"Didier Drogba, who was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on March 11th, 1978, started his career with French Ligue Two side Le Mans UC 72, making his debut in 1998/99 before joining EA Guingamp in January 2002.
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Didier Drogba who was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on March 11th, 1978, started his career with French Ligue Two side Le Mans UC 72, making his debut in 1998/99 before joining EA Guingamp in January 2002.
A tall powerful striker, his positional awareness is matched only by his precision in front of goal, while he is capable of using his size to wear down defenders before finishing them off, with either foot or a powerful header. He establishing himself during the 2002/03 season, finishing third in the Ligue One scoring charts with 17 strikes in 34 matches and inspiring Guingamp to seventh place and qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Drogba then joined Olympique de Marseille in June 2003 and scored against every team he faced in the UEFA Champions League proper and the UEFA Cup until the final loss against Valencia. A further 18 Ligue One goals led to him being crowned the French Player of the Year. At the end of the season he moved to Chelsea for a record fee of £24 million, scoring ten league goals in his first season and twelve in his second as the London club won consecutive Premiership titles.
Didier Drogba is a Côte d'Ivoire international and helped the team qualify for its first ever World Cup Finals, held in Germany in 2006. He scored nine goals in eight qualifying games - statistically one of the best records in international football. He was named 2006 African Footballer of the Year, edging out Samuel Eto'o and captained his country to the 2006 African Cup of Nations final."
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