Abdeslam Laghrissi is a retired Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 footballer. He is also known as Abdeslam (or Abdelslam) El-Ghrissi.

Club career

Laghrissi started his professional career in Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 side FAR Rabat

FAR Rabat

Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal...

. Early in the nineties he played in Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. Then he returned to Morocco where he played for Raja Casablanca and, for the second time, for FAR Rabat. He spent two years in Oman

Oman

Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

 where he played for Al-Suwaiq

Al-Suwaiq

Al-Suwaiq is an Omani football club based in Oman. It was founded in 1970.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearances-Notable players: Lionardo Zaid Jaber Mahmoud Za'tara Hassan Rabia Francis Kasonde- External links :*...

 before retiring in 2000.

International career

He played for the Morocco national football team

Morocco national football team

The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...

 from 1983 to 1995. In 1984 he took part in 1984 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...

. In 1992 he was capped for the African Cup of Nations

1992 African Cup of Nations

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, and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

, when he played a match as a used substitute against Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia national football team

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Personal honours

When playing for FAR Rabat, Laghrissi was the topscorer of the Moroccan premier division three times, in 1983, 1990 and 1995.

External links

• Abdelslam LAGHRISSI at FIFA.com
• Abdelsalam El-Ghrissi at zerozero.pt