- Married to Lalla Diakité.
- They have two boys and a girl: Isaac, Iman, and Kieran.
Career: Ivorian international, he played in the biggest clubs in Europe before moving to China. He won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012.
His clubs:
- He signed his very first license at SC Feignies.
- 1989: he joined Sporting Club Abbeville.
- 1991-1993: he played for AGMB in Loiret.
- At 19, he joined Le Mans, where he signed his first professional contract.
- 2002; he joined En Avant de Guingamp and finished three points from the Champions League!
- 2003: he signs for Marseille. He scored 19 league goals.
- July 2004: he joined Chelsea for a transfer valued at 38 million euros.
- June 19, 2012: Didier Drogba signed a 2 and a half year contract with the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
- January 28, 2013: he leaves to join Galatasaray while playing in the CAN with South Africa.
Miscellaneous:
- March 10, 2012; he becomes the first African player to score 100 goals in the Premier League.
Achievements:
- Marseille: 2004 UEFA Cup finalist.
- Chelsea FC:
- Champion of England in 2005, 2006, and 2010.
- Winner of the Champions League in 2012.
- FA Cup: 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012.
- English League Cup: 2005 and 2007.
- Ivory Coast national team:
- CAN: Finalist in 2006 and 2012.
Quotes:
- “Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Intrinsically, these are two phenomena. We don’t really realize it, but they revolutionized statistics. Before them, it was an achievement to score around thirty goals per season in a major Championship. They have been over forty for several years in a row.” – France Foot, November 2012.
- “Next year’s Africa Cup will undoubtedly be my last. At some point in life, you have to make decisions. I can also confirm that the 2014 World Cup, if we qualify, will be my last at the international level.” – France Foot, November 2012.
- “This is not my last contract. If I am still in good shape at the end of my contract with Shanghai Shenhua in 2014, I will try a new adventure. Perhaps in the United States.” – France Foot, November 2012.
- “I wanted to discover another culture, another world. I am served. This experience is different from anything I have ever known. Look around you, there are skyscrapers in abundance, but also, not very far away, places where the majority of the population is made up of farmers.” – Le Parisien, October 2012.
- “I’m enjoying it, even if the time difference with London, where my children have stayed, forces me to stay up late” – October 2012.
- “It was Nicolas Anelka who convinced me to sign in Shanghai. It also saved me time in adaptation. He made things easier for me in many areas. Both of us made Chelsea history, we won titles, broke records and we found ourselves in China, after, somewhere, we were made to understand that it was the end of a cycle. It’s a nice wink.” – October 2012.
- “My salary? In your opinion, why do we work for a living? When you work well, you look for a raise, it’s as simple as that. Our salaries are shocking, especially in France. It always gets people talking, but these are exceptions. (…) There is jealousy towards football players who have nothing in their brains and run after a ball, score goals and win millions. In life, I believe that we get what we deserve…” – October 2012.
This provides a detailed overview of Didier Drogba’s personal life, career, achievements, and notable quotes. If you have any specific questions or if there’s anything else you’d like to know, feel free to ask!
