Aziz Ben Askar (born 30 March 1976) is a

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manager and former player. A defender, Ben Askar played for

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and

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''C ...

in France,

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in England, and for

Al-Shamal Sports Club Al-Shamal Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشمال الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Madinat ash Shamal. Al-Shamal was founded in 1980. Its football team currently competes in the Qatar Stars League. History The club was foun ...

Umm Salal Sport Club Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional association football, football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Football in Qatar, Qatari football. It ...

, and

Al-Wakrah Sport Club Al-Wakrah Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League and play their home games at the Al-Haribo Stadiu ...

in Qatar. Born in France, at international level he represented the Morocco national team.

Coaching career

After retiring, Ben Askar started working as a football agent."Je suis fier d'eux, fier d'être l'entraîneur du Bourny"
laval.maville.com, 3 December 2015 However, he stopped as an agent because he missed being on the pitch and instead started working toward his coaching license. Ben Askar started his coaching career with the U17 team of Stade Mayennais. In mid-2015, Ben Askar also began working for UNFP FC (Union Nationale des Footballeurs) as well as being appointed manager of AS Bourny Laval, which also was a part of the process to get his license. In May 2016 he announced that he would not continue at Bourny because he wanted to try something new with more adrenaline. Ben Askar also left UNFP in 2017. In the summer 2018, Ben Askar had several offers but preferred to stay in France. He was then appointed manager of

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

's U19 team.AZIZ BEN ASKAR : « IL Y A UN PROJET AMBITIEUX AU NIVEAU DE LA FORMATION »
actufoot.com, 4 July 2018 In November 2019, he was appointed manager of his former club,

Umm Salal SC Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...

, in Qatar.We'll work to improve Umm Salal's reputation: Ben Askar
qsl.qa, 6 November 2019.

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* * * 1976 births Living people People from Château-Gontier Footballers from Mayenne French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan men's footballers French men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Stade Lavallois players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Stade Malherbe Caen players Umm Salal SC players Al-Shamal SC players Al-Wakrah SC players Moroccan football managers Umm Salal SC managers Qatar Stars League managers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate football managers French expatriate football managers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Qatar {{Morocco-footy-bio-stub