Yahia Ouahabi

Yahia Ouahabi
Personal information
Full name	Yahia Ouahabi
Date of birth	20 January 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Sidi Aïssa, Algeria
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1951–1956	SS Sidi-Aïssa
1956–1957	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1958	FC Roanne
1958–1962	Saint-Étienne
1963–1971	JS Kabylie
International career
	Algeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated October 20, 2024

Yahia Ouahabi (born 1 August 1940) is a retired Algerian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Ouahabi was born in Sidi-Aïssa, Algeria. He started his playing career at age 11 with home-town team SS Sidi-Aïssa. At age 16, he left for France and joined the academy at AS Saint-Étienne where he turned pro and played until the age of 22. He also had a brief spell with Roanne in the 1957–58 season. On 1 January 1963, just after Algeria won its independence, he left France and moved back to Algeria and joined JS Kabylie (JSK).

He played for JSK from 1963 until 1971, helping the team gain promotion from the third division to the second division and eventually to the top division. He is considered one of the best left-wings in the history of JSK. After he retired from playing, he coached JSK's junior team briefly before quitting football for good.^[1]

Ouahabi received his first call-up to the Algerian National Team in 1956, at age 16. He was the youngest player on the team along with Hacène Lalmas.

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References

↑ "Entretien avec Yahia Ouahabi" Berberes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008

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[1] "Entretien avec Yahia Ouahabi" Berberes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008

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