Mohamed Hamid Hazzaz (; 30 November 1945 – 13 January 2018), also known as Hamid El-Hazzaz, was a Moroccan football

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. Hazzaz spent his entire career playing for

Maghreb de Fès Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès ( ar, المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. The club ...

Club career

Hazzaz joined the MAS Fez first team in 1962. He won the Moroccan league with the team three times, in 1965, 1979, and 1983, and the Throne Cup once in 1980. He retired in 1984.

International career

Hazzaz first played for played for

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against Tunesia in 1968 as part of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was named to the squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup where he played Morocco's final group match against

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.1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico
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and the

1976 Africa Cup of Nations The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into tw ...

. A He also played in the 1976 Arab Games and the

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. In both the 1976 and 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, he was chosen as the goalkeeper for the Team of the Tournament. He retired from international football in 1979.

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* * * 1945 births 2018 deaths Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Maghreb de Fès players Botola players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Morocco 1976 African Cup of Nations players 1978 African Cup of Nations players Footballers from Fez, Morocco Africa Cup of Nations-winning players {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub