2. Birthplace • Drogba was born on March 11, 1978, • He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast • His real name was
3. Early Childhood • At age 5 he was sent to live with his uncle in France who played soccer. • Later on his parents and siblings joined him in France • Then Didier became more and more interested in soccer and began playing.
4. Important Dates in His Life • He singed his first pro contract in 1999 at the age of 21 with Le Mans. • In July 2003 Didier had gotten signed by to the club of his dreams Marseill • In the summer of 2004 he had been transferred to Chelsea for 24 Euros • He won his first piece of hardware in his first season at Chelsea • In March 2012 he became the first African born player to reach 100 goals.
5. More Important Dates 1. Drogba led his Ivory Coast team to their first World Cup in 2006. 2. Drogba married to Diakité Lalla whom he met in France and they have 3 kids