Brahim Zafour

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Brahim Zafour
Personal information
Full name Brahim Zafour
Date of birth (1977-11-30) 30 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1998 JS Kabylie
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2005 JS Kabylie 136 (9)
2005–2006 Al-Siliya ? (?)
2006–2008 JS Kabylie 39 (0)
2008–2015 JSM Béjaïa 138 (4)
International career
1998–2005 Algeria 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 2009

Brahim Zafour (in kabyle: Brahim Zafur; born 30 November 1977) is a former Algerian football player.

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He was a member of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.

National team statistics

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Algeria national team
YearAppsGoals
199810
199900
200000
200130
200270
200360
200491
200520
Total281

Honours

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References

  1. Brahim Zafour at National-Football-Teams.com