Christophe Dugarry

Christophe Jérôme Dugarry (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistɔf dyɡɑʁi]; 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.

Christophe Dugarry
Dugarry in 2007
Personal information
Full name Christophe Jérôme Dugarry[1]
Date of birth (1972-03-24) 24 March 1972[2]
Place of birth Lormont,[3] France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
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

Club career

Dugarry came through the youth ranks at Bordeaux alongside future France teammates Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane.[4] 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[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.

International career

Dugarry made his international debut in a 1–0 win against Australia on 26 May 1994. He went on to be capped 55 times for the France national team, scoring eight goals in the process.

With France, Dugarry won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also played at UEFA Euro 1996[4] and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[7]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1988–89BordeauxDivision 120
1989–9000
1990–913231051
1991–92Division 2274
1992–93Division 1356
1993–94358
1994–95329
1995–96164
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1996–97A.C. MilanSerie A215
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1997–98BarcelonaLa Liga70
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1997–98MarseilleDivision 191
1998–99284
1999–2000153
1999–2000BordeauxDivision 1123
2000–01225
2001–02181
2002–03Ligue 1130
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03Birmingham CityPremier League165
2003–04141
CountryFrance 29651
Italy 215
Spain 70
England 306
Total 35462

International
Source:[8]
France national team
YearAppsGoals
199450
199531
199671
199750
199892
199961
200092
200150
200261
Total558

Honours

Bordeaux

Barcelona

France

Orders

  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 1998[1]

See also
  • List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References
  1. "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1998 (170): 11376. 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "France: 21 Christophe Dugarry". Official Site of The 2002 FIFA World Cup. FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. Laïreche, Rachid (2 September 2011). "La télé, de la balle". Libération (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. "Zinedine Zidane's amazing 11-month Uefa Cup odyssey". Goal. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/christophe-dugarry-57232
  6. "Dugarry signs new deal". BBC News. 11 May 2003.
  7. "Christophe Dugarry". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  8. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/dugarry-intl.html
  9. "FC Lorient - Girondins de Bordeaux". lfp.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. "An ode to Christophe Dugarry and his briefly wonderful time at Birmingham". Planet Football. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. "Christophe Dugarry: fact file". The Guardian. 2 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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