1 = 82
| goals1 = 23
| years2 = 1989–1990
| clubs2 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| caps2 = 35
| goals2 = 25
| years3 = 1990–1995
| clubs3 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| caps3 = 155
| goals3 = 59
| years4 = 1995–1996
| clubs4 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 13
| years5 = 1996–1999
| clubs5 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps5 = 87
| goals5 = 30
| years6 = 1999–2002
| clubs6 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|Kaiserslautern]]
| caps6 = 55
| goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2002–2004
| clubs7 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps7 = 75
| goals7 = 20
| years8 = 2004
| clubs8 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2037/Youri-Djorkaeff/stats|title=Youri Djorkaeff|publisher=www.premierleague.com|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2005–2006
| clubs9 = [[New York Red Bulls]]<ref>The club was known as the [[MetroStars]] prior to 2006.</ref>
| caps9 = 45
| goals9 = 12
| totalcaps = 584
| totalgoals = 196 <!-- DOMESTIC LEAGUE APPS ONLY!-->
| nationalyears1 = 1993
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football B team|France B]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1993–2002
| nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps2 = 82
| nationalgoals2 = 28
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000 Belgium–Netherlands]]|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Korea/Japan]]|}}
}}
'''Youri Raffi Djorkaeff''' (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]] or [[forward (association football)|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 football team|France national team]] between 1993 and 2002. He won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]], and the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]], also taking part at [[UEFA Euro 1996|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 currently holds the position of CEO of the FIFA Foundation, following his appointment in September 2019.

==Early life==
Djorkaeff was born in [[Lyon]],<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur4115.html |title=Youri Djorkaeff |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=French}}</ref> to a [[French people|French]] father of [[Polish people|Polish]] and [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk]] origin, [[Jean Djorkaeff]], and an [[Armenians in France|Armenian]] mother, Mary Ohanian,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/famousarmeniansportspeople/youri-djorkaeff-2|title=Famous Armenian Sportspeople|language=en|date=30 September 2016|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-date=12 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012114239/https://sites.google.com/site/famousarmeniansportspeople/youri-djorkaeff-2|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Lyon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru:8080/art.shtml?1773|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201102020/http://www.sport-express.ru:8080/art.shtml?1773|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2023|script-title=ru:ФРАНЦИЯ – АРМЕНИЯ|publisher=Спорт Экспресс|language=ru|date=31 March 1999}}</ref>

==Club career==
Djorkaeff started his career in 1984 with French club [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]], before moving to [[RC Strasbourg]] in 1989, [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in 1990, and then [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] in goals with 20. He won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] with PSG in [[1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1996]]. In 190 French top-flight matches Djorkaeff scored 73 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/djorkaeffdata.html | title = Youri Djorkaeff - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 29 May 2024 | accessdate = 30 May 2024 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.org]]}}</ref>

