Hassan El Fakiri (Arabic: حسن الفكيري, born 18 April 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, and the current head coach of 3. divisjon club Os TF.
Born in Amezzaourou, a town in the commune of Temsamane, Morocco, El Fakiri started his career with the Norwegian, Oslo-based club Lyn. He made his debut in game against local rivals Skeid on 28 May 1995. As a young and talented midfielder, El Fakiri earned the admiration of the Lyn fans, who made him player of the year in 1997.
El Fakiri joined SK Brann in 2000, instantly catching the eyes of scouts from the French-registered, Monaco based football club, AS Monaco FC. Due to SK Brann's dire financial straits at the time, El Fakiri was sold to the French Ligue 1 team before he had actually played a league game for SK Brann. El Fakiri played nine league games for SK Brann, scoring three goals, before leaving Bergen in the transfer window. One of the most notable contributions from El Fakiri was a sterling performance in midfield in the first game of the 2000 Tippeliga season, a 4–1 home drubbing of local rivals Viking FK. Two of the goals in this game was scored by the striker Mons Ivar Mjelde, who later re-signed El Fakiri, this time as the manager of SK Brann.
El Fakiri's stay in Monaco started off slowly, being sent out on loan to both his boyhood Norwegian team Lyn and Rosenborg BK. The 2002–03 French League 1 season saw El Fakiri's fortunes change, with AS Monaco coach Didier Deschamps' preferring to use the midfielder as a right back. El Fakiri was an unused substitute in the 2004 Champions League final between Monaco and Portuguese side FC Porto.
El Fakiri's contract with Monaco expired in 2005, and he chose to continue his career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, joining the Bundesliga side on a Bosman free transfer. At Borussia, he returned to his favoured midfield berth, helping the side to tenth place in the 2005–06 Bundesliga. However, the next season Borussia were relegated from the Bundesliga after losing 1–0 at home to VfB Stuttgart on the last matchday.
The relegation coincided with El Fakiri's contract expiring, and after considering several contract proposals from Norwegian clubs, he returned to Brann seven years after he left Brann for Monaco.[1] His return to Bergen was a happy one, helping SK Brann to their first Norwegian championship in 44 years.
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El Fakiri was capped eight times by the Norway national football team.[2]
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Hassan El Fakiri at National-Football-Teams.com
April 11, 2024
hassan, fakiri, arabic, حسن, الفكيري, born, april, 1977, norwegian, former, professional, footballer, current, head, coach, divisjon, club, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1977, april, 1977, place, birthamezzaourou, moroccoheight1, position, right,. Hassan El Fakiri Arabic حسن الفكيري born 18 April 1977 is a Norwegian former professional footballer and the current head coach of 3 divisjon club Os TF Hassan El FakiriPersonal informationFull nameHassan El FakiriDate of birth 1977 04 18 18 April 1977 age 46 Place of birthAmezzaourou MoroccoHeight1 74 m 5 ft 9 in Position s Right back defensive midfielderTeam informationCurrent teamOs Manager Youth careerLynSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1999Lyn85 7 2000Brann9 2 2000 2005Monaco41 0 2001 Lyn loan 13 1 2001 2002 Rosenborg loan 17 0 2005 2007Borussia Monchengladbach49 1 2007 2014Brann150 1 Total364 12 International career2004 2006Norway8 0 Managerial career2015 Os Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 4 Honours 5 ReferencesCareer editBorn in Amezzaourou a town in the commune of Temsamane Morocco El Fakiri started his career with the Norwegian Oslo based club Lyn He made his debut in game against local rivals Skeid on 28 May 1995 As a young and talented midfielder El Fakiri earned the admiration of the Lyn fans who made him player of the year in 1997 El Fakiri joined SK Brann in 2000 instantly catching the eyes of scouts from the French registered Monaco based football club AS Monaco FC Due to SK Brann s dire financial straits at the time El Fakiri was sold to the French Ligue 1 team before he had actually played a league game for SK Brann El Fakiri played nine league games for SK Brann scoring three goals before leaving Bergen in the transfer window One of the most notable contributions from El Fakiri was a sterling performance in midfield in the first game of the 2000 Tippeliga season a 4 1 home drubbing of local rivals Viking FK Two of the goals in this game was scored by the striker Mons Ivar Mjelde who later re signed El Fakiri this time as the manager of SK Brann El Fakiri s stay in Monaco started off slowly being sent out on loan to both his boyhood Norwegian team Lyn and Rosenborg BK The 2002 03 French League 1 season saw El Fakiri s fortunes change with AS Monaco coach Didier Deschamps preferring to use the midfielder as a right back El Fakiri was an unused substitute in the 2004 Champions League final between Monaco and Portuguese side FC Porto El Fakiri s contract with Monaco expired in 2005 and he chose to continue his career with Borussia Monchengladbach joining the Bundesliga side on a Bosman free transfer At Borussia he returned to his favoured midfield berth helping the side to tenth place in the 2005 06 Bundesliga However the next season Borussia were relegated from the Bundesliga after losing 1 0 at home to VfB Stuttgart on the last matchday The relegation coincided with El Fakiri s contract expiring and after considering several contract proposals from Norwegian clubs he returned to Brann seven years after he left Brann for Monaco 1 His return to Bergen was a happy one helping SK Brann to their first Norwegian championship in 44 years International career editEl Fakiri was capped eight times by the Norway national football team 2 Career statistics editSource 3 Season Club Division League Cup TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals2007 Brann Tippeligaen 9 1 0 0 9 12008 16 0 4 0 20 02009 27 0 5 0 32 22010 25 0 2 0 27 02011 30 0 5 0 35 02012 11 0 4 0 15 02013 16 0 1 0 17 02014 16 0 3 0 19 0Career total 150 1 24 0 174 1Honours editMonaco Coupe de la Ligue 2002 03 4 UEFA Champions League Runner up 2003 04Brann Norwegian Premier League 2007References edit Erli Berg Daneshmand Tore Nilssen 25 July 2007 El Fakiri til Brann Gashi til FFK Bergens Tidende in Norwegian Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 16 April 2011 Hassan El Fakiri in Norwegian n3sport no Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 16 April 2011 Hassan El Fakiri altomfotball no in Norwegian TV 2 Retrieved 26 May 2013 Monaco tete couronnee eurosport fr Retrieved 12 March 2020 Hassan El Fakiri at National Football Teams com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hassan El Fakiri amp oldid 1164469453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
