Vikash Dhorasoo
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| Vikash Dhorasoo | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Vikash Dhorasoo | |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Harfleur, France | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2007 |
Le Havre Lyon Bordeaux Lyon Milan Paris St-Germain Livorno |
137 (4) 93 (5) 28 (1) 68 (6) 12 (0) 37 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999–2006 | France | 18 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vikash Dhorasoo (Telugu:వికాష్ దొరసూ) (born October 10, 1973 in Harfleur) is a former French professional football midfielder. 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. He is a skillful attacking midfielder.
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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 goalless draw against Ukraine on March 27, 1999. 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 a magnficent 25 yard shot 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] being the first player to be sacked from a French club since 1973.
On July 3, 2007 Livorno announced to have signed Dhorasoo with a statement on their official website [3] However, Livorno rescinded his contract in October of the same year due to differences with the club.[4] According to the club's president Aldo Spinelli, Dhorasoo refused to play with the club's youth side, which would have helped re-evaluate the player's fitness levels. Spinelli felt that this left the club with only one option, and that was to terminate the player's contract. Even after Ligue 2 side Grenoble made an approach to sign the player he finally announced his retirement on January 11, 2008.
[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. He began university studies in economics before committing to professional football.
He is married to longtime girlfriend Émilie and has two daughters, Rose (born March 8, 2003), and Sara (March 13, 2005).
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.[5] Dhorasoo also works actively to fight poverty in countries such as Mauritius and has established several programs for it.
[edit] Film
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Dhorasoo did some personal filming for a film called Substitute, which was released the following year in France.
[edit] Club honours
- 2001: Coupe de la Ligue with Olympique Lyonnais
- 2002: Coupe de la Ligue with Girondins de Bordeaux
- 2003: Trophée des Champions with Olympique Lyonnais
- 2003: Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyonnais
- 2004: Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyonnais
- 2006: French Cup with Paris Saint Germain
[edit] References
- ^ Munitis moves, Toni stays. UEFA (2006-08-08).
- ^ "Midfielder Dhorasoo sacked by PSG", CNN.com, 2006-10-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "Soccer-French midfielder Dhorasoo signs for Livorno", Reuters, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "Unfit Dhorasoo leaves Livorno", Channel 4, 2007-10-31.
- ^ Dhorasoo tackles great taboo. UEFA (2006-02-17).
[edit] External links
- (French) FFF profile
- (French) PSG profile
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