Didier Zokora

Didier Zokora is the kind of footballer I have huge respect for even though he rarely grabbed headlines. A defensive midfielder who anchored the Ivory Coast for fourteen years and became their most-capped player, he was the quiet engine behind that golden Elephants generation. I always think the guys doing the unglamorous covering and breaking-up work are underrated, and Zokora was exactly that. What I find satisfying is that he didn't just disappear after retiring; moving into coaching as an assistant manager back home tells me the game still means something to him beyond the spotlight. A genuine servant of the sport, in my book.

Name (English)

Didier Zokora

Name (Japanese)

ディディエ・ゾコラ

Reading

でぃでぃえ・ぞこら

Born

December 14, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Abidjan, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/diggyzokora/
• Xhttps://x.com/dzokora5
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9

Tags

• Abidjan Department
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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