- Karim Touzani
Football player infobox
playername = Karim Touzani
fullname = Karim Jaidi Touzani
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|9|11
cityofbirth =Amsterdam
countryofbirth =Netherlands
currentclub =Sparta Rotterdam
clubnumber = 16
position = Defender
youthyears = 1996–1999
youthteams = Ajax
years = 1999–2004
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs =FC Utrecht FC Twente
AberdeenSparta Rotterdam
caps(goals) = 68 (1)
21 (2)
25 (1)
0 (0)
pcupdate = 4 June, 2008Karim Jaidi Touzani ( _ar. كريم جعايدي توزاني) (born
11 September 1980 , inAmsterdam ) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent, currently playing forEredivisie clubSparta Rotterdam .Career
Touzani came through the Ajax academy, but failed to make the first team. He then went on to play for
FC Utrecht andFC Twente , an identical history to former Aberdeen and Scotland strikerScott Booth .While playing for Utrecht, he was just about to make a £1.5 million move to
PSV Eindhoven , until an unfortunate training ground injury. He suffered a crackedtibia andfibula , after an ill-timed lunge tackle byDirk Kuyt .He also has played for the Netherlands youth team, alongside
Rafael van der Vaart .He signed a one year deal with Aberdeen in
June 2006 but was plagued by injury throughout his first season in Scotland. InJuly 2008 , Touzani completed a free transfer to Dutch outfitSparta Rotterdam . [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7482819.stm|title=Dutchman Touzani leaves Aberdeen|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=July 5|accessyear=2008]References
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