Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager.

[1] Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the département of Isère.

Djorkaeff made his debut as a professional footballer playing for Lyon in a match against Limoges on 28 December 1958.

[citation needed] Though he started out as a striker, he was famous for his work as central defender and appeared in around 400 matches in the French football league.

[2] Djorkaeff would go on to serve as the president of the Coupe de France commission in 2000, a role he stayed at for seven years.