Hassan El Fakiri

Hassan El Fakiri (Arabic: حسن الفكيري‎, born 18 April 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, and the current head coach of 3. Divisjon club Os TF.

Hassan El Fakiri
Personal information
Full name Hassan El Fakiri
Date of birth (1977-04-18) 18 April 1977
Place of birth Temsamane, Morocco
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Os (Manager)
Youth career
Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Lyn 85 (7)
2000 Brann 9 (2)
2000–2005 Monaco 41 (0)
2001 → Lyn (loan) 13 (1)
2001–2002 → Rosenborg (loan) 17 (0)
2005–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach 49 (1)
2007–2014 Brann 150 (1)
Total 364 (12)
National team
2004–2006 Norway 8 (0)
Teams managed
2015– Os
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Temsamane, Morocco, El Fakiri started his career with the Norwegian, Oslo-based club Lyn. He made his debut in game against local rivals Skeid on 28 May 1995. As a young and talented midfielder, El Fakiri earned the admiration of the Lyn fans, who made him player of the year in 1997.

El Fakiri joined SK Brann in 2000, instantly catching the eyes of scouts from the French-registered, Monaco based football club, AS Monaco FC. Due to SK Brann's dire financial straits at the time, El Fakiri was sold to the French Ligue 1 team before he had actually played a league game for SK Brann. El Fakiri played nine league games for SK Brann, scoring three goals, before leaving Bergen in the transfer window. One of the most notable contributions from El Fakiri was a sterling performance in midfield in the first game of the 2000 Tippeliga season, a 4–1 home drubbing of local rivals Viking FK. Two of the goals in this game was scored by the striker Mons Ivar Mjelde, who later re-signed El Fakiri, this time as the manager of SK Brann.

El Fakiri's stay in Monaco started off slowly, being sent out on loan to both his boyhood Norwegian team Lyn and Rosenborg BK. The 2002–03 French League 1 season saw El Fakiri's fortunes change, with AS Monaco coach Didier Deschamps' preferring to use the midfielder as a right back. El Fakiri was an unused substitute in the 2004 Champions League final between Monaco and Portuguese side FC Porto.

El Fakiri's contract with Monaco expired in 2005, and he chose to continue his career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, joining the Bundesliga side on a Bosman free transfer. At Borussia, he returned to his favoured midfield berth, helping the side to tenth place in the 2005–06 Bundesliga. However, the next season Borussia were relegated from the Bundesliga after losing 1–0 at home to VfB Stuttgart on the last matchday.

The relegation coincided with El Fakiri's contract expiring, and after considering several contract proposals from Norwegian clubs, he returned to Brann seven years after he left Brann for Monaco.[1] His return to Bergen was a happy one, helping SK Brann to their first Norwegian championship in 44 years.

International career

El Fakiri was capped eight times by the Norway national football team.[2]

Career statistics
Source:[3]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Brann Tippeligaen 910091
2008 16040200
2009 27050322
2010 25020270
2011 30050350
2012 11040150
2013 16010170
2014 16030190
Career total 15012401741

Honours

Monaco

Brann

References
  1. Erli Berg Daneshmand, Tore Nilssen (25 July 2007). "El Fakiri til Brann — Gashi til FFK". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. "Hassan El Fakiri" (in Norwegian). n3sport.no. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. "Hassan El Fakiri". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. "Monaco, tête couronnée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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