In 1996, he signed with Italian club [[Inter Milan]]. In his first season, he scored 17 goals in 49 appearances across all competitions, scoring 14 goals in 33 Serie A appearances; with his excellent performances,<ref name=sogni/><ref name="Monsieur DJ">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/01/14/monsieur-dj-il-nuovo-re.html |title=MONSIEUR DJ, IL NUOVO RE |trans-title=Mr DJ, the new king |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Piva |first1=Gianni |date=14 January 1997 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> he helped the club to a third–place finish in Serie A, and also reached the [[1997 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup Final]]. Inter were defeated in the final by [[Schalke 04|Schalke]] on penalties following a 1–1 draw on aggregate; Djorkaeff was suspended for the first leg although he was able to net his spot kick in the second leg shootout.<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hodgson-s-choice-limited-to-face-unsung-schalke-1260219.html
|title=Football: Hodgson's choice limited to face unsung Schalke
|publisher=Independent
|date=6 May 1997 |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="Football: Ince and Hodgson suffer as Schalke lift Uefa Cup">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ince-and-hodgson-suffer-as-schalke-lift-uefa-cup-1262903.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ince-and-hodgson-suffer-as-schalke-lift-uefa-cup-1262903.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Football: Ince and Hodgson suffer as Schalke lift UEFA Cup |work=The Independent |date=22 May 1997 |access-date=11 February 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/05/22/inter-finisce-in-pezzi-gettata-la.html |title=L' INTER FINISCE IN PEZZI GETTATA LA COPPA UEFA |trans-title=Inter ends up in pieces The UEFA Cup is thrown away |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Mura |first1=Gianni |date=22 May 1997 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> During the course of the season, he also scored a memorable goal from a [[bicycle kick]] in a 3–1 home win against [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] in the league, on 5 January 1997, which is considered to be one of the greatest goals scored in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2016/02/29/djorkaeff-la-rovesciata-alla-roma-un-momento-interista.html |title=DJORKAEFF: "LA ROVESCIATA ALLA ROMA, UN MOMENTO INTERISTA" |trans-title=Djorkaeff: "The bicycle kick against Roma, an Interista moment" |publisher=Inter |language=it |date=29 February 2016 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/inter-la-rovesciata-di-djorkaeff-compie-vent-anni_1133972-201702a.shtml |title=Vent'anni fa il gol di Djorkaeff |trans-title=Twenty years ago Djorkaeff's goal |publisher=Sport Mediaset |language=it |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> His following season was less successful individually, as he struggled to play well alongside the club's new signing [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]],<ref name=coppia/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0537_01_1998_0061_0031_22625787/ |title=Simoni alla ricerca del Djorkaeff perduto |trans-title=Simone looking for the lost Djorkaeff |work=La Stampa |pages=29 |language=it |last1=Badolato |first1=Franco |date=3 March 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,31/articleid,0541_01_1998_0093_0035_7182523/ |title=Djorkaeff sotto esame |trans-title=Djorkaeff under examination |work=La Stampa |page=31 |language=it |last1=Sormani |first1=Nino |date=5 April 1998 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> although collectively Inter finished the season in second place in Serie A and won the [[UEFA Cup]], defeating [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] 3–0 in the [[1998 UEFA Cup Final|final]] at the [[Parc des Princes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/05/07/inter-trionfa-parigi-un-bel-successo.html |title=L' Inter trionfa a Parigi Un bel successo nato in panchina |trans-title=Inter triumphs in Paris A lovely success born from the bench |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=MURA |first1=GIANNI |date=7 May 1998 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> In his third and final season with the team, following the signing of [[Roberto Baggio]], he also struggled to find space in the team, and suffered a further loss of form; moreover, the club eventually finished the season in eighth place, outside of all possible European qualifying spots.<ref name=affonda/><ref name="coraggio">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/01/08/baggio-chiede-piu-coraggio-ora-io-ronaldo.html |title=Baggio chiede più coraggio Ora io e Ronaldo insieme |trans-title=Baggio asks for more courage Now Ronaldo and me together |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=PIVA |first1=GIANNI |date=8 January 1999 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref><ref name="piacere">{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/08/27/djorkaeff-il-piacere-del-gol.html |title=Djorkaeff, il piacere del gol |trans-title=Djorkaeff, the pleasure of a goal |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=ADAMOLI |first1=GESSI |date=27 August 1998 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref>

In 1999, he transferred to Germany and [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|Kaiserslautern]], helping them to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in [[2000–01 UEFA Cup|2001]].

Djorkaeff turned many heads when signing with English club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2002, but added a lot of class to the team during his three seasons there, resulting in the creation of an international "dream-team" alongside the tricky Nigerian [[Jay-Jay Okocha]], and former [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] midfielder [[Iván Campo]]. He was a member of the squad that reached the final of the [[2003–04 Football League Cup|2003–04 League Cup]].<ref name="2004 Carling Cup Final"/> He then transferred to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] but left the club after playing in only three games.

Djorkaeff then signed with the [[MetroStars]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in February 2005, turning down higher paid offers from other countries. He became the first French player to play in MLS and ended the season as the team's [[Most valuable player|MVP]] with ten goals and seven assists in league play.
[[File:Youri Djorkaeff takes a corner (cropped).jpg|thumb|280px|Djorkaeff playing for [[New York Red Bulls]] in 2006]]
Djorkaeff announced from the beginning that he would hang-up his boots at the end of 2006 season, and played for the re-branded [[New York Red Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=419017.html |title=uefa.com – Football Europe – News & Features – News Specific<!-- Bot generated title --> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519173022/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=419017.html |archive-date=19 May 2006 }}</ref> On 1 July 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French fans at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|FIFA World Cup quarter-final]] match between France and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] after telling Red Bulls officials he left the club to attend to "an unexpected, serious family matter in France." Upon his return, he revealed that the purpose of his departure was to be with his sick mother and downplayed watching the World Cup match.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=6639 | title = Djorkaeff returns to Bulls after a month away | date = 7 August 2006 | access-date = 10 April 2011 | publisher = bigapplesoccer.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310174225/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=6639 | archive-date = 10 March 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

He retired from professional football on 29 October 2006.

