Tarek Lazizi

Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born June 8, 1971 in El Biar (Alger), Algeria) is a retired Algerian football player who played as a central defender. He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender Franco Baresi and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on USM Alger forward Azzedine Rahim. [ [http://sebbar.oldiblog.com/?page=articles&rub=31791&nba=6 Mouloudia d'alger ] ]

Club career

* 1981-1982 JS El Biar (Juniors) flagicon|ALG
* 1982-1987 MC Alger (Juniors) flagicon|ALG
* 1987-1996 MC Alger flagicon|ALG
* 1996-1998 Stade Tunisien flagicon|TUN
* 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği flagicon|TUR
* 1999-2002 MC Alger flagicon|ALG
* 2002-2003 Atlantis FC flagicon|FIN
* 2003-2005 "MB Bouira" flagicon|ALG

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.

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 3 editions of the African Cup of Nations: 1990, 1992 and 1996Club:
* Won the Algerian league once with MC Alger in 1999Personal:
* Chosen as the "Best Foreign Player" in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season

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