Abdelhafid Tasfaout

Abdelhafid Tasfaout (Arabic: عبد الحفيظ تاسفاوت; born 11 February 1969) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of the Algeria national team for five years.

Hafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout (2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-11) 11 February 1969
Place of birth Oran, Algeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1981–1982 SONATIBA Oran
1982–1984 MC Oran
1985–1986 IRSH Oran
1986–1987 ASM Oran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 ASM Oran
1990–1995 MC Oran 145 (60)
1995–1998 Auxerre 35 (5)
1997–1998 → Guingamp (loan) 25 (6)
1998–2002 Guingamp 129 (17)
2002–2003 Al-Rayyan 17 (7)
Total 351 (85)
International career
1990–2002 Algeria 80 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 team's all-time second best scorer just behind Islam Slimani. He played 80 matches and scored 36 goals.[2]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Qatar Stars League Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup Qatar Cup Qatar Emir Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Rayyan 2002–03 Qatar Stars League 177750010002512
Career total 177750015002512

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 199010
199142
199232
1993138
199441
199553
199652
199785
199883
199920
2000105
2001133
200242
Total8036
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tasfaout goal.
List of international goals scored by Abdelhafid Tasfaout
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 December 1991Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Senegal1–03–1Friendly
23–0
39 October 1992Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria Burundi1–03–11994 FIFA WC qualification
42–0
524 January 1993Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau2–04–11994 CAN qualification
616 April 1993Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria Ivory Coast1–11–11994 FIFA WC qualification
723 April 1993Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria Togo1–04–01994 CAN qualification
82–0
93 July 1993Lagos National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria1–01–41994 FIFA WC qualification
1025 July 1993Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria Senegal1–04–01994 CAN qualification
113–0
124–0
1312 November 1994Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Uganda1–01–11996 CAN qualification
147 April 1995Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Ethiopia1–02–01996 CAN qualification
152–0
162 June 1995Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Uganda1–01–11996 CAN qualification
1725 May 1996Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–0Friendly
1814 June 1996Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Kenya1–01–01998 FIFA WC qualification
1912 January 1997Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon2–22–2Friendly
2023 February 1997Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Benin1–11–11998 CAN qualification
2131 May 1997Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia1–01–0Friendly
2226 July 1997Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Benin1–02–01998 CAN qualification
2324 December 1997Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt2–12–1Friendly
242 August 1998June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya Libya1–03–12000 CAN qualification
252–0
2614 August 1998May 19 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria Libya3–03–02000 CAN qualification
2729 January 2000Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Gabon2–03–12000 Africa Cup of Nations
286 February 2000Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Cameroon1–21–22000 Africa Cup of Nations
293 September 2000Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Burkina Faso1–11–12002 CAN qualification
308 October 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Angola1–02–22002 CAN qualification
312–0
3212 January 2001Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Burundi2–02–12002 CAN qualification
3311 March 2001Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–12–52002 FIFA WC qualification
344 May 2001Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Morocco1–01–22002 FIFA WC qualification
3514 January 2002Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Benin1–04–0Friendly
362–0

Honours

MC Oran

Auxerre

Guingamp

  • Coupe de France: runner-up 1996–97

Algeria

Individual

  • Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994
  • Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals

References
  1. Gleeson, Mark. "Algeria's Tasfaout recovers after swallowing tongue". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. Holstein, Dick & Owsianski, Jarek. "Abdelhafid Tasfaout - International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.



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