Frédéric Dobraje

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1955)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frédéric Dobraje

| clubs12 = Bourges

| years10 = 1987–1988

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 0

| caps9 = 34

| goals9 = 0

| caps8 = 31

| goals8 = 0

| caps7 = 36

| goals7 = 0

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 0

| clubs11 = Sochaux B

| years11 = 1988–1989

| years12 = 1989–1990

| years9 = 1986–1987

| clubs13 = US Fesches-le-Châtel

| years13 = 1990–1995

| clubs14 = Pont-de-Roide

| years14 = 1995–1996

| totalcaps = 325+

| totalgoals = 0+

| youthclubs1 = Carabiniers de Billy-Montigny

| youthyears1 = 1969–1971

| youthclubs2 = {{Interlanguage link|Stade Héninois|lt=Stade Hénin|fr|Stade héninois}}

| youthyears2 = 1971–1972

| youthclubs3 = INF Vichy

| youthyears3 = 1972–1974

| youthclubs4 = Lens

| clubs10 = Sochaux

| clubs9 = Limoges

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|5|17|df=y}}

| caps3 = 5

| birth_place = Douai, France

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| clubs1 = Franc-Comtois

| years1 = 1974–1976

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 0

| clubs2 = Angoulême

| years2 = 1976–1979

| caps2 = 68

| goals2 = 0

| clubs3 = Bastia

| years3 = 1979

| goals3 = 0

| years8 = 1985–1986

| clubs4 = Blois

| years4 = 1979–1980

| clubs5 = Thonon

| years5 = 1980–1982

| clubs6 = Brest

| years6 = 1982–1983

| clubs7 = Tours

| years7 = 1983–1985

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 66

| goals5 = 0

| clubs8 = Béziers

| youthyears4 = 1974

| image = Frederic Dobraje Panini (cropped).jpg

| caption = Dobraje with Brest in the 1982–83 season

}}

Frédéric Dobraje (born 17 May 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also worked as an agent and sporting director.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Post-playing career

Dobraje became an agent in 1986, while simultaneously playing football.{{Cite web|date=5 October 2021|title=Quand l'agent troyen Dobraje négociait avec Tapie à l'OM…|url=https://abonne.lest-eclair.fr/id299539/article/2021-10-05/quand-dobraje-negociait-avec-tapie-lom|access-date=6 November 2021|website=L'Est-éclair|language=fr}} Based in Troyes, he notably rubbed elbows with Bernard Tapie when he was the president of Marseille. Dobraje went on to become the agent of over 200 players, notably including François Brisson, Robert Pires, Bixente Lizarazu, and Stéphane Guivarc'h; he also became the agent of managers Rudi Garcia, Alain Perrin, Guy Stéphan, and Jean-Marc Furlan.{{Cite web|last=Chaillou|first=Clément|date=15 June 2013|title=Recruter quand on est fauché : mode d'emploi|trans-title=Recruiting when you are broke: how-to|url=https://www.sofoot.com/recruter-quand-on-est-fauche-mode-d-emploi-170483.html|access-date=6 November 2021|website=SO FOOT.com|language=fr}} In 2000, after having negotiated the transfer of Pires from Marseille to Arsenal, Dobraje was the subject of threats from several people who wanted a part of his agent fee that he made from the transfer.{{Cite web|last=Dumond|first=Julien|date=6 May 2002|title=Robert Pires s'explique sur son transfert|trans-title=Robert Pires explains his transfer|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/robert-pires-s-explique-sur-son-transfert-06-05-2002-2003042657.php|access-date=6 November 2021|website=Le Parisien|language=fr}}

In March 2009, Dobraje became the sporting director of Dijon.{{Cite web|title=Frédéric Dobraje|url=https://racingstub.com/persons/5621/|access-date=6 November 2021|website=Racingstub.com|language=fr}} He left this role in November for personal reasons.{{Cite web|date=19 November 2009|title=Dijon : Départ de Frédéric Dobraje|trans-title=Dijon: Departure of Frédéric Dobraje|url=https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-2/dijon-depart-de-frederic-dobraje-484262|access-date=6 November 2021|website=Foot National|language=fr}}

Honours

Tours

Individual

  • Division 2 Player of the Year: 1981{{Cite web|title=France - Footballer of the Year|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524163010/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html|archive-date=May 24, 2012|url-status=live|access-date=7 November 2021|website=RSSSF}}

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