Aziz Bouderbala

Aziz Bouderbala
Personal information
Full nameAbdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala
Date of birthDecember 26, 1960
Place of birthCasablanca, Morocco
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1984Wydad Casablanca(–)
1984–1988Sion88(25)
1988–1990Racing Club Paris49(15)
1990–1992Lyon54(10)
1992–1993Estoril24(4)
1993–1995St. Gallen34(3)
National team
1977–1992Morocco61(–)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala (Arabic: عبد العزيز بودربالة الإدريسي) (born December 26, 1960 in Casablanca) is a former Moroccan footballer. He currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and four kids.

Career

Aziz Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Matra Racing and French Olympique Lyon later. the former player worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca. He also played for G. D. Estoril-Praia from Portugal.[1] In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the African Footballer of the Year award.

Bouderbala made 61 appearances for the Morocco national football team and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.[2]

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[3]

References

  1. "Bouderbala (Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. Abdelaziz BouderbalaFIFA competition record
  3. "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-28.

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