Abdel Bouhazama

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Abdel Bouhazama
Personal information
Full name Abdelaziz Bouhazama
Date of birth (1969-01-04) 4 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987 Abarán
1988–1990 Grenoble B
1990–1996 Grenoble
1996–1997 Tours
1997–2002 Châtellerault
2002–2003 Tours 27 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Tours (assistant)
2004–2005 Tours B
2005–2006 Tours B (assistant)
2007–2009 Saint-Étienne (youth)
2009–2013 Saint-Étienne U19
2015–2017 Angers U19
2017–2022 Angers B
2021–2022 Angers U19
2022–2023 Angers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdelaziz "Abdel" Bouhazama (born 4 January 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player. As a player, he was a midfielder.

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Managerial career

During his time as the head of Angers's youth academy, Bouhazama was accused of mistreating young players of the club. [1] He has been accused of humiliating, insulting, intimidating, and threatening players, and his management style has been described as "management by terror". Several former players of Angers's academy, such as Pierre Freuchet and Joseph Séry, have explicitly testified against Bouhazama. [2]

On 24 November 2022, Angers manager Gérald Baticle was suspended by the club, and replaced by Bouhazama on an interim basis. [3] [4] The former was eventually sacked on 22 December, with Bouhazama taking charge of the team following the conclusion of the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [5] He made his Ligue 1 managerial debut on 28 December, an eventual 1–0 defeat away to Ajaccio. [6] On 5 January 2023, one day after his 54th birthday, Bouhazama was confirmed as head coach of Angers on a permanent basis following his interim spell. [7] [8]

Bouhazama resigned on 7 March 2023 after making inappropriate remarks during a pre-match team talk preceding a 5–0 defeat against Montpellier two days earlier. [9] He reportedly had justified the inclusion of Ilyes Chetti, who had been charged for sexual assault a month prior, in Angers's starting lineup by saying "it's not that serious, we have all touched girls". [10]

Personal life

Born in France, Bouhazama is of Moroccan descent. [11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 March 2023
TeamFromToRecordRef.
PWDLWin %
Angers 24 November 20227 March 202314149007.14 [12]
Total14149007.14—

Honours

Manager

Saint-Étienne U19

Angers B

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References

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  2. ↑ Raguin, Antoine; Hippocrate, Julien; Bonamy, Raphaël (18 October 2022). "ENQUÊTE – Angers Sco. " Humiliations ", " menaces "… Abdel Bouhazama, une méthode et ses dérives". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Bouton, Jordan (6 January 2023). "Football. Angers-SCO : Abdel Bouhazama, la mission va durer". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Régnier, Hugo (24 November 2022). "Ligue 1. Qui est Abdel Bouhazama, le nouvel entraîneur par intérim d'Angers Sco ?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Official | Angers sack manager Gérald Baticle". Get French Football News. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Doucet, Thomas (5 January 2023). "Angers officialise Abdel Bouhazama au poste d'entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official | Abdel Bouhazama named Angers head coach following interim spell". Get French Football News. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Bonamy, Raphaël (5 January 2023). "Ligue 1. Abdel Bouhazama confirmé au poste d'entraîneur d'Angers Sco". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Abdel Bouhazama n'est plus l'entraîneur d'Angers" [Abdel Bouhazama is no longer the coach of Angers] (in French). L'Équipe. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Manager sacked for downplaying sexual assault". ESPN.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ligue 1: French-Moroccan Abdel Bouhazama appointed Angers coach". Hespress English. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Abdelaziz Bouhazama - Stats and titles won".
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