Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout (Arabic: عبد الحفيظ تاسفاوت; born 11 February 1969) is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national team for five years.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdelhafid Tasfaout | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | SONATIBA Oran | ||
| 1982–1984 | MC Oran | ||
| 1985–1986 | SNCF Oran | ||
| 1986–1987 | ASM Oran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | ASM Oran | – | (–) |
| 1990–1995 | MC Oran | 145 | (50) |
| 1995–1998 | Auxerre | 35 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | → Guingamp (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 1998–2002 | Guingamp | 129 | (17) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Rayyan | 13 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–2002 | Algeria | 87 | (36) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.[1]
Tasfaout is the Algeria national football team's all-time best scorer. He played 87 matches and scored 36 goals.[2]
Honours
International
Individual
- Awards
- Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994
- Performances
- Best goalscorer with the Algeria team with 36 goals
- Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals
Career statistics
National team statistics
| Algeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 | 2 |
| 1993 | 13 | 8 |
| 1994 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 |
| 1996 | 5 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 | 5 |
| 1998 | 8 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 5 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 87 | 36 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 December 1991 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |  | Friendly | ||
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| 3. | 9 October 1992 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen |  | 1994 FIFA WC qualification | ||
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| 5. | 24 January 1993 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau |  | 1994 CAN qualification | ||
| 6. | 16 April 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen |  | 1994 FIFA WC qualification | ||
| 7. | 23 April 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen |  | 1994 CAN qualification | ||
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| 9. | 3 July 1993 | Lagos National Stadium, Lagos |  | 1994 FIFA WC qualification | ||
| 10. | 25 July 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen | | 1994 CAN qualification | ||
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| 13. | 12 November 1994 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala |  | 1996 CAN qualification | ||
| 14. | 7 April 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1996 CAN qualification | ||
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| 16. | 2 June 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | | 1996 CAN qualification | ||
| 17. | 25 May 1996 | Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat |  | Friendly | ||
| 18. | 14 June 1996 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |  | 1998 FIFA WC qualification | ||
| 19. | 12 January 1997 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut |  | Friendly | ||
| 20. | 23 February 1997 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou |  | 1998 CAN qualification | ||
| 21. | 31 May 1997 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis |  | Friendly | ||
| 22. | 26 July 1997 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | | 1998 CAN qualification | ||
| 23. | 24 December 1997 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |  | Friendly | ||
| 24. | 2 August 1998 | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2000 CAN qualification | ||
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| 26. | 14 August 1998 | May 19 Stadium, Annaba | | 2000 CAN qualification | ||
| 27. | 29 January 2000 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi |  | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 28. | 6 February 2000 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi |  | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 29. | 3 September 2000 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |  | 2002 CAN qualification | ||
| 30. | 8 October 2000 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda |  | 2002 CAN qualification | ||
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| 32. | 12 January 2001 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | | 2002 CAN qualification | ||
| 33. | 11 March 2001 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | | 2002 FIFA WC qualification | ||
| 34. | 4 May 2001 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |  | 2002 FIFA WC qualification | ||
| 35. | 8 October 2002 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | | Friendly | ||
| 36. |
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References
- Gleeson, Mark. "Algeria's Tasfaout recovers after swallowing tongue". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- Holstein, Dick & Owsianski, Jarek. "Abdelhafid Tasfaout - International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
External links
- Abdelhafid Tasfaout at National-Football-Teams.com
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Algeria squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Algeria squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Algeria squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations | ||
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