Aziz Bouderbala

Aziz Bouderbala

Personal information
Full name	Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala
Date of birth	December 26, 1960
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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)
National team
1977–1992	Morocco	61	(–)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala (Arabic: عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة‎) (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]

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

References

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

External links

• Aziz Bouderbala profile at ForaDeJogo
• Aziz Bouderbala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Aziz Bouderbala at footballzz.co.uk