Badou Ezzaki
 Zaki in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Badou Ezzaki | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidi Kacem, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Morocco (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1978 | Association Salé | ||
| 1978–1986 | WAC | ||
| 1986–1992 | Mallorca | 161 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | FUS Rabat | ||
| National team | |||
| 1979–1992 | Morocco | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | FUS Rabat | ||
| 1995–1996 | WAC | ||
| 1996 | Association Salé | ||
| 1996–1998 | SCC | ||
| 1998–2000 | WAC | ||
| 2000–2001 | KAC | ||
| 2001–2002 | Maghreb Fez | ||
| 2002–2005 | Morocco | ||
| 2006–2007 | KAC | ||
| 2008–2010 | WAC | ||
| 2010–2011 | KAC | ||
| 2012–2013 | WAC | ||
| 2013–2014 | Olympic Safi | ||
| 2014– | Morocco | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Badou Ezzaki (Arabic: بادو الزاكي; born 2 April 1959), nicknamed Zaki, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of the Moroccan national team.
Playing career
Born in Sidi Kacem, Zaki represented Association Salé, Wydad Casablanca, RCD Mallorca and Fath Union Sport during a 17-year professional career. With the Spaniards, for which he signed in 1986 after being named by France Football as African Footballer of the Year,[1][2] he won promotion to La Liga in 1989[3] whilst winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy.
Zaki appeared for the Moroccan national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations. In the former tournament, held in Mexico, he helped his country to the round-of-16; additionally, he competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]
In 2006, Zaki was selected by the Confederation of African Football as one of the best 200 African footballers of the last 50 years.[5]
Managerial career
Zaki retired in 1993 at the age of 34, immediately becoming a manager. In 2002, after coaching a host of clubs, including former sides FUS and WAC, he was appointed at the helm of Morocco, leaving his post after three years[6] and returning in May 2014.[7]
Honours
Player
- Wydad Casablanca
- Botola: 1979, 1986
- Coupe du Trône: 1979, 1981
- Mohamed V Cup: 1979
- Mallorca
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 1990–91[8]
Manager
- Wydad Casablanca
- Coupe du Trône: 1998
- UAFA Club Cup: Runner-up 2008–09
- Morocco
- Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 2004
Individual
- Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1988–89
References
- ↑ "El fichaje de Ezaki Badou, en el aire" [The signing of Ezaki Badou, an uncertainty] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 July 1986. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "African Player of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Un Mallorca feliz y un triste Español" [Happy Mallorca and sad Español] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 3 July 1989. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Badou Ezaki". Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" [Best player of the last 50 years 14 Moroccans take the stage] (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ↑ "Démission de Zaki" [Zaki resigns] (in French). Bladi. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ "Morocco name former player Badou Zaki as new coach". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalist] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 June 1991. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
External links
- Real Mallorca bio (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Badou Ezzaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Badou Ezzaki – FIFA competition record
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