Didier Zokora (Semen Padang Soccer Player) – Overview, Biography

Name:Didier Zokora
Occupation: Soccer Player
Current Team: Semen Padang
Gender:Male
Birth Day: December 14,
1980
Age: 40
Country: Ivory Coast
Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Didier Zokora

Didier Zokora was born on December 14, 1980 in Ivory Coast (40 years old). Didier Zokora is a Soccer Player, zodiac sign: Sagittarius. Nationality: Ivory Coast. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed. Didier Zokora plays for the team Semen Padang.

Trivia

He made 88 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur from 2006 to 2009, then spent two years with Sevilla.

Net Worth 2020

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Before Fame

He debuted professionally for ASEC Mimosas in 1999 after spending his youth career with Academie MimoSifcom.

Biography

Didier Zokora plays for the team Semen Padang

Biography Timeline

2000

In 2000, Zokora moved abroad to play for Belgian side Genk, where he won the Jupiler League during the 2001–02 campaign, as manager Sef Vergoossen was named Coach of the Year and Wesley Sonck won top goal-scorer honors in the league. Zokora went on to feature in 126 matches for the club and was memorably part of the squad that recorded a 1–1 home draw with Real Madrid on 12 November 2002. In the summer of 2004, he joined Saint-Étienne in the French Ligue 1.

2006

Zokora joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2006 following his performances for the Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The deal was reported by media as being worth £8.2 million. Shortly after joining the Premier League club, it was announced on 24 October 2006 that Zokora had contracted malaria after falling ill on the morning of a UEFA Cup group match against Beşiktaş in Istanbul. Zokora was in the hospital for four days and then spent a period of two weeks recovering, missing the win over Beşiktaş, two Premier League matches and a League Cup fixture as well. It was announced on 31 October that Zokora had returned to training with first-team.

During his 12 years with the national side, Zokora helped Les Éléphants to their first two FIFA World Cup finals appearances, in 2006 and 2010. On both occasions, the Ivory Coast were drawn into the so-called “Group of Death”, thus valiantly bowing out in third place each time. In the 2010 edition of the tournament, Zokora was forced to play in a new position, centre back, against Portugal to bolster and compact the defence against the strong attacking side; Zokora helped his side earn a 0–0 draw.

2008

On 30 August 2008, Zokora signed a new four-year deal with Spurs that tied him to White Hart Lane until the summer of 2012. In January 2009, however, the club signed Honduran defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic; the signing relegated Zokora to the substitutes’ bench, and he played the full 90 minutes just three times after January. On 15 March, Zokora started at right back for Spurs to try and curtail the pace and trickery of Aston Villa winger Ashley Young. In the match, Zokora picked up an early booking and was substituted off after 30 minutes for natural defender Vedran Ćorluka.

Zokora has played 123 international matches for the Ivory Coast and is their most capped player of all time. He scored his only goal at the international level in a 4–0 defeat of Botswana on 22 June 2008 that moved the Ivory Coast to the top of their group in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

2009

During the 2009 summer transfer window, Zokora signed for Spanish La Liga side Sevilla for an undisclosed fee, including a reported €30 million release clause. He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2009 in the first round of the 2009–10 La Liga season in a 2–0 loss to Valencia, entering as a 21st-minute substitute for the injured Romaric. In his first season in Andalusia, Zokora managed to help take Sevilla back into the UEFA Champions League after finishing La Liga in fourth position. In addition to the Liga success, he helped his side claim their fifth Copa del Rey title by defeating 2010 UEFA Europa League winners Atlético Madrid 2–0 in the final at Camp Nou.

2011

On 29 January 2011, Zokora came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Federico Fazio and provided his only assist of the season to Álvaro Negredo, as Sevilla battled back from 2–0 down to claim a 3–3 draw with Deportivo de La Coruña.

Zokora joined Turkish side Trabzonspor on 2 June 2011 on a four-year deal. The Turkish club announced that the transfer fee was €5 million, with the player earning €1.625 million per season. He made his debut on 10 September 2011 against Manisaspor.

2012

During a 2–0 loss on 15 April 2012 to reigning league champions Fenerbahçe, Zokora was racially abused by their midfielder Emre Belözoğlu. Zokora was quoted as saying that Emre called him a “fucking nigger!”; national papers, including Hürriyet, blasted Emre and he later received a two-match ban by the Turkish Football Federation following the incident. Zokora dished out his own retribution against the former Newcastle United midfielder when the two clubs met again on 6 May in Trabzonspor’s 3–1 loss, kicking Emre “with the full force of his right boot” into his crotch with Zokora receiving a yellow card for the challenge.

During the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Zokora said he would retire from international football should the Ivory Coast win the title. Zokora did in fact retire from international football on 28 February 2012, following the end of the tournament, but Les Elephants went down in an 8–7 penalty shoot-out loss to Zambia in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

2014

Despite earlier announcing his retirement, on 1 June 2014 Zokora was included by manager Sabri Lamouchi in the Ivory Coast’s 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

On 8 September 2014, Zokora announced his second retirement from the national team.

2015

In July 2015, Zokora signed for Indian Super League side FC Pune City.

2016

Zokora signed for the Indian side in August 2016. He made his debut coming on as a substitute against Kerala Blasters in a 1-0 win in October 2016. He had his first assist against Delhi Dynamos on November 30, 2016. He has also received 3 yellow cards in 14 matches his first against Delhi Dynamos then vs Mumbai City and lastly against Pune City. He has also captained his side to up to 8 games this season out of 14. He has played mainly as a centre back this season whereas his main position is playing as a defensive midfielder.

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