Christophe Dugarry facts for kids
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Dugarry at a 2024 Birmingham City charity match
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| Full name | Christophe Jérôme Dugarry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lormont, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –1988 | US Lormont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1996 | Bordeaux | 187 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | AC Milan | 21 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Barcelona | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Marseille | 52 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Bordeaux | 65 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 16 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Birmingham City | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Qatar SC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 362 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | France | 55 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Christophe Jérôme Dugarry (born 24 March 1972) is a famous French former professional footballer. He played as a forward, which means he was an attacker who tried to score goals. Christophe Dugarry was a key player for the French team. He helped them win the World Cup in 1998 and the Euro 2000 championship. He played for several big clubs like Bordeaux, AC Milan, Barcelona, and Birmingham City.
Playing for Clubs
Christophe Dugarry started his football journey at Bordeaux. He grew up playing in their youth teams. Two of his future teammates from the French national team, Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane, also trained there.
Dugarry played for Bordeaux for eight years as a professional. During this time, he scored 34 goals in 187 games. His impressive performance, including two goals against AC Milan in a European competition, led to him joining AC Milan in Italy for the 1996–97 season.
After playing for Milan, Dugarry moved to Barcelona in Spain. He then returned to France to play for Marseille. Later, he went back to Bordeaux for a second time. He played another 65 games for Bordeaux, scoring 9 goals.
In 2003, Dugarry joined Birmingham City in England. He first joined them on a loan deal. He quickly became very important for the team. He scored 5 goals in just 4 matches. These goals helped Birmingham City avoid being relegated from the Premier League. Because of his great impact, he signed a permanent deal with the club in May 2003. He left Birmingham City in 2004 for family reasons. After that, he played briefly for Qatar SC before retiring from football in 2005. He is now a member of Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.
Playing for France
Christophe Dugarry made his first appearance for the French national team on 26 May 1994. This was in a match against Australia, which France won 1–0.
He played a total of 55 games for France and scored 8 goals. Dugarry was part of the amazing French team that won three major international tournaments. They won the 1998 FIFA World Cup in their home country. Then, they won the European Championship in 2000. Finally, they won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001. He also played in the UEFA Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
Bordeaux
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2001–02
- Division 2: 1991–92
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995
France
Orders
See also
In Spanish: Christophe Dugarry para niños
