Mourad Mghizrat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mourad Mghizrat

| image =

| height = 1.90 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|9|7}}

| birth_place = Fez, Morocco

| currentclub = Quick Boys (assistant)

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = TONEGIDO

| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = ONA

| youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = GC&FC Olympia

| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–1995 |youthclubs4 = Sparta Rotterdam

| years1 = 1996–1999

| clubs1 = Sparta Rotterdam

| caps1 = 47

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1998–1999

| clubs2 = → Utrecht (loan)

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1999–2000

| clubs3 = → Den Bosch (loan)

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1999–2002

| clubs4 = Den Bosch

| caps4 = 64

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2003–2004

| clubs5 = Willem II

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2003–2004

| clubs6 = → Emmen (loan)

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2004–2005

| clubs7 = → Den Bosch (loan)

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2005–2007

| clubs8 = Emmen

| caps8 = 65

| goals8 = 29

| years9 = 2007–2015

| clubs9 = Haaglandia

| caps9 = 159

| goals9 = 44

| years10 = 2015–2016

| clubs10 = Westlandia

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 1

| totalcaps = 428

| totalgoals = 104

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = Morocco

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2016–2019

| managerclubs1 = Westlandia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs2 = Sparta Rotterdam (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2020–

| managerclubs3 = Quick Boys (assistant)

}}

Mourad Mghizrat ({{langx|ar|مراد مغيزرات}}; born 7 September 1974) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant coach at Quick Boys.

Club career

Mghizrat started his career with TONEGIDO, ONA and GC&FC Olympia, before moving to the academy of Sparta Rotterdam.{{cite news |title=Mghizrat voor twee jaar naar Haaglandia |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/90672/mghizrat-voor-twee-jaar-naar-haaglandia |work=Voetbalprimeur.nl |date=13 July 2007 |language=nl-NL}} He moved to the professional first team in 1996,{{cite web|publisher=Voetbal International|title=Mourad Mghizrat|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Mourad-Mghizrat.htm|language=Dutch|accessdate=18 August 2009}} making his senior debut on 31 May 1997 as a second-half substitute for Gregg Berhalter in a 1–3 home loss to RKC Waalwijk.{{cite web |title=Sparta Rotterdam - RKC Waalwijk 1:3 (Eredivisie 1996/1997, 34. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/eredivisie-1996-1997-sparta-rotterdam-rkc-waalwijk/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 April 2021 |language=en}} In the 1998–99 season he was loaned to Utrecht. In January 2000, he signed for relegation candidate Den Bosch on loan. In that season he could not keep Den Bosch in the Eredivisie. In his second season at Den Bosch he promoted with the club. When Wiljan Vloet was trainer, Mghizrat played a strong season with fellow striker Bart Van Den Eede.{{cite news |title=FC Den Bosch: ondanks realisme toch nacompetitie |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-den-bosch-ondanks-realisme-toch-nacompetitie |work=Voetbal International |date=8 May 2002 |language=nl}} In spite of his strong season, Den Bosch were relegated again, this time through play-offs.{{cite web |title=Historie |url=https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/club/historie-2/historie/ |website=FC Den Bosch |access-date=17 April 2021 |language=nl}}

After Den Bosch's relegation Mghizrat signed a three-year contract with Willem II.{{cite news |title=Willem II haalt Mghizrat naar Tilburg |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/willem-ii-haalt-mghizrat-naar-tilburg |work=Voetbal International |date=28 July 2002 |language=nl}} He played most of the matches the first season, but in his second season he only played two matches for Willem II.{{cite web |title=Mourad Mghizrat » Eredivisie 2003/2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mourad-mghizrat/ned-eredivisie-2003-2004/willem-ii/3/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 April 2021 |language=en}} He had two loan spells, at FC Emmen in the 2003–04 season and again at Den Bosch in the 2004–05 season,{{cite news |title=Mourad keert terug bij FC Den Bosch |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/mourad-keert-terug-bij-fc-den-bosch |work=Voetbal International |date=31 August 2004 |language=nl}} before signing permanently with Emmen in 2005.{{cite web |title=Emmen weekt Mourad Mghizrat los van Willem ll – FC Emmen |url=https://fcemmen.nl/emmen-weekt-mourad-mghizrat-los-van-willem-ll/ |website=FC Emmen |language=nl |date=23 September 2003}} By scoring 29 goals in 63 matches he appeared as an effective goal scorer, however the club did not want to extend his contract.{{cite news |title=Mghizrat gaat naar Oostenrijk |url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/19038/Mghizrat-gaat-naar-Oostenrijk |work=RTV Drenthe |date=24 July 2007 |language=NL}}

In 2007, he was close to sign a contract with Austrian Football First League club DSV Leoben.{{cite web |title=Mourad Mghizrat naar Oostenrijkse DSV Leoben |url=https://emmercourant.nl/artikel/244847/mourad-mghizrat-naar-oostenrijkse-dsv-leoben.html |website=Emmer Courant |accessdate=24 April 2019 |language=Dutch |date=24 July 2007}} Financial problems, however, made the transfer impossible. Instead, he would move to Dutch amateur club Haaglandia in Rijswijk.{{cite news |title=Mourad Mghizrat verruilt Emmen voor Haaglandia |url=https://www.soccernews.nl/news/31706/mourad-mghizrat-verruilt-emmen-voor-haaglandia?PageSpeed=noscript |work=soccernews.nl |date=13 July 2007 |language=nl}}

International career

Mghizrat gained one international cap for Morocco, as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 26 November 1997.{{cite web |last1=Strack-Zimmermann |first1=Benjamin |title=Morocco vs. Togo (3:0) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25675/Morocco_Togo.html |website=national-football-teams.com |access-date=17 April 2021 |language=en}}

Coaching career

In June 2016, he became assistant manager at amateur club Westlandia.{{cite news |last1=Feenstra |first1=Richard |title=Mourad Mghizrat verder bij Westlandia {{!}} |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2016/11/mourad-mghizrat-verder-bij-westlandia/ |work=VoetbalRotterdam |date=26 November 2016 |language=nl}} He also worked with youths at his former club Sparta Rotterdam.{{cite news |last1=Goullet |first1=Tijani |title='Dit doe je vanuit het hart' |url=https://www.ad.nl/sport/dit-doe-je-vanuit-het-hart~a600aeca/ |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=31 May 2017 |language=nl}}

In April 2020, Mghizrat was appointed the new assistant manager at Quick Boys to head coach Edwin Grünholz.{{cite web |title=Mourad Mghizrat wordt de nieuwe rechterhand van Edwin Grünholz |url=https://quickboys.nl/nieuws/mourad-mghizrat-wordt-de-nieuwe-rechterhand-van-edwin-grunholz-html/ |website=K.v.v. Quick Boys |language=nl |date=26 April 2020}}{{cite news |title=Oud-Spartaan Mourad Mghizrat tekent bij Quick Boys {{!}} |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2020/04/oud-spartaan-mourad-mghizrat-tekent-bij-quick-boys/ |work=VoetbalRotterdam |date=28 April 2020 |language=nl}}