Abdelhafid Tasfaout ( ar, عبد الحفيظ تاسفاوت; born 11 February 1969) is an Algerian former professional

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who played as a

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. He was the captain of the Algerian national team for five years.

Career

Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the

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in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue. Tasfaout is the Algeria national team's all-time second best scorer just behind Islam Slimani. He played 80 matches and scored 36 goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tasfaout goal.''

Honours

MC Oran * Algerian Championship: 1991–92,

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Auxerre *

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: 1995–96 *

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: 1995–96 Guingamp *Coupe de France: runner-up 1996–97 Algeria *

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Individual *Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994 *Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals

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* 1969 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Association football midfielders 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Algerian expatriate footballers AJ Auxerre players Expatriate footballers in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France En Avant Guingamp players Ligue 1 players Footballers from Oran MC Oran players Al-Rayyan SC players ASM Oran players Expatriate footballers in Qatar Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Qatar Stars League players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub