Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (Arabic: سي الطاهر شريف الوزاني, born 10 July 1967 in Oran) is a former Algerian footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1983 | MC Oran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | MC Oran | ||
| 1990–1992 | Aydınspor | 37 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | MC Oran | 33 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1995–2002 | MC Oran | ||
| International career | |||
| 1984–1996 | Algeria | 55 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2008 | OM Arzew | ||
| 2008 | MC Oran | ||
| 2009–2010 | ASM Oran | ||
| 2010–2011 | MC Oran | ||
| 2013–2014 | RC Arbaâ | ||
| 2015–2016 | Paradou AC | ||
| 2016–2018 | USM Bel-Abbès | ||
| 2018 | CR Belouizdad | ||
| 2019–2020 | MC Oran | ||
| 2020–2021 | RC Relizane | ||
| 2021–2022 | Paradou AC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he would lead the club to its first league title in 17 years. The following season he would lead the team to the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs where they lost a controversial match-up on penalties to Raja Casablanca. He would play one more season for MCO during which he won the 1990 African Cup of Nations before signing his first professional contract with Turkish club Aydinspor, joining fellow Algerian Djamel Amani at the club. He played two season in Turkey before returning again to Algeria. The following year he would lead MC Oran to the league title for a second time before leaving again, this time to Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. After two trophy-less years in Morocco, he returned for a third stint with MCO. He would lead the team to the Algerian Cup in 1996 as well as back-to-back Arab Cup Winners Cups in 1997 and 1998. The following year they also won the Arab Super Cup defeating Syrian side Al Jaish in the final. He played with MCO until his retirement in 2002.
In 2003, he became coach of OM Arzew and was in control of the team until February 2008 when he was announced as the coach of MC Oran.
Personal life
Chérif El-Ouazzani is one of seven siblings, and his brother Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer.[2] Chérif El-Ouazzani's son Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer and international for Algeria.[3]
Honours
Club
- MC Oran
- Algerian Championship: 1988, 1993 ; Runner-up 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2000
- Algerian Cup: 1984, 1985, 1996 ; Runner-up 1998, 2002
- Algerian League Cup: 1996 ; Runner-up 2000
- Arab Cup Winners Cup: 1997, 1998
- Arab Super Cup: 1999
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: Runner-up 1989
- Arab Club Champions Cup: Runner-up 2001
- USM Bel Abbès
- Algerian Cup: 2018 (as a manager)
National
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: Silver award 1990
- 1990 African Cup of Nations: 2nd best player
References
- ^ "PARADOU AC : Chérif El Ouezzani nouvel entraineur".
- ^ A.H. (2009-08-26). [JS Kabylie-MC Oran: a special match for Chérif El-Ouazzani...]. Compétition.dz (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ liberte-algerie.com. "Et si Chérif El-Ouazzani affrontait Chérif El-Ouazzani: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com".
External links
- Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani at National-Football-Teams.com