==International career==
Djorkaeff accumulated 82 [[cap (football)|caps]] and scored 28 goals for [[France national football team|France]] at senior level between 1993 and 2002. Other than the two major tournaments he won with the national side – the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000]] – Djorkaeff also played for his country in [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. In the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final]] in Paris, he set-up [[Zinedine Zidane]]'s second goal from a corner in an eventual 3–0 victory over defending champions [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crosetti |first1=Maurizio |date=7 June 2014 |title=Infallibile Zidane quando con la testa fece meraviglie |trans-title=Infallible Zidane, when he worked wonders with his head |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2014/06/07/infallibile-zidane-quando-con-la-testa-fece-meraviglie60.html |access-date=26 October 2019 |work=La Repubblica |language=it}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Nicknamed ''The Snake'', due to his ability to get past defenders and [[Curl (football)|bend]] the ball,<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><ref name="shadows">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2396579/Djorkaeff-happy-with-his-taste-of-life-in-the-shadows.html |title=Djorkaeff happy with his taste of life in the shadows |work=The Telegraph |last1=Wallace |first1=Sam |date=22 February 2003 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref name="uomo e calciatore"/> Djorkaeff was a talented [[playmaker]], who usually played as an [[attacking midfielder]], although he was also capable of playing in deeper positions in midfield on occasion – namely as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]] – or in more attacking roles, as a creative [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]], or even as an outright [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], while he often featured in a wide role on the [[Midfielder#Winger|left flank]] at international level.<ref name=sogni/><ref name=coppia/><ref name="coraggio"/><ref name=fifa/><ref name="uomo e calciatore">{{cite web |last1=Gabrielli |first1=Fabrizio |date=18 May 2015 |title=Youri Djorkaeff: uomo e calciatore |trans-title=Youri Djorkaeff: man and footballer |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/youri-djorkaeff-uomo-e-calciatore/ |access-date=26 October 2019 |publisher=www.ultimouomo.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/sports/soccer/djorkaeffs-dream-comes-true.html |title=Djorkaeff's Dream Comes True |work=The New York Times |date=22 February 2005 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref name="BR">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2101050#slide5 |title=Ranking France's 5 Greatest Wingers of All Time |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Johnson |first1=Jonathan |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744829.stm |title=Youri Djorkaeff |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/30/worldcupfootball2002.sport5 |title=Djorkaeff trots into Zidane's shoes |work=The Guardian |date=30 May 2002 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1998/agosto/04/Inter_esame_gioiellino_Owen_ga_0_9808041948.shtml|title=l' Inter fa l' esame al gioiellino Owen|trans-title=Inter tests the little jewel Owen|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=4 August 1998|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=March 2021}} An elegant and technically gifted player, he was mainly known for his flair, [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, and excellent touch on the ball; he was also known for his vision, passing, composure, and class, and possessed a good shot, which enabled him both to score and create goals.<ref name=fifa/><ref name="perfezione">{{cite news |author=Enrico Currò |date=22 August 1996 |title="Cerco la perfezione". L'idea fissa di Djorkaeff |trans-title="I seek perfection." Djorkaeff's fixed idea |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/08/22/cerco-la-perfezione-idea-fissa.html |work=la Repubblica |page=41 |language=it}}</ref><ref name=musica>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/10/14/dribbling-tiro-la-musica-di-djorkaeff.html|title=Dribbling e tiro. È la musica di Djorkaeff|trans-title=Dribbling and shooting. This is the music of Djorkaeff|work=la Repubblica|last=Mura|first=Gianni|language=it|date=14 October 1996|page=36}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2012/02/27/what-ever-happened-youri-djorkaeff |title=What Ever Happened To ... Youri Djorkaeff |publisher=MLS Soccer |last1=Davis |first1=Noah |date=27 February 2012 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/fulham-s-epl-future-secure |title=Fulham's EPL future secure |publisher=theworldgame.sbs.com.au |date=17 April 2014 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/731574-epl-ranking-60-of-the-best-overseas-players-in-english-premier-league-history#slide15 |title=English Premier League: Ranking 60 of the Best Overseas Players in EPL History |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Thorpe |first1=Lee |date=14 June 2011 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref> He was known for his positional sense and intelligent movement off the ball, as well as his ability to lose his markers with his attacking runs and create space for himself, or provide depth to the team;<ref name="uomo e calciatore"/><ref>{{cite news |author=Corrado Sannucci |date=21 February 1999 |title=Rispetto Baggio ma la nostra difesa è molto più forte |trans-title=I respect Baggio but our defense is much stronger |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/02/21/rispetto-baggio-ma-la-nostra-difesa-molto.html |work=la Repubblica |page=47 |language=it}}</ref> he was also highly regarded for his accuracy from [[Direct free kick|free kicks]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penaltie]]s with his right foot.<ref name="uomo e calciatore"/><ref name=perfezione/><ref>{{cite news |author=Alessandro Baretti |date=23 March 2014 |title=Pagliuca spiega i segreti di Pirlo |trans-title=Pagliuca explains Pirlo's secrets |url=http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2014/03/23-706135/pagliuca_spiega_i_segreti_di_pirlo/ |work=Tutto Sport |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Atturo |first1=Emanuele |date=5 May 2019 |title=A chi affidereste il rigore da cui dipende la vostra vita? |trans-title=To whom would you entrust the penalty kick your life depends on? |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/miglior-rigoristi-storia/ |access-date=26 October 2019 |publisher=www.ultimouomo.com}}</ref> A hard-working player, who was known for his defensive contribution off the ball,<ref name=sogni/><ref name=perfezione/> he had the ability to link the defence with the attack or drift out wide in a free role in [[Midfielder|midfield]];<ref name=fifa/><ref name="uomo e calciatore"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/no-fear-for-milan-man-1.171127 |title=No fear for Milan man |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=8 July 1998 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref> as such, his playing style and role has been described as that of a "nine and a half," half-way between that of a midfielder and that of a forward,<ref name=musica/> which from a tactical standpoint, however, occasionally made it difficult for managers to find the right position for him on the pitch that best suited his capabilities.