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Didier Yves Tebily Drogba

Cote d'Ivoire

Professional Football Player


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Created: 5th Feb 2008
Modified: 10th Jun 2010
Professional Information
Professional Areas:
Soccer
Employer:
Côte d’Ivoire National Team and FC Chelsea
Position:
Forward
Working primarily in:
Cote d'Ivoire

Description of Work:

Didier Drogba is today the best African striker and the main scorer of Chelsea FC.


Biographical Information
Didier Yves Tebily Drogba
(At a Glance)
Date of Birth: Mar/11/1978
Gender: male
Interests: Sports , African culture , Travel , Music and Fashion
Location:
  City: London
Place of Origin: Cote d'Ivoire

Didier Drogba has played football around the world. Born in Abidjan, he left at the age of 8 to follow his uncle Goba Michel, a football player in France. From there on, he grows up in several places in France and start playing for Levallois, a small team near Paris. From there he went to Le Mans before moving to Guingamp, Marseille and now Chelsea.

Today he is a world class player and considering a move from Chelsea to an Italian team at the end of this season.

With the Ivorian national team, Drogba played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored 1 goal. He also played and lost the final of the African Cup of Nations in 2006, and was the African footballer of the year that year.



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