Christophe Dugarry

Christophe Dugarry

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Personal information
Full name	Christophe Jérôme Dugarry
Date of birth	(1972-03-24) 24 March 1972
Place of birth	Lormont, France
Height
Position(s)	Striker
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)
International career
1994–2002	France	55	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christophe Jérôme Dugarry (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistɔf dyɡɑˈʁi]; born 24 March 1972) is a former French international footballer. 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.

Club career

Dugarry came through the youth ranks at Bordeaux alongside future France teammates Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane. He spent eight years at Bordeaux, scoring 34 goals in 187 appearances. His two goals against AC Milan in the 1996 UEFA Cup quarter-finals 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, after Alberto Tarantini in 1978. His prominence earned him rough treatment from opposition defenders. 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. 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 World Cup, Euro 2000 and the 2001 Confederations Cup. He also played at Euro 96 and the 2002 World Cup.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1988/89	Bordeaux	Division 1	2	0
1989/90			0	0
1990/91			32	3	1	0	5	1
1991/92		Division 2	27	4
1992/93		Division 1	35	6
1993/94			35	8
1994/95			32	9
1995/96			16	4
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996/97	AC Milan	Serie A	21	5
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
1997/98	Barcelona	La Liga	7	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1997/98	Marseille	Division 1	9	1
1998/99			28	4
1999/00			15	3
1999/00	Bordeaux	Division 1	12	3
2000/01			22	5
2001/02			18	1
2002/03		Ligue 1	13	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002/03	Birmingham City	Premier League	16	5
2003/04			14	1
Country	France		296	51
	Italy		21	5
	Spain		7	0
	England		30	6
Total			354	62

France national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	5	0
1995	3	1
1996	7	1
1997	5	0
1998	9	2
1999	6	1
2000	9	2
2001	5	0
2002	6	1
Total	55	8

Honours

Club

Bordeaux

• Ligue 2: 1991–92
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2002
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1997–98

International

• World Cup winner in 1998
• European Championship Winner in 2000
• Confederations Cup Winner in 2001

Individual

• Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences