Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala (Arabic: عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة; born December 26, 1960) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]
 Bouderbala in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 26, 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1984 | Wydad Casablanca | 215 | (58) | |||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Sion | 88 | (25) | |||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Racing Club Paris | 49 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Lyon | 54 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Estoril | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | St. Gallen | 34 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Total | 249 | (57) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1992 | Morocco[1] | 57 | (14) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Matra Racing and French Olympique Lyon. He also played for Estoril-Praia from Portugal.[3] In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the African Footballer of the Year award.
He made 57 appearances for the Morocco national team and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]
Bouderbala later worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca.
In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 1980 | Tunis, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| 2 | 22 March 1981 | Fès, Morocco |  Liberia | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 3-1 | |||||
| 4 | 4 April 1981 | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia | 2–0 | 5-0 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 27 September 1981 | Kénitra, Morocco | Tunisia | 1–2 | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| 6 | 3 October 1982 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Senegal | 1–2 | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| 7 | 10 April 1983 | Casablanca, Morocco |  Mali | 2-0 | 4-0 | African Cup Qualification |
| 8 | 3-0 | |||||
| 9 | 15 January 1984 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 3-3 | Friendlies |
| 10 | 28 July 1985 | Casablanca, Morocco |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 11 | 6 October 1985 | Rabat, Morocco |  Libya | 3–0 | 3-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 12 | 22 January 1989 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1-2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 13 | 2 September 1990 | Casablanca, Morocco |  Mauritania | 2–0 | 4-0 | African Cup Qualification |
| 14 | 12 April 1991 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | Mauritania | 1–0 | 2-0 | African Cup Qualification |
Honours
Wydad
- Moroccan Throne Cup: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1997[6]
- Botola: 1978[7]
- Mohammed V Cup:1979
Fc Sion
Morocco
- 1983 Mediterranean Games Champion: 1983[9]
- 1980 African Cup of Nations: 3rd place[10]
individual
- CAF African Footballer of the Year runner-up: 1986
- African Footballer of the 20th century: 15th place[11]
- African Cup Of Nations best player: 1988
- IFFHS All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team[12]
References
External links
- Aziz Bouderbala at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Aziz Bouderbala at National-Football-Teams.com
