Jean Djorkaeff
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Djorkaeff | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Charvieu, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1966 | Lyon | 155 | (18) |
| 1966–1970 | Marseille | 139 | (12) |
| 1970–1972 | Paris Saint-Germain | 62 | (7) |
| 1972–1974 | Paris | 64 | (3) |
| Total | 420 | (40) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1972 | France | 48 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968 | Marseille | ||
| 1972 | Paris | ||
| 1981–1983 | Grenoble | ||
| 1983–1984 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jean "Tchouki" Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a retired French football player and manager who played as a defender.
Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the département of Isère and is ethnically Kalmyk and Polish.
Djorkaeff made his debut as a professional footballer playing for Lyon in a match against Limoges on December 28, 1958. Though he started out as a striker, he was famous for his work as central defender and appeared in over 500 matches in the French football league. He spent a total of 16 seasons with the league, during which he played with only three clubs (eight seasons with Lyon, four with Marseille, and four with Paris FC). He won the Coupe de France (French Cup) twice, the first time with Lyons in 1964 and the second with Marseille in 1969.
At international level, Djorkaeff also played for France on 48 occasions between 1964 and 1972, scoring 3 goals. He represented his nation at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Today Jean Djorkaeff serves as the director of the Coupe de France commission.
Jean's sons Youri and Micha Djorkaeff were also footballers. Youri played for France in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, and at UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.
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