Biography
A unique footballer, who managed to stop the civil war, reached the unprecedented success for the African player, one of the best strikers of world football. Didier Drogba - "Leader", continuously authority with a difficult biography, a person who distinguishes not only a brilliant game on the field, but also a public position.
Didier Yves Drogba teamed (the full name of the football player) celebrates his birthday on March 11. The boy was born in the family of bank employees in Côte d'Ivoire. At the age of five, the kid went to France to the uncle, a nominated player who was not too popular local football clubs. Nevertheless, a man belonged to professional athletes and developed in the nephew love for football and manifested talents.
Atright with appreciation and gratitude responds to uncle, who dedicated a lot of time to young talent. Didier believes that everything he has achieved in his career is obliged to uncle Michel.
Three years later, the boy rushed along the family and returned to his hometown. However, soon in Côte d'Ivoire, the economic crisis was powered, the parents lost their jobs, and the family - means of existence. Among the many immigrants, Kotdivo residents moved to France.
In 1993, the family finds himself in the suburb of Paris, where Drogba begins to play for the local youth club. Soon the parents discovered that the sport distracts the Son from the school, where the negligent student remained for the second year. The skillful decision of the young man is ridden from training for a while. Having tightening his studies, Didier returned to the field as part of a semi-professional "Levalua". According to the Council of Uncle Michel, the footballer changed the initial position of the midfielder on the attacker.
I did not like the head coach, the attacker rarely went out on the field. However, hitting the lawn, immediately distinguished himself with a scored rapid goal into the opponent's gate. It is not surprising that clubs are interested in a talented football player.
Football
After graduating from school, the young man moved to the Le Mans, where he entered the local college and began to master the accounting profession. There, the attacker is trained in the Youth "Le Mans". Daily exhausting workouts turned out to be difficult for a football player, Drogba has been gained to a given tempo for a long time. Numerous injuries prevented, for the first two years, the attacker broke into the club four times.
Soon the young athlete realized that it was time to engage in football professionally, if he did not want to leave talent in lovers. Kotdivoaret makes debuts in the main composition of Le Mans, and in 1999 signs the first contract. From the first season, Static Drogba (the growth of a football player is 189 cm, weight - 91 kg) sends 7 heads into the gates for 30 games spent.
In 2002, Kotdivoareth changed the club on "Gengam". The striker helped the team to take a record for her 7th place in League 1, hitting the third place in the list of the best scorers of the tournament.
Brilliant results did not leave unnoticed agents of the country's leading clubs. In 2003, the footballer goes to Olympic Marseil, where no less successfully holds one season. The athlete is named the best player of France and earned a comparison with Jean-Pierre Papa.
In 2004, Drogba was held in Chelsea. The transfer amount was € 38 million on the recognition of forward, if it were not for a salary and a contract, profitable for a career, then at the kettling of the heart he would stay in Marseille. However, the proposal of "blue" became one of those from which they do not refuse.
The world glory of the attacker, career ups and professional merit came to Didier during the game for the English club. In 2012, Kotdivoareth scored the 100th goal for the team, taking a bar, which did not conquer any African player. In the same 2012, Didier Drogba helped the "blue" for the first time becoming the owners of the UEFA Champions League Cup, beating in the Final Munich "Bavaria".
After the victory, rumors had rumors about the transition of the striker to Barcelona. By the way, previous meetings with Barça became very emotional for "blue". So, in 2009, the joke of Drogba with the arbitrator after the game with the Catalans threatened to end the fight. Chelsea footballers were outraged by the judging and unassigned penalty. As a result, the English club remained without a cup.
The striker dispelled rumors, officially stating that the negotiations were not conducted with Barcelona, but the English club will still leave after the completion of the contract.
In 2012, Forward went to the Chinese club "Shanghai Shenhua" as a free agent Forward. Then in 2013, the striker went to Turkey, playing "Galatasaray". In 2014, the footballer played the season for the already familiar Chelsea. In 2015, the athlete moved to Canada, where he became a member of the Montreal Impact team.
