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UKRAINIAN WEBSITE TOUCHED UPON YOURI DJORKAEFF'S WISH TO TRAIN ARMENIA'S FOOTBALL SQUAD
15:01, 10 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. Prominent French football player
of Armenian descent Youri Djorkaeff expressed a wish to train the
Armenian National Football Team. As reports "Armenpress" sportsegodnya
website stated this. Youri Djorkaeff, who was declared world champion
and champion of Europe, finished his brilliant career because of a
trauma he got in 2006. According to the aforesaid website the wish to
train Armenia's national team has never abandoned Youri Djorkaeff. "It
would be nice to assume that office one day. It will be an interesting
adventure," Djorkaeff underscored.
Youri Raffi Djorkaeff was born on 9 March, 1968. He played as a
forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team,
Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He isthe son of
former player Jean Djorkaeff.
He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before
moving to RC Strasbourg in 1989, AS Monaco in 1990, and then Paris
Saint-Germain in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led Division 1 ingoals
with 20.
In 1996, he signed with Italian giants Internazionale and in 1999,
he transferred to Germany and Kaiserslautern. Djorkaeff turned many
heads when signing with English club 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 midfielder
Ivan Campo. He then transferred to Blackburn Rovers for the 2004-05
season, but left the club after playing in only three games.
Djorkaeff then signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer
in February 2005 for $180,000 plus incentives, 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 MVP 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. On 1 July 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French
fans at the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between France and
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.
He retired from football on 29 October 2006, after being sidelined
in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals because
of an ankle injury.
Djorkaeff won the Cup Winners' Cup with Paris Saint-Germain in 1996
and the UEFA Cup with Internazionale in 1998. He accumulated 82 caps
and scored 28 goals for France. Other than the two major tournament
(the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2000), Djorkaeff also
played for his country in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722027/youri-djorkaeff-expressed-wish-to-train
-armenias-national-football-team.html
15:01, 10 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. Prominent French football player
of Armenian descent Youri Djorkaeff expressed a wish to train the
Armenian National Football Team. As reports "Armenpress" sportsegodnya
website stated this. Youri Djorkaeff, who was declared world champion
and champion of Europe, finished his brilliant career because of a
trauma he got in 2006. According to the aforesaid website the wish to
train Armenia's national team has never abandoned Youri Djorkaeff. "It
would be nice to assume that office one day. It will be an interesting
adventure," Djorkaeff underscored.
Youri Raffi Djorkaeff was born on 9 March, 1968. He played as a
forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team,
Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He isthe son of
former player Jean Djorkaeff.
He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before
moving to RC Strasbourg in 1989, AS Monaco in 1990, and then Paris
Saint-Germain in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led Division 1 ingoals
with 20.
In 1996, he signed with Italian giants Internazionale and in 1999,
he transferred to Germany and Kaiserslautern. Djorkaeff turned many
heads when signing with English club 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 midfielder
Ivan Campo. He then transferred to Blackburn Rovers for the 2004-05
season, but left the club after playing in only three games.
Djorkaeff then signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer
in February 2005 for $180,000 plus incentives, 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 MVP 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. On 1 July 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French
fans at the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between France and
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.
He retired from football on 29 October 2006, after being sidelined
in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals because
of an ankle injury.
Djorkaeff won the Cup Winners' Cup with Paris Saint-Germain in 1996
and the UEFA Cup with Internazionale in 1998. He accumulated 82 caps
and scored 28 goals for France. Other than the two major tournament
(the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2000), Djorkaeff also
played for his country in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722027/youri-djorkaeff-expressed-wish-to-train
-armenias-national-football-team.html