Olivier Yohan Dacourt was born on 25 September 1974 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
11 Facts About Olivier Dacourt
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Olivier Dacourt is a former French international and is best known for his spells at English side Leeds United and Italian clubs Roma and Inter Milan.
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Olivier Dacourt became a fan favourite with the Everton supporters, but was booed at the club's final home game of the season in May 1999 against West Ham after comments in a French article that he was unhappy at the club and looking to leave in the summer.
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Olivier Dacourt returned to France after one season at Everton playing for RC Lens, where he impressed and earned a multimillion-pound move back to the Premier League to the Yorkshire club Leeds United.
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Olivier Dacourt proved to be an instant hero at Elland Road with his tenacious style and ball winning play.
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Olivier Dacourt was a regular in centre midfield under manager David O'Leary, mainly partnering David Batty in Leeds' midfield.
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Olivier Dacourt proclaimed that he would like to return to Leeds one day in the future after playing in his former teammate Lucas Radebe's testimonial.
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Olivier Dacourt signed a one-year contract with Standard Liege on 23 September 2009.
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Olivier Dacourt was brought in to replace Steven Defour who had an injury on his foot and should be inactive for three months, Defour was the central midfield partner to Axel Witsel.
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Olivier Dacourt was a member of the French team that won the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and appeared at UEFA Euro 2004.
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Olivier Dacourt is the brother-in-law of fellow footballer Norman Sylla.