Yahia Ouahabi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Yahia Ouahabi


fullname = Yahia Ouahabi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1940|01|20
cityofbirth = Sidi-Aïssa
countryofbirth = Algeria
dateofdeath =
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1951 - 1956 1956 - 1957
youthclubs = SS Sidi-Aïssa AS Saint-Etienne
years = 1957 - 1958 1958 - 1962 1963 - 1971
clubs = Roanne AS Saint-Etienne JS Kabylie
caps(goals) =? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
nationalyears = ???? - ????
nationalteam = Algeria
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Yahia Ouahabi (born August 1 1940 in Sidi-Aïssa, Algeria) is a retired Algerian football player.

Career

Ouahabi started his playing career at age 11 with home-town team "SS Sidi-Aïssa". At age 16, he left for France and joined the academy at AS Saint-Etienne where he turned pro and played until the age of 22. He also had a brief spell with "Roanne" in the 1957–58 season. On January 1, 1963, just after Algeria won its independence, he left France and moved back to Algeria and joined JS Kabylie. He played for JSK from 1963 until 1971, helping the team gain promotion from the third division to the second division and eventually to the top division. He is considered one of the best left-wings in the history of JSK. After he retired from playing, he coached JSK's junior team briefly before quitting football for good. [" [http://www.berberes.com/page.php?page=recherche&table=arch_nouvelles&id=0000003216&mots=yahia%20ouahabi "Entretien avec Yahia Ouahabi"] " Berberes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008]

Ouahabi received his first call-up to the Algerian National Team in 1956, at age 16. He was the youngest player on the team along with Hacène Lalmas.

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