Jean Djorkaeff
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Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he operated as a defender.[1]
Early life
Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the département of Isère. He was born to a Kalmyk father and Polish mother.
Club career
Djorkaeff made his debut as a professional footballer playing for Lyon in a match against Limoges on 28 December 1958.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Though he started out as a striker, he was famous for his work as central defender and appeared in around 400 matches in the French football league.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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 Marseille, two with 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.[2]
International career
At international level, Djorkaeff also played for France on 48 occasions between 1964 and 1972, scoring 3 goals. He represented his nation at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Managerial career
Djorkaeff would become interim manager of Paris FC for two matches in 1972 while he was a player at the club.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After his retirement from playing football, he would coach UGA Lyon-Décines.[2] In 1981, Djorkaeff became manager of Grenoble. After two seasons at the Division 2 club, he left for first tier Saint-Étienne, where he would stay one season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". From 1986 to 1987, he worked as assistant manager in the France national team. Later on, he would return to his position at UGA Lyon-Décines.[2]
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.[3] In April 2007, he became general manager of UGA Lyon-Décines.[2]
Personal life
Jean's sons Youri and Micha Djorkaeff, and grandson Oan Djorkaeff, were also footballers.[4] Youri played for France in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, and at UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.
Jean's nickname is "Tchouki".[1]
Honours
Lyon
- Coupe de France: 1963–64;[2] runner-up 1962–63Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Marseille
Paris Saint-Germain
Individual
References
External links
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- French people of Polish descent
- French people of Kalmyk descent
- Footballers from Isère
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- France men's international footballers
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Paris FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- French football managers
- Paris FC managers
- Grenoble Foot 38 managers
- AS Saint-Étienne managers
- Djorkaeff family
- 20th-century French sportsmen