Hassan Nader ( ar, حسن ناظر; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former

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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 Farense, where he surpassed the 100-goal mark in official games.

Club career

Born in Casablanca, Nader started his career with local

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before signing with

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club RCD Mallorca in

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. At the end of his second season the Balearic Islands team were relegated, and he also had a run-in with manager

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during his spell. In July 1992, Nader moved to S.C. Farense in the Primeira Liga, becoming the league's top scorer in the 1994–95 campaign with 21 goals and being influential in the

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side's

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to the

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. During eight years, he played in the team alongside compatriot

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. Nader later joined

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, but only appeared sparingly throughout two seasons and returned to Farense, where he would remain until his 2004 retirement at the age of 39, as the club was relegated to the fourth tier

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– he netted 11 league goals in his final year.

International career

A senior Moroccan international on 15 occasions, Nader played at the

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, scoring against the

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in a 1–2 group stage loss, and at the

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Personal life

Nader's son, Mohcine, was also a footballer and a striker. Already born in Portugal, he too spent most of his career in that country.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nader, Hassan 1965 births Living people Moroccan footballers Footballers from Casablanca Association football forwards Botola players Wydad AC players La Liga players RCD Mallorca players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Farense players S.L. Benfica footballers Morocco international footballers 1988 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Moroccan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese people of Moroccan descent