Saïd Boutahar

Saïd Boutahar (born 12 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance each for the Netherlands U18 national team.

Saïd Boutahar

Boutahar in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SDV Rotterdam
	Excelsior
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Feyenoord	2	(0)
2002–2003	Excelsior	30	(9)
2003–2004	RKC	33	(8)
2004–2007	N.E.C.	73	(12)
2007–2010	Willem II	104	(16)
2010–2011	Real Zaragoza	20	(2)
2011–2012	Al-Wakrah	18	(9)
2012–2013	Umm-Salal	17	(4)
2013–2014	Al-Wakrah	13	(3)
2014–2016	Al-Shamal	24	(5)
Total		334	(68)
International career
2000	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Boutahar played alongside the likes of Robin van Persie and Mounir El Hamdaoui in the streets of the Kralingen neighborhood.^[1] He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Feyenoord squad in the 2001–02 season. He also played for Excelsior Rotterdam, RKC Waalwijk, N.E.C. and Willem II.

He moved abroad to play for Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 2010 after he decided not to renew his contract with Willem II.^[2] In 2014, he appeared to be one of 41 suspects to be involved in a 2011 match-fixing scandal around Zaragoza's win over Levante on the final day of the 2010–11 season which kept Zaragoza up.^[3]

In 2011, he moved on to play in the Gulf and joined Al-Wakrah in Qatar.^[4] He later played for Umm-Salal and Al-Shamal.

References

1. Monoloog: Said Boutahar - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
2. Boutahar tekent bij Real Zaragoza - NU (in Dutch)
3. Ook Boutahar bij van matchfixing verdachte voetballers in Spanje - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
4. Boutahar mag verbijstering verder te boven komen in Midden-Oosten - Voetbalzone (in Dutch)

External links

• Saïd Boutahar at WorldFootball.net

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