Background
He is the son of former player Jean Djorkaeff. Djorkaeff was born to Kalmyk-Polish father Jean Djorkaeff and an Armenian mother in Lyon.
He is the son of former player Jean Djorkaeff. Djorkaeff was born to Kalmyk-Polish father Jean Djorkaeff and an Armenian mother in Lyon.
He currently runs the Youri Djorkaeff Foundation. He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before moving to Remote Control Strasbourg in 1989, AS in 1990, and then in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led Division 1 in goals with 20.
In 1996, he signed with Italian giants and in 1999, he transferred to Germany and Kaiserslautern.
Djorkaeff turned many heads when signing with English club 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 midfielder Iván Campo. He then transferred to 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 Master of Library Science and ended the season as the team"s Most Valuable Player with ten goals and seven assists in league play.
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.
He retired from football on 29 October 2006. Cups and medals He accumulated 82 caps and scored 28 goals foreign Djorkaeff released a singing single called "Vivre dans Ta Lumière", translated to "Living in Your Light" from French.
On 15 November 2012 Djorkaeff hosted Phone-a-thon for Armenian charity held in Europe.
The Phoneathon benefits the construction of community centers 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.
Djorkaeff currently runs the Youri Djorkaeff Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing soccer programs in New York City. Club Individual.
Monaco Coupe de France: 1990-1991 Paris Saint-Germain Trophée des champions: 1995 Union of European Football Associations Cup Winners" Cup: 1995-1996 Internazionale Union of European Football Associations Cup: 1997-1998 Bolton Wanderers 2004 League Cup (runners-up) 2004 France Fédération internationale de football association World Cup: 1998 Union of European Football Associations European Championship: 2000 French Division 1: Top Scorer 1993-1994 Union of European Football Associations Euro: Team of the Tournament 1996 Golden Pirate: 1997 Fédération internationale de football association XI: 1997 Légion d"Honneur: 1998.
