Vikash Dhorasoo

Vikash Dhorasoo in May 2006

Vikash Dhorasoo ( born October 10, 1973 in Harfleur / Seine -Maritime ) is a retired French footballer. His ancestors are Indo- Mauritian hissers descent.

Club career

In Normandy grew up, he played from 1993 as a professional at Le Havre AC. There, only 1.68 m wide, attacking midfielder made ​​by its speed attention to themselves ( with ball ) and his precision passing game. Then it took a 1998 Olympique Lyon, where he spent five successful years he won two league titles and twice also the League Cup. However, he threw himself into the 2000 /01 season with coach Jacques Santini and also with some of his teammates (notably Grégory Coupet ), so that OL loaned him for one year ( 2001/ 02 ) to the Girondins Bordeaux, where Dhorasoo again League Cup winner was and then returned to Lyon. Under coach Paul Le Guen, he finally became undisputed master player who won since then in a more defensive midfield role.

That's why it undertook in 2004 the AC Milan; Vikash Dhorasoo felt there, however, not very well, also sat at the European Cup final on the bench and was therefore glad that he PSG 2005 a contract offered. In his first season after the Italian interlude, he won the Coupe de France again in 2006 a national title, scored in the final also the decisive goal.

In October 2006, his contract was terminated without notice because of differences between him and the coach. After three quarters of a club search, he moved in summer 2007 to AS Livorno. End of October 2007, the club broke the contract early on, as Dhorasoo had refused to play along in the youth team, where he was to improve his fitness. So Dhorasoo left, without ever having a game for them disputed AS Livorno.

In December 2007 Dhorasoo was close to signing the contract with the French second division side Grenoble Foot 38, but finally made ​​his career end known.

The National Players

Vikash Dhorasoo, who had already passed through the youth teams and in 1995 was actually become World Champion with the French military selection, denied since March 1999 to date 18 caps for the French national team, scoring a goal (as of 3 October 2006). The fact that he did not put it on more missions, was that the role of playmaker in the Équipe Tricolore was awarded a long time to Zinedine Zidane. Dhorasoo belonged to the French squad for the World Cup in Germany, there was only a 16-minute deployment. During the World Cup he turned together with Fred Poulet the video documentary about his substitutes reservists existence. The publication of the recordings brought him some national comrades trouble, since they have not been previously placed on notice.

Life off the pitch

Vikash Dhorasoo, who had started a degree in economics before his pro career, is considered by journalists as a " football intellectuals ", the frequent guest is therefore in editorial, television and radio studios. In cooperation with his first professional club le HAC he has created a " football camp " for 8 -14- year-old in Gonfreville -l'Orcher; In addition, it supports a means financially, which cares for children from disadvantaged social backgrounds.

Dhorasoo is married to Emilie; they have two daughters, Rose and Sara. His ancestors emigrated from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to Mauritius. The Hindu belongs to the Telugugemeinschaft.

Palmarčs

  • Vice World Champion: 2006
  • French Champion: 2002 / 03, 2003/ 04 ( with Lyon)
  • French Cup Winners: 2005/ 06 ( with Paris)
  • French League Cup Winners: 2001 ( with Lyon ), 2002 ( Bordeaux )
  • Military World Champion 1995
  • Étoile d'Or: 1998, 2004
Olympique Lyonnais FC Girondins de Bordeaux A.C. Milan 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Coupe de la Ligue 1956–57 French Division 1 Kees Rijvers 1957–58 French Division 1 Maurice Lafont 1958–59 French Division 1 1959–60 French Division 1 1960–61 French Division 1 1961–62 French Division 1 1962–63 French Division 1 1963–64 French Division 1 1964–65 French Division 1 Robert Herbin 1965–66 French Division 1 Roger Lemerre 1966–67 French Division 1 1967–68 French Division 1 1968–69 French Division 1 1969–70 French Division 1 Bernard Bosquier Mohamed Salem 1970–71 French Division 1 1971–72 French Division 1 1972–73 French Division 1 1973–74 French Division 1 Jean-Marc Guillou 1974–75 French Division 1 1975–76 French Division 1 1976–77 French Division 1 1977–78 French Division 1 Maxime Bossis 1978–79 French Division 1 1979–80 French Division 1 1980–81 French Division 1 Dominique Dropsy 1981–82 French Division 1 1982–83 French Division 1 1983–84 French Division 1 1984–85 French Division 1 1985–86 French Division 1 1986–87 French Division 1 1987–88 French Division 1 Bernard Pardo 1988–89 French Division 1 Basile Boli 1989–90 French Division 1 1990–91 French Division 1 1991–92 French Division 1 1993–94 French Division 1 1994–95 French Division 1 Jean-Guy Wallemme 1995–96 French Division 1 Sonny Anderson 1996–97 French Division 1 Ali Benarbia 1997–98 French Division 1 Fabien Barthez 1998–99 French Division 1 Alexander Vencel (footballer born 1967) 1999–2000 French Division 1 Bernard Lama 2000–01 French Division 1 Pascal Cygan 2001–02 French Division 1 2002–03 Ligue 1 2003–04 Ligue 1 2004–05 Ligue 1 Cris (footballer) 2005–06 Ligue 1 2006–07 Ligue 1 2007–08 Ligue 1 Hugo Lloris 2008–09 Ligue 1 2009–10 Ligue 1 2010–11 Ligue 1 Eden Hazard 2011–12 Ligue 1 2012–13 Ligue 1
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