Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala ( ar, عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة; born December 26, 1960) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a
midfielder
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. In 2006, he was selected by
CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
Career
Bouderbala started his professional career at
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
, before moving to
FC Sion
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,
Matra Racing
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and French
Olympique Lyon
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. He also played for
Estoril-Praia from Portugal. In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the
African Footballer of the Year
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award.
He made 57 appearances for the
Morocco national team and played at the
1986 FIFA World Cup finals.
Bouderbala later worked as a technical director at his first club
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
.
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''.
Honours
Wydad
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Moroccan Throne Cup
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: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1997
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Botola: 1978
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Mohammed V Cup:1979
Fc Sion
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Swiss Cup:1986
Morocco
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1983 Mediterranean Games
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Champion:
1983
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1980 African Cup of Nations: 3rd place
individual
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CAF African Footballer of the Year
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runner-up: 1986
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African Footballer of the 20th century: 15th place
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African Cup Of Nations best player:
1988
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IFFHS
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All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Footballers from Casablanca
Moroccan men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
Wydad AC players
FC Sion players
Racing Club de France Football players
Olympique Lyonnais players
Ligue 1 players
G.D. Estoril Praia players
Primeira Liga players
FC St. Gallen players
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
1986 FIFA World Cup players
1980 African Cup of Nations players
1986 African Cup of Nations players
1988 African Cup of Nations players
1992 African Cup of Nations players
Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco
Moroccan emigrants to the United States
Men's association football midfielders
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
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