Short biography of Didier Drogba

The most famous and successful Ivorian football player in the history of most experts called Didier Drogba. This is evidenced by many indicators. In particular, he is the best scorer of the national team of his country (in 104 games, scored 65 assists) and the first African player to win a mark in one hundred goals scored in the matches of the English Premier League.

Childhood

The future football star was born in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) on March 11, 1978. At the age of five, parents moved the boy to live with his uncle in France, and in 1991 moved there himself. From the very childhood Didier devoted a lot of time to sports, so he entered the academy of the semi-professional club "Levallois", in which his career began. Initially, the guy acted as the right-back, but eventually the coach decided to make him an attacker. At this time he faced a number of difficulties. The fact is that local teenagers did not like Didier and constantly threatened him, demanding that he play worse. Whatever it was, very soon he tried his strength in the adult team, but because of the dislike of her mentor and did not play in it.

Football career in France

After graduating from a local high school, the boy moved to the city of Le Mans, where he attended accounting courses. In parallel, the athlete performed in the "youth" of the local club. Numerous goals Didier Drogba in its composition contributed to the fact that in 1999 the first professional contract was offered to the guy. Throughout his first season here he managed to score seven goals in thirty matches. As a result, he received a place in the first team, which eventually lost due to injury. And without gaining a foothold in the "Le Mans", in the winter of 2002, for 80 thousand pounds the player acquired "Gengam". For the first six months in 11 bouts the player scored 3 important goals, which helped the team to stay in the elite division. In the next season on his account there were already 17 goals in 34 games (the third indicator in the tournament). Such effectiveness could not be unnoticed by the French grandees. Not surprisingly, in the offseason, "Marcel" bought out his contract for 6 million euros. During the first season in the new team, the striker scored 31 assists in 55 games.

Chelsea

During the confrontations with the "Port" in the Champions League, rival coach Jose Mourinho was very impressed by Didier Drogba. Chelsea, which he headed in the new season, initially offered 28 million euros for the player, but was denied. After the club raised the price by another 10 million, the president of Marseille agreed to a deal. The footballer himself admitted that no one forced him to move to London, so he would have stayed with pleasure in the French club. Along with this, he said, there are proposals that can not be abandoned either financially or in terms of sports, even though he agreed to the transition not for money. On July 30, 2004, the player made his debut for a new team in a friendly against Roma. Reaching after the break, the player scored a goal in the 68th minute.

During the first period of performances in London, Didier Drogba scored 100 goals in 226 games, and also managed to win the English championship and the Champions League. It should be noted and the fact that in the final game of the most prestigious European championship against the "Bavaria" he equalized the score on 88 minutes, and later realized the post-match penalty. In that match, the Ivorian was named the best player.

A change of scenery

After completing the contract with Chelsea in 2012, as a free agent, Didier Drogba moved to China, signing a contract with Shanghai Shenhua. The footballer later admitted that among all the offers he chose this particular team only in order to change the situation and get a new experience. Be that as it may, in the Middle Kingdom he did not stay long. Already six months later, the player went on lease to "Galatasaray", for which he scored 15 goals in 37 matches. After the end of the season, the Ivorian returned to London, signing a contract with Chelsea for one year. During this time he went on the field 28 times and scored 4 goals. The match against Sunderland on May 24 was the last for Didier Drogba in the blue T-shirt, which he announced before the start of the fight. Footballer brought to the field a team with a captain's armband, but because of injury was replaced in half an hour.

The representative of the American League MLS, the club "Montreal Impact", was the next challenge for Drogba Didier (where he plays now). His debut ball for this team, the football player scored in the second meeting. In that game against the "Chicago Fire" he managed to excel a hat-trick.