In addition to club career, unprecedented for African footballer, Drogb's heights achieved at the global level. As part of the national team of Côte d'Ivoire, the striker debuted in 2002. In 2005, the team went to the final part of the World Cup. Then Drogba made one of the most important actions in life. Using the opportunity, in the video event, the footballer on his knees asked the rebels to fold the weapons and stop the civil war, which was at that time at the homeland of the attacker. Forward's efforts were crowned with success, the call was heard, and the further participation of Drogba in the process was completed by the truce of the parties in 2007.
Personal life
With his wife Lalala - Malika by nationality - Drogba met in the capital of France in the 90s. Then the young football player still started his career in Le Mans, and the girl tried himself in the profession of the model. The wife of Forward grew up in the family, where they knew about football. Lall's Father brightened on the country's football fields in the 70s. The woman perfectly disassembled in sports and gladly visits the matches of her husband.
According to Didier Drogba, the wife supported him when he was thinking about changing the profession, throughout all the joint years remains the best friend of the attacker.
Lalala is engaged in painting, her paintings were exhibited in Mali, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, France and England. Nevertheless, unlike some Star wives of Football players, Malik does not like public attention and tries to remain in the shade. Photo Spouses Didier rarely appear in the press and even on his page in "Instagram".
Drogba has three children - two sons and daughter. The eldest son plans to go in the footsteps of the Father and the first steps in football did at the Chelsea Academy, after which he entered the club's youth team.
The pair legalized the relationship only in 2011 in Monaco. Newlyweds preferred ceremony with relatives and close friends. A gift in the form of a celebration was presented by the owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich.
The family is engaged in charity, organized "Didier Drogba Foundation". The organization invests in medicine and education, the construction of hospitals in the homeland of a football player, as well as in other African countries.
For active participation in 2007, the football player was awarded the title of Goodwill Ambassador under the UN Development Program. In 2011, the Humanity outside sports was awarded for merit on the field of the crucial of good deed cases.
Didier Drogba now
In 2017, the striker moved to the American Phoen Placer Club, becoming his co-owner. In the 2017/2018 season, striker continues to score exemplary goals into the doors of opponents. However, the footballer officially announced the completion of the career after the end of the season. News about the life of idol fans learned from posts in Instagram and Twitter. Didier is an active user of social networks and often pleases photo fans and video collections.
Drogba remains recognized by authority in the football world. During the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, the striker is invited to the Air Force Air For Comment and the forecast of the results.
According to Forward, the winner of the championship was to be the team of Belgium. The striker noted that the talented footballers are published, including his friends - Romel Lukaku, Kevin de Brown, Vensean Company, Eden Azar.
Awards
Chelsea
- 2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2014/15 - Premier League Champion
- 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 - winner of the Cup of England
- 2005, 2007, 2015 - Winner of the Football League Cup
- 2005, 2009 - Winner of the Super Cup of England
- 2012 - Winner of UEFA Champions League
"Galatasaray"
- 2012/13 - Champion of Turkey
- 2013/14 - Turkey Cup winner
- 2013 - Turkey Super Cup winner
Côte d'Ivoire
- 2006, 2012 - Finalist of the African Nations Cup
Personal
- 2004 - Goal of the French League 1
- 2005 - Best Footballer Super Cup England
- 2006 - the best goal of the Chelsea season
- 2006, 2007, 2012 Football player in Côte d'Ivoire
- 2006/07, 2009/10 - the best scorer of the championship of England
- 2007 - Alana Hardecker Prize
- 2007 - the best football player Football League Cup final
- 2010 - Best Football Player Football Association Cup final
- 2010 - TIME 100
- 2012 - the best football player of the UEFA Champions League Final
- 2013 - owner of Trophy "Golden Foot"