Hajry RedouaneThe Arabic name, given name followed by family name, is Redouane Hajry. ( ar, رضوان حجري) (born 5 March 1964) is a Moroccan retired

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who played as an

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, and a

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. His 15-year professional playing career was mainly associated with

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, where he played mostly for

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, captaining the team for most of his 11 seasons and being named best foreign player four times.

Club career

Born in the Bourgogne quarter of

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, Redouane began playing professionally with local

Raja CA 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 1987 the 23-year-old moved to

where he would remain until his retirement, starting with top level giants

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. Barred by several players, including experienced

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internationals

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and

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, Hajry – known by his first name in the country – left after the 1987–88 season, signing with

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. After only one year he joined fellow league side

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, but returned to Faro at the end of the campaign. Hajry was an important midfield element during his second spell with Farense, eventually amassing more than 300 official appearances. In 1994–95 he scored twice in 25 matches to help the club finish fifth and qualify for the first time ever to the

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, assisting compatriot

Hassan Nader Hassan Nader ( ar, حسن ناظر; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 21-year senior career in Portugal – amassing Primeira Liga totals of 219 matches and 94 goals – mainly with ...

– his teammate at the club for eight years – in many of his 21 successful strikes (competition best). Hajry played with Farense until June 2000, retiring professionally at the age of 36 (he still played some amateur football in Portugal afterwards) after never having appeared in less than 20 games during his 11-year stint with the team. In the year 2002 he briefly coached the club (11 matches, winning two, drawing three and losing six – the first game was at the end of the 2001–02 season, as it eventually dropped to the second level). Subsequently Redouane served as assistant manager of former side Raja Casablanca, and took over as a caretaker manager following the sacking of

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in November 2006. In the club, he also worked with former Farense teammate and boss

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Honours

Benfica *

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runner-up: 1987–88

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Redouane, Hajry 1964 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers Footballers from Casablanca Botola players Raja CA players Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Farense players C.F. União players Morocco men's international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Moroccan football managers Primeira Liga managers S.C. Farense managers Men's association football midfielders