Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Hafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout (2013) |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | Abdelhafid Tasfaout |
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| Date of birth | (1969-02-11) February 11, 1969 |
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| Place of birth | Mécheria, Algeria |
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Playing position | Midfielder |
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| Youth career |
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| 1981–1982 | SONATIBA Oran |
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| 1982–1984 | MC Oran |
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| 1985–1986 | SNCF Oran |
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| 1986–1987 | ASM Oran |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1987–1990 | ASM Oran | – | (–) |
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| 1990–1995 | MC Oran | – | (–) |
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| 1995–1998 | Auxerre | 35 | (5) |
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| 1997–1998 | → Guingamp (loan) | 25 | (6) |
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| 1998–2002 | Guingamp | 129 | (17) |
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| 2002–2003 | Al-Rayyan | 13 | (6) |
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| National team |
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| 1990–2002 | Algeria | 79 | (34) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Abdelhafid Tasfaout (born February 11, 1969 in Oran, Algeria) is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national football team for five years.
Career
Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his team-mates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.[1]
Tasfaout is the Algeria national football team's all-time best scorer with 34 goals.[2]
Honours
Personal
- Best goalscorer with the Algeria team with 35 goals
- Best Algerian player with MC Oran in 1992, 1993 and 1994
- Best goalscorer in the Algeria Ligue 1 with MC Oran in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals
Club
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