Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani

Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (Arabic: سي الطاهر شريف الوزاني‎) (born 10 July 1967 in Oran) is a former Algerian footballer and the current manager of RC Relizane.[1]

For other player with this surname, see Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani and Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani.
Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Personal information
Full name Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Date of birth (1967-07-10) 10 July 1967
Place of birth Oran, Algeria
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RC Relizane (head coach)
Youth career
1980–1983 MC Oran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 MC Oran
1990–1992 Aydınspor 37 (2)
1992–1993 MC Oran 33 (0)
1993–1995 Raja Casablanca
1995–2002 MC Oran
National team
1984–1996 Algeria 58 (1)
Teams managed
2003–2008 OM Arzew
2008 MC Oran
2009–2010 ASM Oran
2010–2011 MC Oran
2013–2014 RC Arbaâ
2015–2016 Paradou AC
2016–2018 USM Bel-Abbès
2018 CR Belouizdad
2019–2020 MC Oran
2020– RC Relizane
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he would lead the club to its first league title in 17 years. The following season he would lead the team to the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs where they lost a controversial match-up on penalties to Raja Casablanca. He would play one more season for MCO during which he won the 1990 African Cup of Nations before signing his first professional contract with Turkish club Aydinspor, joining fellow Algerian Djamel Amani at the club. He played two season in Turkey before returning again to Algeria. The following year he would lead MC Oran to the league title for a second time before leaving again, this time to Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. After two trophy-less years in Morocco, he returned for a third stint with MCO. He would lead the team to the Algerian Cup in 1996 as well as back-to-back Arab Cup Winners Cups in 1997 and 1998. The following year they also won the Arab Super Cup defeating Syrian side Al Jaish in the final. He played with MCO until his retirement in 2002.

In 2003, he became coach of OM Arzew and was in control of the team until February 2008 when he was announced as the coach of MC Oran.

Personal life

Chérif El-Ouazzani is one of seven siblings, and his brother Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer.[2] Chérif El-Ouazzani's son Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer and international for Algeria.[3]

Honours

Club
MC Oran
USM Bel Abbès

National

Individual

References
  1. "RC Relizane : Cherif El-Ouazzani nouvel entraîneur !".
  2. A.H. (2009-08-26). "JSK-MCO: match spécial pour Chérif El-Ouazzani..." [JS Kabylie-MC Oran: a special match for Chérif El-Ouazzani...]. Compétition.dz (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  3. liberte-algerie.com. "Et si Chérif El-Ouazzani affrontait Chérif El-Ouazzani: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com".
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