Mohamed Timoumi

Mohamed Timoumi (Arabic: محمد التيمومي‎) (born 15 January 1960) is a Moroccan former footballer. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1985, and was the last player to win this award while playing club football in an African country. The player took part in 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[2] At club level, Mohammed Timoumi won the CAF Champions League with FAR Rabat, biggest Moroccan football club of his era. He also competed for Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]

Mohamed Timoumi
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Timoumi
Date of birth (1960-01-15) 15 January 1960
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 US Touarga – (–)
1984–1986 FAR de Rabat – (–)
1986–1987 Murcia 29 (2)
1987–1989 KSC Lokeren 31 (5)
1989–1990 OC Khouribga – (–)
1990–1993 Al-Suwaiq – (–)
1993–1994 CO Casablanca – (–)
1994–1995 FAR de Rabat – (–)
National team
1979–1990 Morocco[1] 63 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[4]

Mohamed Timoumi plays, very young, in the team of the Union of Touarga of which he is the youngest element. He draws to him the eyes of observers and experts of Moroccan football.

His talent allows him to join one of the biggest Moroccan clubs: FAR Rabat, with whom he won the CAF Champions League in 1985.

In 1985, his talent explodes despite a fracture during the FAR Rabat match against the Egyptian team Zamalek in the semifinals. During this year, Timoumi is, in the unanimous opinion of the international sports press, the star of Africa. He also receives the Ballon d'Or Africain.

A year later, he participated in the final phase of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He is in Mexico City one of the most important elements of the Moroccan selection and the origin of several of his goals. Morocco ranks first in its group with 0 defeats and a resounding victory against Portugal 3-1. This result allowed him to be the first Arab and African country to reach the second round of the World Cup.

Timoumi's entry into the world of professionalism (Spain and Belgium) had a negative effect on his psychology, as according to several observers, Timoumi's professional career was poorly managed, which led to a more or less premature.

References
  1. Mohamed Timoumi - International Appearances
  2. Mohamed Timoumi – FIFA competition record
  3. "Mohamed Timoumi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2009.


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