Olivier Dacourt
Personal information
Full name	Olivier Nicolas André Dacourt
Date of birth	September 25, 1974 (1974-09-25) (age 35)
Place of birth	Montreuil, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Standard Liege
Number	15
Youth career
1989–1991	Aulnay sous Bois[citation needed]
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 2009 2009–	Strasbourg Everton RC Lens Leeds United Roma Internazionale → Fulham (loan) Standard Liège	127 (4) 030 (2) 026 (2) 057 (3) 094 (2) 034 (0) 009 (0) 003 (0)
National team2
2001–2004	France	021 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 2 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 14:02, 15 February 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Olivier Nicolas André Dacourt (born 25 September 1974 in Montreuil ) is a French professional footballer who is currently playing for Belgian champions Royal Standard de Liege.

[edit] Club career

Dacourt made his debut match in Division 1 with Strasbourg on March 20, 1993 in an away game with Auxerre, which Strasbourg lost 2–0. On May 24, 1997, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Strasbourg in an away match against Paris Saint-Germain, however, Strasbourg lost the match 2–1.

Dacourt transferred to Everton in 1998 and his debut game in the Premier League was a 0–0 draw against Aston Villa on August 15, 1998. On February 17, 1999, he scored his first goal in the 5–0 victory against Middlesbrough.

Dacourt has also played for RC Lens, Leeds United and A.S. Roma. After being on the losing side in the Coppa Italia final against Internazionale in 2005–06, Dacourt joined the club from Roma on a two year contract in accordance with the Bosman ruling.^[1] He has earned the nickname "The General" by Inter fans for his marvellous displays on the pitch.^{[citation needed]}

Originally signed as a backup player for Internazionale, he became a key player of the league victory, in light of all the injuries to Patrick Vieira. On December 2, 2007, against Fiorentina, he damaged his left knee, with a torn cruciate ligament and damage to two other ligaments in it. He was expected to be out for the rest of the 2007–08 season.

In the 2008–09 season, Dacourt has not featured regularly and does not appear to be in current Inter manager José Mourinho's plans. On February 2 2009 he joined English side Fulham on loan until the end of the 2008-2009 season.^[2]

The 23th September 2009 Dacourt signed a contract with Standard de Liège for a one year contract. He was bought to replace Steven Defour who had an injury on his foot and should be inactive for three months.^[3].

[edit] International career

Dacourt played for France in the 1996 Olympic Games

His first senior appearance in the national team came against South Korea in the Coupe des Confédérations in 2001, which France won 0-5. He also appeared in the 2004 European Championship.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• French Profile and pictures of Olivier Dacourt
• Olivier Dacourt career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e France squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Letizi • 2 Djetou • 3 Bonnissel • 4 Laville • 5 Moreau • 6 Vieira • 7 Makélélé • 8 Dhorasoo • 9 Maurice • 10 Sibierski • 11 Pirès • 12 Toyes • 13 Candela • 14 Dacourt • 15 Vairelles • 16 Fernandez • 17 Wiltord • 18 Legwinski • 20 Dieng • Coach: Domenech

v • d • e France squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Ramé • 2 Sagnol • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Gillet • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Anelka • 10 Carrière • 11 Wiltord • 12 Coupet • 13 Silvestre • 14 Née • 15 Bréchet • 16 Dacourt • 17 Marlet • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Camara • 21 Dugarry • 22 Robert • 23 Landreau • Coach: Lemerre

v • d • e France squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Landreau • 2 Mexès • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Boumsong • 5 Gallas • 6 Dacourt • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Cissé • 10 Giuly • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Kapo • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Marlet • 21 Dabo • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini

v • d • e France squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Landreau • 2 Boumsong • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Gallas • 6 Makélélé • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Saha • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Dacourt • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Marlet • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini