Yahia Ouahabi (born 1 August 1940) is a retired Algerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Ouahabi was born in Sidi-Aïssa, Algeria. He started his playing career at age 11 with home-town team ''SS Sidi-Aïssa''. At age 16, he left for France and joined the academy at

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

where he turned pro and played until the age of 22. He also had a brief spell with ''Roanne'' in the 1957–58 season. On 1 January 1963, just after Algeria won its independence, he left France and moved back to Algeria and joined

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

(JSK). He played for JSK from 1963 until 1971, helping the team gain promotion from the third division to the second division and eventually to the top division. He is considered one of the best left-wings in the history of JSK. After he retired from playing, he coached JSK's junior team briefly before quitting football for good.
"Entretien avec Yahia Ouahabi"
' Berberes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008 Ouahabi received his first call-up to the Algerian National Team in 1956, at age 16. He was the youngest player on the team along with

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References

Living people 1940 births Association football defenders Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers AS Saint-Étienne players JS Kabylie players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub