Aziz Bouderbala

{{short description|Moroccan footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aziz Bouderbala

| image = Aziz Bouderbala, Lalla plus - Feb 12, 2018.jpg

| caption = Bouderbala in 2018

| full_name = Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|26}}

| birth_place = Morocco

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1977–1984

| clubs1 = Wydad Casablanca

| caps1 = 215

| goals1 = 58

| years2 = 1984–1988

| clubs2 = Sion

| caps2 = 88

| goals2 = 35

| years3 = 1988–1990

| clubs3 = Racing Club Paris

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1990–1992

| clubs4 = Lyon

| caps4 = 54

| goals4 = 19

| years5 = 1992–1993

| clubs5 = Estoril

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 8

| years6 = 1993–1995

| clubs6 = St. Gallen

| caps6 = 34

| goals6 = 12

| totalcaps = 249

| totalgoals = 127

| nationalyears1 = 1979–1992

| nationalteam1 = Morocco[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-recintlp.html Morocco - Record International Players]

| nationalcaps1 = 57

| nationalgoals1 = 14

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{medal|3rd|1980 Nigeria|}}

}}

Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala ({{langx|ar|عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة}}; born December 26, 1960) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.{{cite web|publisher=Le Matin |title=Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice |url=http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173 |language=French |date=2006-10-13 |accessdate=2009-08-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055322/http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173 |archivedate=2011-07-16 }}

Career

Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Matra Racing and French Olympique Lyon. He also played for Estoril-Praia from Portugal.{{cite web|publisher=Fora de Jogo|title=Bouderbala (Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala)|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=196012260001|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2009-08-28}} In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the African Footballer of the Year award.

He made 57 appearances for the Morocco national team and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.{{FIFA player|46850|Abdelaziz Bouderbala}}

Bouderbala later worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca.

In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Aziz Bouderbala{{Cite web|title=Abdelaziz Bouderbala - International Appearances|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-bouderbala-intl.html|access-date=2021-11-20|website=RSSSF}}

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
align="center" | 1

|{{dts|8 June 1980}}

|Tunis, Tunisia

|{{fb|TUN}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1-0

|Friendlies

align="center" | 2

|rowspan=2|{{dts|22 March 1981}}

|rowspan=2|Fès, Morocco

|rowspan=2|{{fb|LBR}}

|align="center" |2-1

|align="center" rowspan=2|3-1

|rowspan=2|1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

align="center" | 3

| align="center" |3-1

align="center" | 4

|{{dts|4 April 1981}}

|Monrovia, Liberia

|{{fb|LBR}}

| align="center" |2–0

| align="center" |5-0

|1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

align="center" | 5

|{{dts|27 September 1981}}

|Kénitra, Morocco

|{{fb|TUN}}

| align="center" |1–2

| align="center" |2-2

|Friendlies

align="center" | 6

|{{dts|3 October 1982}}

|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

|{{fb|SEN}}

| align="center" |1–2

| align="center" |1-2

|Friendlies

align="center" | 7

|rowspan=2|{{dts|10 April 1983}}

|rowspan=2|Casablanca, Morocco

|rowspan=2|{{fb|MLI}}

| align="center" |2-0

| align="center" rowspan=2|4-0

|rowspan=2|African Cup Qualification

align="center" | 8

| align="center" |3-0

align="center" | 9

|{{dts|15 January 1984}}

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{fb|CIV}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |3-3

|Friendlies

align="center" | 10

|{{dts|28 July 1985}}

|Casablanca, Morocco

|{{fb|EGY}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |2-0

|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

align="center" | 11

|{{dts|6 October 1985}}

|Rabat, Morocco

|{{fb|LBY|1977}}

| align="center" |3–0

| align="center" |3-0

|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

align="center" | 12

|{{dts|22 January 1989}}

|Tunis, Tunisia

|{{fb|TUN}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1-2

|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

align="center" | 13

|{{dts|2 September 1990}}

|Casablanca, Morocco

|{{fb|MRT|1959}}

| align="center" |2–0

| align="center" |4-0

|African Cup Qualification

align="center" | 14

|{{dts|12 April 1991}}

|Nouakchott, Mauritania

|{{fb|MRT|1959}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |2-0

|African Cup Qualification

Honours

Wydad

  • Moroccan Throne Cup: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1997{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Abdelaziz Bouderbala|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17523/Abdelaziz_Bouderbala.html|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}
  • Botola: 1978{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Abdelaziz Bouderbala|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17523/Abdelaziz_Bouderbala.html|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}
  • Mohammed V Cup:1979

Fc Sion

  • Swiss Cup:1986{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Abdelaziz Bouderbala|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17523/Abdelaziz_Bouderbala.html|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}

Morocco

  • 1983 Mediterranean Games Champion: 1983{{Citation|title=Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games|date=2021-09-25|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football_at_the_1983_Mediterranean_Games&oldid=1046461075|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-11-20}}
  • 1980 African Cup of Nations: 3rd place{{Citation|title=1980 African Cup of Nations|date=2021-11-05|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_African_Cup_of_Nations&oldid=1053691483|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-11-20}}

individual

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