Aziz Bouderbala

Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala (Arabic: عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة; born December 26, 1960) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]

Aziz Bouderbala
Bouderbala in 2018
Personal information
Full name Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala
Date of birth (1960-12-26) December 26, 1960
Place of birth Morocco
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1984 Wydad Casablanca
1984–1988 Sion 88 (25)
1988–1990 Racing Club Paris 49 (15)
1990–1992 Lyon 54 (10)
1992–1993 Estoril 24 (4)
1993–1995 St. Gallen 34 (3)
Total 249 (57)
International career
1979–1992 Morocco[1] 57 (14)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place1980 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Matra Racing and French Olympique Lyon. He also played for Estoril-Praia from Portugal.[3] In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the African Footballer of the Year award.

He made 57 appearances for the Morocco national team and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]

Bouderbala later worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca.

In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.

Personal life

He lives in Canton, Michigan, with his wife and four kids.

Career statistics
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.
List of international goals scored by Aziz Bouderbala[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 June 1980 Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 1-0 Friendlies
2 22 March 1981 Fès, Morocco  Liberia 2-1 3-1 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 3-1
4 4 April 1981 Monrovia, Liberia  Liberia 2–0 5-0 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification
5 27 September 1981 Kénitra, Morocco  Tunisia 1–2 2-2 Friendlies
6 3 October 1982 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Senegal 1–2 1-2 Friendlies
7 10 April 1983 Casablanca, Morocco  Mali 2-0 4-0 African Cup Qualification
8 3-0
9 15 January 1984 Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Ivory Coast 1–0 3-3 Friendlies
10 28 July 1985 Casablanca, Morocco  Egypt 1–0 2-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
11 6 October 1985 Rabat, Morocco  Libya 3–0 3-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
12 22 January 1989 Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 1-2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
13 2 September 1990 Casablanca, Morocco  Mauritania 2–0 4-0 African Cup Qualification
14 12 April 1991 Nouakchott, Mauritania  Mauritania 1–0 2-0 African Cup Qualification

Honours

Wydad

Fc Sion

Morocco

individual

References
  1. Morocco - Record International Players
  2. "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 2006-10-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. "Bouderbala (Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  4. Abdelaziz Bouderbala – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "Abdelaziz Bouderbala - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdelaziz Bouderbala". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdelaziz Bouderbala". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdelaziz Bouderbala". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. "Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games", Wikipedia, 2021-09-25, retrieved 2021-11-20
  10. "1980 African Cup of Nations", Wikipedia, 2021-11-05, retrieved 2021-11-20
  11. "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  12. "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MOROCCO DREAM TEAM - 135". IFFHS. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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