Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba

Attack
Ivory Coast

Club: Chelsea - England
Team: Ivory Coast
Date of Birth: March 11, 1978
Age: 33
Weight: 91 kg
Height: 189 cm

Like any African player began to Didier Drogba, his life from poor neighborhoods in the city of Abidjan, Didier moved to live with his uncle in France, a Bavh-old, where he inherited his uncle's love of football, this latter has been a professional player in France, three years later he returned Didier to Abidjan to begin practice soccer with parking his friends .. When he reaches the 11-year-old Sapt family financial hardship Drogba returned to France for his uncle to start his trip with the football ...

Didier joined the team in the city of Alo Vance Bank in 1991 where he led the elephant Alawvuari his team to win the youth league twice .. Attention then began heading for Drogba to sign with the club Le Mans for the second-class mind, and is 18 of age in 1999 .. In the 2002 season moved to Guingamp to play top flight and score 17 goals in the season to help his team to get the seventh place after it was struggling to land .. In the 2003/2004 season moved to Marseille's Didier honored to lead to the final of the UEFA Cup, having achieved 18 goals in 35 games to be selected as the best players in France

Then I went to the attention of Jose Mourinho, Didier to succeed him in for about $ 45 million in the 2004/2005 season .. Continue to shine a trip where he helped his new club Chelsea winning the league and Carling in the first seasons, then was among those who contributed to the 2005/2006 season winning the league .. Didier then participated with his team during the first World Cup on the Ivory Coast .. And provided a great level, although out of the first round .. During the 2006/2007 season and, despite Chelsea's failure to maintain the league crowned Didier Khdav league with 20 goals .. And contributed to the achievement of the team's Cups and Aizra Carling Cap .. Next season, suffered some injuries to Didier .. Also affected by its absence during the African Cup of Nations, which he's been involved with his national team ..

Titles with the club

- Win the Champions young Frenchman with Alo (twice)

- English Premier League with Chelsea (2004/2005, 2005/2006)

- English League Cup with Chelsea (2005.2007)

- FA Cup with Chelsea (2007.2009)

- Community Shield with Chelsea (2005.2009)

Personal titles

- The best player in France 2003/2004 season

- Received a special award, the first player to score in 10 consecutive Premier League matches

- He was named the best African player for the 2006/2007 season

- The Golden Boot (top scorer in the Premier League) for the 2006/2007 season