Salaheddine Bassir ( ar, صلاح الدين بصير; born 5 September 1972) is a Moroccan former professional

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who played as a striker. He played for a few clubs, including

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and

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in Spain with whom he won la liga and copa del rey. He then played for

OSC Lille Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of Football in Fra ...

(France) and

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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(Greece). He retired at the end of 2005 season. Whilst at Lille Bassir scored a goal against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

in the

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and once against

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in the

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. He played for the Morocco national team and was a participant at the

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, where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win against

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.Tue 23 Jun 1998 Scotland 0 Morocco 3
London Hearts. He also scored a brace against France during the Hassan II Trophy final.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassir goal.''

References

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