Youri Djorkaeff

Youri Djorkaeff

Djorkaeff in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Youri Raffi Djorkaeff[1]
Date of birth	(1968-03-09) 9 March 1968 (age 56)[2]
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder Forward
Youth career
	UGA Décines
	Saint-Priest
	US Meyzieu
	AS Villeurbanne
0000–1985	Grenoble
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Grenoble	82	(23)
1989–1990	Strasbourg	35	(25)
1990–1995	Monaco	155	(59)
1995–1996	Paris Saint-Germain	35	(13)
1996–1999	Inter Milan	87	(30)
1999–2002	Kaiserslautern	55	(14)
2002–2004	Bolton Wanderers	75	(20)
2004	Blackburn Rovers[4]	3	(0)
2005–2006	New York Red Bulls[5]	45	(12)
Total		584	(196)
International career
1993	France B	2	(3)
1993–2002	France	82	(28)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 1998 France UEFA European Championship Winner 2000 Belgium-Netherlands FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001 Korea-Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, 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.