<ref name=sogni>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1997/aprile/16/Pagliuca_sogni_dietro_porta_ga_0_9704164112.shtml|title=Pagliuca, i sogni dietro la porta|trans-title=Pagliuca, the dreams behind the door/goal|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|author1=Nicola Cecere|author2=Franco Arturi|date=16 April 1997}}</ref><ref name=coppia>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/03/03/ronaldo-djorkaeff-mai-la-stessa-coppia.html|title=Ronaldo e Djorkaeff mai la stessa coppia|trans-title=Ronaldo and Djorkaeff never the same pair|last=Piva|first=Gianni|work=la Repubblica|language=it|date=3 March 1998|page=50}}</ref><ref name=affonda>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/01/07/inter-affonda-parma-tradita-anche-da.html|title=L'Inter affonda a Parma tradita anche da Baggio|trans-title=Inter sinks at Parma betrayed also by Baggio|author=Gianni Mura|language=it|work=la Repubblica|date=7 January 1999|page=42}}</ref> Moreover, despite his talent and success, he was also accused of being inconsistent at times in the media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/05/22/pagliuca-il-migliore-djorkaeff-non-basta.html |title=PAGLIUCA IL MIGLIORE DJORKAEFF NON BASTA |trans-title=Pagliuca the best Djorkaeff isn't enough |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Granello |first1=Licia |date=22 May 1997 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Djorkaeff and his wife, Sophie, and three children: Sacha, [[Oan Djorkaeff|Oan]] and Angelica. Djorkaeff released a singing single called "Vivre dans Ta Lumière" ("Living in Your Light").<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dart |first=James |date=2007-08-22 |title=Does Shay Given really carry holy water with him at every match? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/22/theknowledge.sport |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His father, [[Jean Djorkaeff|Jean]], and younger brother, [[Micha Djorkaeff]], were also professional football players.<ref name=fifa/> On 15 November 2012, Djorkaeff hosted Phone-a-thon for Armenian charity held in Europe. The Phoneathon benefits the construction of community centres in villages throughout [[Nagorno Karabakh]] and comprehensive agricultural development in Armenia's Tavush Region. In addition, a part of the proceeds will be dedicated to providing urgent aid to the Syrian-Armenian community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phone-a-thon for Armenian charity held in Europe ahead of 24-hour Thanksgiving Day Telethon |url=http://www.armenianow.com/news/41161/armenia_fund_phoneathon_thanksgiving_day_telethon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213111205/http://www.armenianow.com/news/41161/armenia_fund_phoneathon_thanksgiving_day_telethon |archive-date=2013-12-13 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.armenianow.com |language=en}}</ref> During his time in England, Djorkaeff opened a football school in Armenia.<ref name="shadows" /> In April 2007, once he had retired as a player, he became the president of his childhood club in Lyon - Union Generale Armenienne de Decines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-07-09 |title=Ten years on |url=https://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/news/y=2008/m=7/news=ten-years-823744.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026153630/https://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/news/y=2008/m=7/news=ten-years-823744.html |archive-date=2019-10-26 |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=FIFA.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Djorkaeff currently also runs the Youri Djorkaeff Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing football programs in [[New York City]]. [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuadorian international]] forward [[Djorkaeff Reasco]] was named after him, as was Curaçaoan [[Tahith Chong]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Curious Case Of An Ecuadorian Phenom Who's The Namesake Of A French World Cup Hero |url=https://the18.com/soccer-entertainment/djorkaeff-reasco-named-after-youri |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=The18}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.level-k.com/player/Y_Djorkaeff.htm | title =Youri DJORKAEFF | publisher=level-k.com | access-date = 10 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.world-soccer.org/p-00197.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050220195655/http://www.world-soccer.org/p-00197.htm | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 20 February 2005 | title = Youri Djorkaeff | publisher = world-soccer.org | access-date = 10 April 2011 }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
|1984–85
|[[Ligue 2|Division 2]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|1985–86
|Division 2
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0
|-
|1986–87
|Championnat National
|26||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||4
|-
|1987–88
|Division 2
|19||8||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||8
|-
|1988–89
|Division 2
|25||11||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||12
|-
|1989–90
|Division 2
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!82!!23!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!86!!24
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
|1989–90
|Division 2
|28||21||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||21
|-
|1990–91
|Division 2
|7||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35||25||2||0||0||0||0||0||37||25
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]
|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]
|20||5||6||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||6
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
|Division 1
|35||9||5||0||colspan="2"|–||7||1||47||10
|-
|[[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93]]
|Division 1
|32||11||2||2||colspan="2"|–||4||1||38||14
|-
|[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]
|Division 1
|35||20||2||0||colspan="2"|–||11||3||48||23
|-
|[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]
|Division 1
|33||14||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||37||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!155!!59!!16!!3!!3!!0!!22!!5!!196!!67
|-
|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|Division 1
|35||13||2||2||1||0||8||4||46||19
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Inter Milan]]
|[[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]]
|[[Serie A]]
|33||14||6||1||colspan="2"|–||10||2||49||17
|-
|[[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]]
|Serie A
|29||8||4||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0||42||8
|-
|[[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]
|Serie A
|25||8||6||4||colspan="2"|–||5||2||36||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!87!!30!!16!!5!!0!!0!!24!!4!!127!!39
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|[[1999–2000 Bundesliga|1999–2000]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|25||11||1||0||0||0||5||2||31||13
|-
|[[2000–01 Bundesliga|2000–01]]
|Bundesliga
|26||3||2||0||0||0||7||2||35||5
|-
|[[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02]]
|Bundesliga
|4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!14!!3!!0!!0!!0!!12!!4!!70!!18
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]
|[[Premier League]]
|12||4||2||0||1||0||0||0||15||4
|-
|[[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]
|Premier League
|36||7||1||0||1||0||0||0||38||7
|-
|[[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]
|Premier League
|27||9||2||0||5||1||0||0||34||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!75!!20!!5!!0!!7!!1!!-!!-!!87!!21
|-
|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]]
|Premier League
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statbunker.com/players/GetHistoryStats?player_id=5072&comps_type=-1&dates=2004|title=Youri Djorkaeff|publisher=www.statbunker.com|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars /<br>New York Red Bulls]]
|[[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
|[[Major League Soccer|Major League<br>Soccer]]
|24||10||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||11
|-
|[[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]]
|Major League<br>Soccer
|21||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!12!!3!!1!!0||0!!0!!0!!48!!13
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!572!!196!!47!!12!!9!!1!!66!!17!!694!!226
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[France national football team|France]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/djorkaeff-intl.html | title = Youri Djorkaeff – International Matches | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 10 April 2011}}</ref>
|1993||1||0
|-
|1994||5||3
|-
|1995||7||5
|-
|1996||12||5
|-
|1997||6||3
|-
|1998||18||3
|-
|1999||9||3
|-
|2000||11||4
|-
|2001||7||2
|-
|2002||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!82!!28
|}

