Rachid Azzouzi

Rachid Azzouzi

Azzouzi in 2015.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-01-10) 10 January 1971
Place of birth	Fes, Morocco
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hertha Mariadorf
	Alemannia Mariadorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	1. FC Köln Amat.
1989–1995	MSV Duisburg	111	(4)
1995–1997	Fortuna Köln	43	(0)
1997–2003	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	156	(27)
2003	Chongqing Lifan	11	(0)
2004	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	12	(1)
International career
	Morocco	37	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rachid Azzouzi (Arabic: رشيد عزّوزي‎‎) (born 10 January 1971 in Fes) is a Moroccan footballer.

Early life

Azzouzi was born in Fes, Morocco, but moved as a kid with his family to Germany. He was raised in Rhineland.

Club career

Azzouzi started playing as a youth for Hertha and Alemannia Mariadorf. In 1988 he moved to 1.FC Köln, where he would play for one year. He later played for several clubs, including MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Köln and Greuther Fürth, all in Germany, except for Chongqing Lifan in China.

International career

He played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Sporting Director Career

After the end of his playing career, Azzouzi served as sporting director for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. On 25 May 2012, it was announced that Azzouzi will become the new sporting director of Germany second division club FC St. Pauli. On 16 December 2014 he left his position in St. Pauli. On 10 June 2015 he was signed a two-years contract as a sporting director of Fortuna Düsseldorf.

External links

• Rachid Azzouzi at National-Football-Teams.com