Saïd Boutahar (born 12 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional
footballer who played as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
. He made one appearance each for the
Netherlands U18 national team.
Club career
Born in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...
, Boutahar played alongside the likes of
Robin van Persie and
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Mounir El Hamdaoui (; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco national football team, Morocco internati ...
in the streets of the
Kralingen neighborhood. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
squad in the 2001–02 season. He also played for
Excelsior Rotterdam,
RKC Waalwijk,
N.E.C. and
Willem II.
He moved abroad to play for Spanish side
Real Zaragoza in 2010 after he decided not to renew his contract with Willem II. In 2014, he appeared to be one of 41 suspects to be involved in a 2011 match-fixing scandal around Zaragoza's win over Levante on the final day of the 2010–11 season which kept Zaragoza up.
In 2011, he moved on to play in the Gulf and joined
Al-Wakrah in Qatar.
Boutahar mag verbijstering verder te boven komen in Midden-Oosten
- Voetbalzone He later played for Umm-Salal and Al-Shamal.
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Dutch people of Riffian descent
Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Rotterdam
Men's association football midfielders
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
Eredivisie players
La Liga players
Qatar Stars League players
Qatari Second Division players
Feyenoord players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
RKC Waalwijk players
NEC Nijmegen players
Willem II Tilburg players
Real Zaragoza players
Al-Wakrah SC players
Umm Salal SC players
Al-Shamal SC players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
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