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Christophe Dugarry

Christophe Dugarry
Christophe Dugarry (cropped).jpg
Dugarry in 2006
Personal information
Full name Christophe Jérôme Dugarry
Date of birth (1972-03-24) 24 March 1972 (age 45)
Place of birth Lormont, France
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Bordeaux 187 (34)
1996–1997 Milan 27 (5)
1997–1998 Barcelona 7 (0)
1998–2000 Marseille 52 (8)
2000–2003 Bordeaux 65 (9)
2003 Birmingham City (loan) 15 (5)
2003–2004 Birmingham City 15 (1)
2004–2005 Qatar SC 0 (0)
Total 368 (62)
National team
1994–2002 France 55 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Christophe Jérôme Dugarry (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistɔf dyɡɑˈʁi]; born 24 March 1972) is a former French international footballer who played as a forward. His clubs include Bordeaux, Milan, Barcelona, Marseille, Birmingham City and Qatar SC. He was also a member of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Dugarry came through the youth ranks at Bordeaux alongside future France teammates Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane. He spent eight years at Bordeaux, scoring 34 goals in 187 appearances. His two goals against A.C. Milan in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup quarter-finals helped to seal a move to that club for the 1996–97 season.

Dugarry managed just 5 goals in 27 appearances for Milan, before joining Barcelona the following season. After only seven appearances in his sole season there, he returned to France, first with Marseille. He then returned to Bordeaux, where he played another 65 games, scoring 9 goals.

In 2003, he joined Birmingham City on loan as the second World Cup-winner to join the team, the first being Argentinian Alberto Tarantini in 1978. His prominence earned him rough treatment from opposition defenders. After a run of 5 goals in 4 matches cemented the club's Premier League status, moving them from the relegation zone to 13th, Dugarry joined the club on a permanent two-year deal in May 2003. He saw out only the first season, scoring one goal in 15 appearances before leaving the club by mutual consent, citing family reasons. He then signed a one-year contract with Qatar SC, where he made no appearances. Following this, he retired from football in 2005. He has since been inducted into Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.


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