Karim Touzani

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Karim Touzani
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-11) 11 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Defender
Youth career
DCG
1996–1999 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2004 Utrecht 68 (1)
2004–2006 Twente 21 (2)
2006–2008 Aberdeen 25 (1)
2008–2011 Sparta Rotterdam 19 (0)
International career
Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2010

Karim Touzani (born 11 September 1980) is a Dutch former footballer of Moroccan descent. He played as a midfielder or a defender. He is also the older brother of football freestyler, Soufiane Touzani.

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Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Touzani came through the Ajax academy, but failed to make the first team. He then went on to play for FC Utrecht and FC Twente, an identical history to former Aberdeen and Scotland striker Scott Booth. While playing for Utrecht, he was just about to make a £1.5 million move to PSV Eindhoven, until an unfortunate training ground injury. He suffered a cracked tibia and fibula, after an ill-timed lunge tackle by Dirk Kuyt.

He signed a one-year deal with Aberdeen in June 2006 but was plagued by injury throughout his first season in Scotland. In July 2008, Touzani completed a free transfer to Dutch outfit Sparta Rotterdam. [1] Touzani's contract was not renewed for the 2011–12 season, this implicated the end of his professional football career.

International career

He played for the Netherlands youth team, alongside Rafael van der Vaart.

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References

  1. "Dutchman Touzani leaves Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2008.