Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional

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and

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. As a player, he operated as a defender.

Early life

Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the ''

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'' of

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. He was born to a Kalmyk father and Polish mother.

Club career

Djorkaeff made his debut as a professional footballer playing for

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

in a match against

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on 28 December 1958. Though he started out as a striker, he was famous for his work as

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and appeared in around 400 matches in the French football league. 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

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, two with

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, and two with

Paris FC Paris Football Club (French pronunciation: Help:IPA/French, aʁi futbol klœb, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris, France. They will compete in Ligue ...

). He won the

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twice, the first time with Lyon in 1964 and the second with Marseille in 1969.

International career

At international level, Djorkaeff also played for

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on 48 occasions between 1964 and 1972, scoring 3 goals. He represented his nation at the

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Managerial career

Djorkaeff would become interim manager of Paris FC for two matches in 1972 while he was a player at the club. After his retirement from playing football, he would coach UGA Lyon-Décines. In 1981, Djorkaeff became manager of

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. After two seasons at the Division 2 club, he left for first tier

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...

, where he would stay one season. 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.

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. In April 2007, he became

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of UGA Lyon-Décines.

Personal life

Jean's sons Youri and Micha Djorkaeff, and grandson Oan Djorkaeff, were also footballers. Youri played for France in the

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and

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s, and at

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and

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. Jean's nickname is "Tchouki".

Honours

Lyon *

: 1963–64; runner-up 1962–63 Marseille *

: 1968–69 Paris Saint-Germain * Division 2: 1970–71 Individual * Best full-back in France: 1970–71

References

External links

*
Profile
on OM4ever

{{DEFAULTSORT:Djorkaeff, Jean 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