La Maison Francaise

Youri Djorkaeff

The French-American Alliance will receive French soccer player Youri Djorkaeff on Wed Dec 2nd from 7pm to 8.30pm at la Maison Francaise. The talk will be very informal, with Q&A from the audience. Food and drinks will be served.

RSVP is advised but not required: jrs2171@columbia.edu

About Youri Djorkaeff:
Renowned French soccer player Youri Djorkaeff won among other tournaments the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He started playing for Grenoble in 1994, soon moved to the AS Monaco and the Paris Saint Germain in 1995. A year later, he signed with the Italian Internazionale and then transferred to the German Kaiserlautern. He became the first French player to play in the Major League Soccer in the US. Throughout his career, he accumulated 82 caps and scored 28 goals for France. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d?Honneur in 1998 by French President Jacques Chirac.

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