Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
DCG | |||
1996–1999 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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.
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