Karim Touzani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DCG | |||
| 1996–1999 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2004 | Utrecht | 68 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Twente | 21 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Aberdeen | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2010. | |||
Karim Touzani (born 11 September 1980 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent. He played as a midfielder or a defender.
Club career
Touzani came through the Ajax academy, but failed to make the first team. He then went on to play for FC Utrecht and FC Twente, an identical history to former Aberdeen and Scotland striker Scott Booth. While playing for Utrecht, he was just about to make a £1.5 million move to PSV Eindhoven, until an unfortunate training ground injury. He suffered a cracked tibia and fibula, after an ill-timed lunge tackle by Dirk Kuyt.
He signed a one year deal with Aberdeen in June 2006 but was plagued by injury throughout his first season in Scotland. In July 2008, Touzani completed a free transfer to Dutch outfit Sparta Rotterdam.[1] Touzani's contract was not renewed for the 2011−12 season, this implicated the end of his professional football career.
International career
He played for the Netherlands youth team, alongside Rafael van der Vaart.
References
- ↑ "Dutchman Touzani leaves Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 5, 2008.