Youssef Chippo ( ar, يوسف شيبو; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan retired
footballer
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. He was a renowned
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for the
Morocco national team during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in Barcelona and the
1998 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Born in
Boujad
Bouja'd (Moroccan Arabic: , Tamazight: pronunciation: ''Bjaɛd'') is a small city in Khouribga Province , Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco.
Postal Code : 25060.
The city is a suffi spiritual town between the Arabized zone of steps and Berber spe ...
, Chippo began his career at
KAC Kénitra
Kenitra Athletic Club (KAC) ( ar, النادي القنيطري) is a Moroccan football and basketball club based in the city of Kenitra.
History
The club, which was founded in 1938, is one of the most famous and popular football clubs in Mor ...
. He spent two seasons at
Porto
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where he began to display his talent in Europe.
In 1999, he signed for
Coventry City
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in the
Premier League
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where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international
Mustapha Hadji
Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove.
Early life
Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. ...
in midfield. Coventry City were relegated in his
second season, but he remained at the club for two more years. With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined the Qatari side
Al Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in th ...
on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003. The loan was cancelled early at the end of June. However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.
On 24 February 2007, it was reported that
Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial. In October 2007, Swedish club
Hammarby IF also gave him a trial, but he was not offered a contract.
International career
Chippo was selected for the Morocco squads for the
1992 Summer Olympics
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, the
1998 FIFA World Cup, where he started three matches but scored an own goal against
Norway
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, and four
African Cup of Nations squads between 1998 and 2006. He missed the
2004 African Nations Cup
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in
Tunisia
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, ...
after falling out with the team's coach,
Ezzaki Badou
Ezzaki Badou ( ar, الزاكي بادو; born 2 April 1959), nicknamed Zaki, is a Moroccan football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He manages CS Chebba.
Playing career
Born in Sidi Kacem, Zaki represented AS ...
, but was recalled by
Mohamed Fakhir for the
2006 tournament. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.
Personal life
Chippo is now a television football analyst. He is also a businessman. He works as a TV presenter and sports analyst for
beIN Sports MENA in
Doha
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, Qatar.
Chippo also runs a football academy to help players reach their potential.
Career statistics
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chippo goal''.
Honours
*
Primeira Divisão
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(2):
1997–98,
1998–99
*
Portuguese Cup
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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** Portu ...
(1):
1997–98
*
Portuguese SuperCup (1):
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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*
Qatar National First Division (1):
2004
References
External links
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1973 births
Moroccan footballers
Moroccan expatriate footballers
Morocco international footballers
Living people
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Morocco
1998 African Cup of Nations players
2000 African Cup of Nations players
2002 African Cup of Nations players
2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
Al-Wakrah SC players
Premier League players
Primeira Liga players
FC Porto players
Coventry City F.C. players
Al Sadd SC players
Al Hilal SFC players
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
People from Boujad
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Association football midfielders
Botola players
Saudi Professional League players
Qatar Stars League players