Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Algerian footballer (born 1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Algerian footballer (born 1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (Arabic: سي الطاهر شريف الوزاني; born 10 July 1967) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1983 | MC Oran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1990 | MC Oran | ||
1990–1992 | Aydınspor | 37 | (2) |
1992–1993 | MC Oran | 33 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Raja Casablanca | ||
1995–2002 | MC Oran | ||
International career | |||
1984–1996 | Algeria | 55 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2008 | OM Arzew | ||
2008 | MC Oran | ||
2009–2010 | ASM Oran | ||
2010–2011 | MC Oran | ||
2013–2014 | RC Arbaâ | ||
2015–2016 | Paradou AC | ||
2016–2018 | USM Bel-Abbès | ||
2018 | CR Belouizdad | ||
2019–2020 | MC Oran | ||
2020–2021 | RC Relizane | ||
2021–2022 | Paradou AC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Oran, Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he would lead the club to its first league title in 17 years. The following season he led the team to the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs where they lost a controversial match-up on penalties to Raja Casablanca. He would play one more season for MC Oran, winning the 1990 African Cup of Nations before signing his first professional contract with Turkish club Aydinspor, joining fellow Algerian Djamel Amani at the club. He played two season in Turkey before returning to Algeria. The following year he would lead MC Oran to the league title for a second time before leaving again, this time for Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. After two trophy-less years in Morocco, he returned for a third stint with MC Oran. He would lead the team to the Algerian Cup in 1996 as well as back-to-back Arab Cup Winners Cups in 1997 and 1998. The following year they also won the Arab Super Cup, defeating Syrian side Al Jaish in the final. He played with MC Oran until his retirement in 2002.[citation needed]
In 2003, he became coach of OM Arzew and was in control of the team until February 2008 when he was announced as the coach of MC Oran.[citation needed]
Chérif El-Ouazzani is one of seven siblings; his brother Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer.[2] Chérif El-Ouazzani's son Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer and international for Algeria.[3]
MC Oran
USM Bel Abbès
Algeria
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