Vikash Dhorasoo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vikash Dhorasoo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Harfleur, France | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Le Havre | 137 | (4) |
| 1998–2004 | Lyon | 161 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Milan | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | (0) |
| 2007 | Livorno | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 375 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2006 | France | 18 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vikash Dhorasoo (Telugu: వికాష్ దొరసూ) (born 10 October 1973) is a French former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.
Born in Harfleur near Le Havre in Normandy, Dhorasoo began his football career with Le Havre AC, where he made his debut in a 0–0 draw with AS Saint-Etienne in August 1993. He was regarded as a promising midfielder as well as one of the best dribblers in Lyon history. After five years at Le Havre, he went on to play for Olympique Lyonnais in 1998.
He had a brief spell at league rivals FC Girondins de Bordeaux from 2001 to 2002, before he returned to Lyon in 2002. He won two French Ligue 1 championships with Lyonnais in 2003 and 2004, and moved abroad to play for Italian club AC Milan in 2004. He was an unused substitute in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, when Liverpool beat AC Milan on penalties, but won a runners-up medal.
Dhorasoo moved back to France in 2005, signing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He was an important part of the PSG squad that won the 2006 Coupe de France, as he scored on a 25-yard shot in the final and secured the victory against fierce rivals Olympique de Marseille. He was selected for the French squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, but only saw limited playing time during the tournament. At his short spell in Paris, many reporters say he was, "the orchestrator of the Parisian clubs game".
In September 2006, he criticised manager Guy Lacombe in an interview with L'Equipe, and a month later his contract with PSG was terminated, being the first player to be sacked from a French club since 1973.
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