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 (age 63)
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 215 (58)
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 place 1980 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

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.

Career statistics edit

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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 edit

Wydad

Fc Sion

Morocco

individual

References edit

  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 BouderbalaFIFA 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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