Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born 8 June 1971) is a retired Algerian footballer in Finland. He played as a central defender.
Career
He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender Franco Baresi and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on USM Alger forward Azzedine Rahim.[1]
Club career
- 1981-1982 JS El Biar (Juniors)
- 1982-1987 MC Alger (Juniors)
- 1987-1996 MC Alger
- 1996-1998 Stade Tunisien
- 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği
- 1999-2002 MC Alger
- 2002-2003 Atlantis FC
- 2003-2005 MB Bouira
International career
Lazizi was capped at all levels by Algeria. He received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1989 for a mini-tournament in Cameroon in preparation for the 1990 African Cup of Nations. He scored 2 goals for the national team, the first in the 1st leg match of the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations match against Iran, the second in the quarter-finals of the 1996 African Cup of Nations against South Africa.[citation needed]
Honours
Country:
- Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990
- Won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1991
- Has 35 caps and 2 goals for the Algerian National Team
- Participated in 2 editions of the African Cup of Nations: 1990 and 1996
Club:
- Won the Algerian league once with MC Alger in 1999
Personal:
- Chosen as the Best Foreign Player in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season
References
- ^ Mouloudia d'alger Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Tarek Lazizi at National-Football-Teams.com