14 Facts About Vikash Dhorasoo

Vikash Rao Dhorasoo was born on 10 October 1973 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Internationally, Vikash Dhorasoo earned 18 caps and scored once for France from 1999 to 2006.

Vikash Dhorasoo was part of their team that came runners-up at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Vikash Dhorasoo had a brief spell at league rivals FC Girondins de Bordeaux from 2001 to 2002.

Vikash Dhorasoo won two French Ligue 1 championships with Lyon in 2003 and 2004.

Vikash Dhorasoo moved back to France in 2005, signing for Paris Saint-Germain.

Vikash Dhorasoo was part of the PSG squad that won the 2006 Coupe de France, as he scored a 25-yard shot in the final and secured the victory against fierce rivals Marseille.

Vikash Dhorasoo played another national team match in June 1999, before his national team career went into a five-year hiatus.

Vikash Dhorasoo was called up for the France national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2004, and he represented the country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Vikash Dhorasoo's ancestors were Telugus from Andhra Pradesh, India who migrated to Mauritius in the last century.

Vikash Dhorasoo quit the game in September 2011 after a defeat at the Partouche Poker Tour in Cannes.

Vikash Dhorasoo earned $527,453 in his poker career, and as of November 2020 is ranked 142nd on France's all-time winners.

Vikash Dhorasoo is married and father of two daughters, born in 2003 and 2005.

Vikash Dhorasoo has spoken out against bigotry and in 2003 he started actively supporting Paris Foot Gay, a football club which combats homophobia and other discrimination in the sport.