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Didier Drogba (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire) is football (soccer)|footballer
from Côte d'Ivoire who currently plays for
Chelsea F.C..                                     
  

A very quick and incredibly strong centre forward,
Drogba immigrated to France at the age of five. He
began his professional career at Le Mans. In his
early career he played mainly in defence. Drogba
joined En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp in 2002 and by
the 2003-03 season he had converted into an
effective striker.  He joined Olympique de
Marseille for the 2003-04 season, when Marseille
coach Alain Perrin paid a French domestic transfer
fee record amount for him. Drogba further enhanced
his reputation at the club, where he spent only
one season, competing in Marseille's UEFA Cup
Final against Valencia. His dynamic season at the
french giants persuaded Jose Mourinho to buy him
for Chelsea signing him for £24,000 000, making
him their record signing. Drogba become a fan
favourite very quickley, helping Chelsea to lift
the Carling Cup by scoring in the final against
Liverpool. He scored 16 goals in 40 appearances
for Chelsea during the 2004/2005 season, lifting
the Premier League trophy at the end of an
acceptional debut season.

==International==
Drogba has played for the Côte d'Ivoire(Ivory
Coast) 5 times, scoring 5 goals for his country,
making him a consistant player at all levels.

==External links==
*http://www.didierdrogba.com/ Drogba's official
site - available in English and French
*http://www.chelseafc.com/Player.asp?plid=12303&na
v=players&title=Didier+Drogba Profile on Chelsea's
official site

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