Samir El Gaaouiri

Samir El Gaaouiri (born 28 May 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current football agent. He played as a winger.

Samir El Gaaouiri
Personal information
Full name Samir El Gaaouiri
Date of birth (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984
Place of birth Weert, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–1999 DESM Weert
1999–2001 VVV-Venlo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Fortuna Sittard 52 (5)
2004–2007 Utrecht 8 (0)
2005–2006 → Volendam (loan) 38 (11)
2006–2007 → Haarlem (loan) 28 (3)
2007–2009 VVV-Venlo 53 (14)
2009–2010 Roeselare 18 (4)
2010–2011 AGOVV 11 (1)
2012 Police United 0 (0)
Total 208 (38)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

El Gaaouiri began his professional career in 2001 at Fortuna Sittard. The first season he played very few games, but in the next couple of seasons he made 48 appearances, in which he scored 5 goals. He signed with Utrecht in 2004. He would, however, only play 8 matches and therefore signed a one-season loan deal with Volendam, where he made 38 appearances during the season and scored 11 goals. His role as a reserve continued at Utrecht, and as a result he was sent on loan to HFC Haarlem. There, he played 28 matches and scored only 3 goals. In 2007, he moved permanently to VVV-Venlo, where he was part of the team reaching promotion to the Eredivisie in the 2008–09 season. Personally, he experienced a strong season too, scoring 12 goals and providing 13 assists.[1]

On 27 June 2009, El Gaaouiri signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Roeselare.[2] After the dismissal of head coach Dennis van Wijk and the club's relegation to the Belgian Second Division, the contract of El Gaaouiri with Roeselare was dissolved in July 2010.[3]

In February 2011, he started playing for AGOVV Apeldoorn.[4] He left that club in the summer. In January 2012, he began playing for Police United. He retired from football in December 2012 without making an appearance for the club, after it was discovered that he had a heart condition.[5]

After his retirement, El Gaaouri has worked as a players agent, representing Edson Braafheid among others.[6]

Honours

VVV-Venlo

References
  1. "VVV kampioen: collectief met uitblinkende aanvallers". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Roeselare haalt Nederlandse Marokkaan". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Samir El Gaaouiri weg bij SV Roeselare". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. Winkels, Ruben (17 February 2011). "El Gaaouiri vindt onderdak bij AGOVV". goal.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "FC Volendam buiten de lijnen (16)". fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. van den Velde, Taco (17 August 2016). "Braafheid keert na bijna tien jaar terug bij FC Utrecht". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2021. 'Edson is op een leeftijd gekomen dat hij kiest voor zijn gezin en zijn familie', legt zijn zaakwaarnemer Samir El Gaaouiri uit.
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