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djorkaeff goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Youri Djorkaeff
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 16 February 1994 || [[San Paolo Stadium]], [[Naples]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 22 March 1994 || [[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], France || {{fb|CHI}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 29 May 1994 || [[National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan || {{fb|JPN|1947}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–1 || [[Kirin Cup Soccer#1994 Kirin Cup Soccer|1994 Kirin Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 16 August 1995 || [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || {{fb|POL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 1|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|6 September 1995 || rowspan="2"|[[Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps]], [[Auxerre]], France || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center" rowspan="2"|[[France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)|10–0]] || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|9–0 
|-
| align="center"|7 || 11 October 1995 || [[Stadionul Steaua (1974)|Stadionul Steaua]], [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|8 || 15 November 1995 || [[Stade Michel d'Ornano]], [[Caen]], France || {{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|24 January 1996 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2"|{{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center" rowspan="2"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|2–2
|-
| align="center"|11 || 15 June 1996 || [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]], England || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 Group B|UEFA Euro 1996]] 
|-
| align="center"|12 || 31 August 1996 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly 
|-
| align="center"|13 || 9 October 1996 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly 
|-
| align="center"|14 || 2 April 1997 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly 
|-
| align="center"|15 || 11 June 1997 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–2 || [[1997 Tournoi de France]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || 12 November 1997 || [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]], [[Saint-Etienne]], France || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 29 May 1998 || [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|MAR}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || [[1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 24 June 1998 || Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France || {{fb|DEN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|19 || 14 November 1998 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|AND}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|20 || 20 January 1999 || [[Stade Velodrome]], [[Marseille]], France || {{fb|MAR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly 
|-
| align="center"|21 || 8 September 1999 || [[Hrazdan Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|22 || 9 October 1999 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|23 || 4 June 2000 || Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco || {{fb|JPN}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || [[2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament]]
|-
| align="center"|24 || 6 June 2000 || Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco || {{fb|MAR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
|-
| align="center"|25 || 16 June 2000 || [[Jan Breydel Stadium]], [[Bruges]], Belgium || {{fb|CZE}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group D|UEFA Euro 2000]]
|-
| align="center"|26 || 25 June 2000 || Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage|UEFA Euro 2000]]
|-
| align="center"|27 || 25 April 2001 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|28 || 30 May 2001 || [[Daegu World Cup Stadium]], [[Daegu]], South Korea || {{fb|KOR}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–0 || [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Monaco'''<ref name=":0" />
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1990–91 Coupe de France|1990–91]]

