Mohamed Timoumi

Mohamed Timoumi
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-08-25) 25 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 US Touarga
1984–1986 FAR de Rabat
1986–1987 Murcia 29 (2)
1987–1989 KSC Lokeren 31 (5)
1989–1990 OC Khouribga
1990–1993 Al-Suwaiq
1993–1994 CO Casablanca
1994–1995 FAR de Rabat
International career
1979–1990 Morocco[1] 63 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 1980 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Timoumi (Arabic: محمد التيمومي; born 15 January 1960) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1985, and was the last player to win this award while playing club football in an African country. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]

Career

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Timoumi took part in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[3] At club level, he won the CAF Champions League with FAR Rabat, the biggest Moroccan football club of his era. He also competed for Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]

Timoumi played at a young age for the team of the Union of Touarga, where he was the youngest player. It was there where he was first noticed by the observers and experts of Moroccan football.

His burgeoning talent led him to join one of the biggest Moroccan clubs: FAR Rabat, with whom he won the CAF Champions League in 1985.

In 1985, his talent exploded despite a fracture during the FAR Rabat match against the Egyptian team Zamalek in the semifinals. During this year, Timoumi was, in the unanimous opinion of the international sports press, the star of Africa. He also received the Ballon d'Or Africain.

A year later, he participated in the final phase of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In Mexico City he was considered one of the most important elements of the Moroccan selection. Morocco ranked first in its group with 0 defeats and a resounding victory against Portugal 3–1. This result allowed him to be the first Arab and African country to reach the second round of the World Cup.

Timoumi's entry into the world of professionalism (Spain and Belgium) had a negative effect on his psychology, as according to several observers, Timoumi's professional career was poorly managed, which led to a more or less premature retirement.

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Timoumi[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 February 1980 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Senegal 1–0 2–3 Friendlies
2 22 June 1980 Dakar, Senegal  Senegal 1–0 1-0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 22 January 1985 Cochin, India  Algeria 1–0 4-0 Nehru Cup
4 26 January 1985  South Korea 1–2 2-2 Nehru Cup
5 28 July 1985 Casablanca, Morocco  Egypt 1–0 2-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 22 January 1985 Mohammédia, Morocco  Somalia 1–0 3-0 1985 Pan Arab Games
7 10 August 1985 Casablanca, Morocco  Mauritania 1–0 3-0
8 6 October 1985 Rabat, Morocco  Libya 2–0 3-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 23 April 1986 Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 1-2 Friendlies
10 25 June 1989 Lusaka, Zambia  Zambia 1–0 1-2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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As Far

Morocco

individual

References

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  1. ^ Mohamed Timoumi – International Appearances
  2. ^ "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ Mohamed Timoumi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Mohamed Timoumi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Mohamed Timoumi – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Morocco 1983/84". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "African Club Competitions 1985". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1983 (Morocco)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  11. ^ "African Nations Cup 1980". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  12. ^ "African Player of the Year 1985". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. ^ Afamah, Greg (23 September 2021). "African Footballer Of The Year Winners: Listed From 1970 Till Date". GoalBall. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  14. ^ "African Player of the Year 1985". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  15. ^ "IFFHS' Century Elections". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MOROCCO DREAM TEAM - 135". IFFHS. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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