Youssef Chippo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Youssef Chippo

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|5|10}}

| birth_place = Boujad, Morocco

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1995 | clubs1 = KAC Kénitra | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1995–1996 | clubs2 = Al-Hilal | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = Al Arabi | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1997–1999 | clubs4 = Porto | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1999–2003 | clubs5 = Coventry City | caps5 = 122 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2003–2005 | clubs6 = Al Sadd | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2005–2006 | clubs7 = Al-Wakrah | caps7 = | goals7 =

| totalcaps = 152+ | totalgoals = 8+

| nationalyears1 = 1992

| nationalteam1 = Morocco U23

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1996–2006

| nationalteam2 = Morocco[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-chippo-intl.html Youssef Chippo - International Appearances]

| nationalcaps2 = 73

| nationalgoals2 = 9

}}

Youssef Chippo ({{langx|ar|يوسف شيبو}}; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan retired footballer.[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/destinos/destino-90s/estava-a-jejuar-e-desmaiei-no-treino-do-fc-porto-o-tecnico-nao-sabia «Estava a jejuar e desmaiei no treino do FC Porto, o treinador não sabia»] maisfutebol.iol.pt He was a renowned midfielder for the Morocco national team during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Youssef Chippo Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/youssef-chippo-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/youssef-chippo-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=5 June 2009}} and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|181656|Youssef Chippo}}

Club career

Born in Boujad,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/youssef-chippo_prs3522/person.shtml|title=Youssef Chippo - Player Profile - Football|website=Eurosport UK|access-date=29 January 2019}} Chippo began his career at KAC Kénitra. He spent two seasons at Porto where he began to display his talent in Europe.

In 1999, he signed for Coventry City in the Premier League{{cite news|title=Chippo naar Coventry City|trans-title=Chippo to Coventry City|url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/chippo-naar-coventry-city.htm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=Voetbal International|date=30 May 1999}} where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji in midfield. Coventry City were relegated in his second season, but he remained at the club for two more years.{{soccerbase|14399}} With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined the Qatari side Al Sadd on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003.{{cite news|title=Coventry reveals £20m debts|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2400262/Coventry-reveals-20m-debts.html|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Telegraph|date=24 April 2003}}{{cite news|title=Chippo set to quit Sky Blues|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/2933469.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=9 April 2003}}{{cite news|title=Chippo leaves Cov for Al-Sadd|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/263769/chippo-leaves-cov-for-al-sadd|access-date=11 July 2016|work=ESPNFC|date=11 April 2003}} The loan was cancelled early at the end of June.{{cite news|title=Chippo returns to Coventry|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/3032720.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=30 June 2003}} However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.

On 24 February 2007, it was reported that Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial.{{cite news|title=Hibs bag Chippo|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/hibs-bag-chippo-1-1339139|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Scotsman|date=24 February 2007}}{{cite news|title=Chippo no-show for Hibees trial|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6393033.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=27 February 2007}} In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby also gave him a trial,{{cite news|last1=Bergström|first1=Kristoffer|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/hammarby/article11646327.ab|title=Chippo, 79 landskamper, tränar med Hammarby: "Han är i bra fysisk form"|access-date=11 July 2016|work=Aftonbladet|date=21 October 2007|language=sv}} but he was not offered a contract.

International career

Chippo was selected for the Morocco squads for the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he started three matches but scored an own goal against Norway, and four African Cup of Nations squads between 1998 and 2006. He missed the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia after falling out with the team's coach, Ezzaki Badou, but was recalled by Mohamed Fakhir for the 2006 tournament. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.

Personal life

Chippo is now a television football analyst. He is also a businessman. He works as a TV presenter and sports analyst for beIN Sports MENA in Doha, Qatar.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 August 2021 |title=beIN Sports to broadcast European football season |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/05/08/2021/beIN-Sports-to-broadcast-European-football-season |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=11 September 2021 |title=beIN Sports welcomes back UEFA’s most prestigious competitions exclusively across MENA |language=ar |work=Gulf-Times |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/700235/beIN-Sports-welcomes-back-UEFA-s-most-prestigious-competitions-exclusively-across-MENA |access-date=18 October 2022}}{{Cite web |title=beIN to Exclusively Broadcast TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021 Final in MENA |url=https://www.albawaba.com/sport/bein-exclusively-broadcast-totalenergies-caf-super-cup-2021-final-mena-1459804 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=Al Bawaba |language=en}}

Chippo also runs a football academy to help players reach their potential.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2020 |title=أكاديمية يوسف شيبو |url=https://www.hespress.com/أكاديمية-يوسف-شيبو-587402.html |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=29 August 2019 |title=أكاديمية شيبو… ميلاد من رحم المعاناة {{!}} جريدة الصباح |url=https://assabah.ma/403994.html |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=assabah.ma |language=ar}}

Career statistics

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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Youssef Chippo[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-chippo-intl.html Youssef Chippo - International Appearances]
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
style="text-align:center"\|1 \| 5 February 1998 \| Stade El Harti, Marrakech, Morocco \| {{fb\|Niger}} \| style="text-align:center"\|2–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|3–0 \| Friendly
style="text-align:center"\|2 \| 3 October 1998 \| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco \| {{fb\|Sierra Leone}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|3–0 \| 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
style="text-align:center"\|3 \| 10 April 1999 \| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco \| {{fb\|Togo}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \| 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
style="text-align:center"\|4 \| 28 April 1999 \| GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands \| {{fb\|Netherlands}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \| Friendly
style="text-align:center"\|5 \| 8 October 2000 \| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco \| {{fb\|Kenya}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
style="text-align:center"\|6 \| 25 March 2001 \| Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco \| {{fb\|Tunisia}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|2–0 \| 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
style="text-align:center"\|7 \| 12 December 2001 \| Settat, Morocco \| {{fb\|Mali}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \| Friendly
style="text-align:center"\|8 \| 7 September 2002 \| Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon \| {{fb\|Gabon}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
style="text-align:center"\|9 \| 8 June 2003 \| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco \| {{fb\|Sierra Leone}} \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \| 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Youssef Chippo[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-chippo-intl.html Youssef Chippo - International Appearances]

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|1

| 5 February 1998

| Stade El Harti, Marrakech, Morocco

| {{fb|Niger}}

| style="text-align:center"|2–0