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''<ref name=":0" />
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[1995 Trophée des Champions|1995]]
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]]

'''Inter Milan'''<ref name=":0" />
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[1997–98 UEFA Cup|1997–98]]

'''Bolton Wanderers'''
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[2003–04 Football League Cup|2003–04]]<ref name="2004 Carling Cup Final">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3507795.stm |title=Boro lift Carling Cup |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 February 2004 |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>

'''France'''<ref name=":0" />
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]
*[[Kirin Cup]]: 1994

'''Individual'''
*[[Top goalscorers in Ligue 1|Division 1 top scorer]]: [[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]<ref>{{cite web|title=France - Topscorers|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/frantops.html|access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 1996#Awards|1996]]<ref name="team">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/491990.pdf |title=UEFA Euro 2008 Information |access-date=30 June 2008 |publisher=UEFA |page=88 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=All-Star Macca | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/All-Star+Macca.-a061162378 | work=Sunday Mirror | publisher=The Free Library | date=30 June 1996 | access-date=13 July 2012 }}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship]] top assist provider: [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Лучшие ассистенты ЕВРО. Статистика и рекорды {{!}} UEFA EURO 2020 |trans-title=Best assist providers EURO. Statistics and records {{!}} UEFA EURO 2020 |url=https://ru.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025e-0fa1e66c32e9-be5610181259-1000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204171125/https://ru.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025e-0fa1e66c32e9-be5610181259-1000 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=UEFA.com |language=ru |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year): 1997<ref>{{cite web |author=Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it |url=http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=24665&stringa=%22player%20of%20the%20year%22 |title=F.C. Internazionale Milano |publisher=Inter Milan |date=17 November 2006 |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819174527/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=24665&stringa=%22player%20of%20the%20year%22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 1997<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matches of FIFA XI |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

'''Orders'''
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1998<ref>{{cite journal |date=25 July 1998 |title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel |trans-title=Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1998 |issue=170 |id=PREX9801916D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*Youri Djorkaeff, ''Snake'', Paris, Grasset and Fasquelle, 2006, {{ISBN|22-46695-71-6}}. {{in lang|fr}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Snake (French Edition) (French): Paperback – by Youri Djorkaeff |date=25 April 2006 |isbn=2246695716 |last1=Djorkaeff |first1=Youri |publisher=Grasset & Fasquelle }}</ref>

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