Abdelmajid Dolmy (; 20 August 1953 – 27 July 2017) was a Moroccan

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who played as a

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. He was nicknamed "Maestro".

Career

Dolmy played club football for

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

in the Botola. He also played for the Morocco national football team at the

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, and in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. In 2006, Dolmy was selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.

Style of play and legacy

Abdelmajid Dolmy was a midfielder. Despite his small physical appearance, he possessed the highest level of technical ability, as well as a surprising ability to manage and direct the game. He was also known for his ability to retrieve the ball and dribble more than one player at a time. For this reason, his fans nicknamed him the "Maestro" who, despite all the fame he had achieved, remained so modest and shy that he did not do any interviews throughout his career.

Death

The cause of his sudden death is still unclear, but according to media reports, Dolmy succumbed to a heart attack. The news of his death spread quickly on social media with several thousands of Moroccans sharing it on their walls and expressing their sorrow for the death of one of the most cherished football players in the history of Morocco

Honors

Raja Casablanca *

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: 1974, 1977, 1982 Morocco *

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Individual

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All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team

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* * 1953 births 2017 deaths Moroccan footballers Footballers from Casablanca Morocco international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Morocco 1976 African Cup of Nations players 1978 African Cup of Nations players 1986 African Cup of Nations players 1988 African Cup of Nations players Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Raja CA players Botola players Sportspeople from Casablanca Association football midfielders Mediterranean Games competitors for Morocco {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub