Vikash Dhorasoo

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Vikash Dhorasoo
Personal information
Date of birth October 10, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth    Harfleur, France
Height 1.68 m (5' 6")
Nickname La Darasse, Vishnu, The Indian Man, Madras
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1998
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006		 Le Havre AC
Olympique Lyonnais
Girondins de Bordeaux
Olympique Lyonnais
AC Milan
Paris Saint-Germain		 137 (4)
119 (6)
33 (1)
83 (6)
16 (0)
32   
National team2
1999–2006 France 18 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 16, 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of July 9, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Vikash Dhorasoo (Telugu:వికాష్ దొరసూ) (born October 10, 1973 in Harfleur) is a French professional football midfielder, who is currently without a club after being sacked from French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. He has scored one goal in eighteen matches for the French national team, and he represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

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[edit] Professional career

Born near Le Havre in Normandy, Dhorasoo began his football career with Le Havre AC, where he made his debut in a 0-0 draw with AS Saint-Etienne in August 1993. He was regarded as a promising midfielder, and after five years at Le Havre, he went on to play for Olympique Lyonnais in 1998. While at Lyon, he made his debut for the French national team in a March 1999 game against Ukraine. He played another national team match in June 1999, before his national team career went into a five-year hiatus.

He had a brief spell at league rivals FC Girondins de Bordeaux from 2001 to 2002, before he returned to Lyon in 2002. He won two French Ligue 1 championships with Lyonnais in 2003 and 2004, and moved abroad to play for Italian club AC Milan in 2004. He was once more called up for the French national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2004.

He moved back to France in 2005, signing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He was an important part of the PSG that won the 2006 Coupe de France (French Cup), as he scored in the final and secured the victory against fierce rivals Olympique de Marseille. He was selected for the French squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, but only saw limited playing time during the tournament.

After the World Cup, Dhorasoo publicly revealed the time spent in the French squad during the month long tournament, through a documentary. Much to the anger of French national team manager Raymond Domenech and the FFF, Dhorasoo was warned against publishing the documentary. He retired from the French national team, saying "I am not interested in playing for Les Bleus any more. It's over."[1] He made 18 national team appearances between 1999 and 2006, scoring a single goal.

In September 2006 he criticised manager Guy Lacombe in an interview with L'Equipe, and a month later his contract with PSG was terminated.[2] He was the first player to be sacked from a French club since 1973.

[edit] Personal life

Dhorasoo is of Indo-Mauritian origin. He belongs to the Telugu community, his ancestors having migrated to Mauritius from the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and were of the Hindu faith.[3] He began university studies in economics before committing to professional football.

He is married to Émilie and has two daughters, Rose (born March 8, 2003), and Sara (born March 13, 2005).

He has known Emilie since his early teens, if not before that. It was love at first sight, but they did not date until a few years later.

He has spoken out against bigotry and in 2003 he started actively supporting Paris Foot Gay, a football club which combats homophobia and other discrimination in the sport.[4] Dhorasoo also works actively to fight poverty in countries such as India and has established several programs for it.

[edit] Club honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Munitis moves, Toni stays, UEFA, August 8, 2006
  2. ^ Patrick Vignal, France's Dhorasoo sacked by Paris St Germain, REUTERS, October 11, 2006
  3. ^ The Telugu in FIFA World Cup Soccer 2006, June 10, 2006
  4. ^ Christian Châtelet, Dhorasoo tackles great taboo, UEFA, February 17, 2006

[edit] External links


Flag of France France squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Runners-up Flag of France

1 Landreau | 2 Boumsong | 3 Abidal | 4 Vieira | 5 Gallas | 6 Makélélé | 7 Malouda | 8 Dhorasoo | 9 Govou | 10 Zidane | 11 Wiltord | 12 Henry | 13 Silvestre | 14 Saha | 15 Thuram | 16 Barthez | 17 Givet | 18 Diarra | 19 Sagnol | 20 Trézéguet | 21 Chimbonda | 22 Ribéry | 23 Coupet | Coach: Domenech
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