Zakaria Alaoui El-Achraf (born 17 June 1966) 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...

 football goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

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He spent most of his career with Kawkab Marrakech

Kawkab Marrakech

Kawkab Athletic Club of Marrakech is a Moroccan football club based in Marrakech.The club was founded in 1947.-Honours:*Moroccan League First Division: 2*Moroccan Cup: 6*CAF Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...

, playing for the club between 1983 and 1997. Between 1998 and 2000, he played for French

France

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 clubs Tours FC

Tours FC

Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...

, SO Châtellerault

SO Châtellerault

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 and Paris FC

Paris FC

Paris Football Club is a French association football club based in Paris. The club was founded in 1969 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. Paris plays its home matches at the Stade Charléty located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris...

, before finishing his career. Between 2005 and 2007, he was the goalkeeping coach for French club Troyes

Troyes AC

Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...

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He played for the Moroccan national 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...

 in the first half of the 1990s and also made two appearances at the 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

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 finals in the United States

United States

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