Driss El-Asmar

Driss El-Asmar
Personal information
Full name Driss Ahmed El-Asmar
Date of birth (1975-12-04) 4 December 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Morocco
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Difaa El Jadida
1998–2000 FAR Rabat
2000–2001 Difaa El Jadida
2001 Degerfors IF 15 (0)
2001–2003 Malmö FF 0 (0)
2003 → Enköpings SK (loan) 4 (0)
2003–2006 Raja Casablanca
2006 Kvarnsvedens IK
2006–2007 Ethnikos Asteras 28 (0)
International career
1998–2003 Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Driss Ahmed El-Asmar (born 4 December 1975) is a Moroccan former professional football goalkeeper who played for clubs in Morocco, Sweden and Greece. A full international between 1998 and 2003, he won three caps for Morocco and represented his country at the 1998 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

El-Asmar began playing club football with local side Difaa El Jadida in 1995. He moved to FAR Rabat for three seasons before returning to Difaa El Jadida for one more season before moving to play abroad.

El-Asmar initially went to Sweden to play for second division side Degerfors IF. After a successful season, he signed a three-year contract with Malmö FF in September 2001.[1]

After his stint in Sweden, El-Asmar returned to Morocco to play for Raja Casablanca and would win the 2003–04 Botola title with the club. At age 30, he moved abroad again, signing with Ethnikos Asteras F.C. in the Greek second division in June 2006.[2]

International career

El-Asmar made three appearances for the Morocco national football team and was selected as a reserve goalkeeper for the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He had a good performance in a friendly during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying build-up in April 2003.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Driss el Asmar tillbaka i målet nästa säsong" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan.se. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Κόκκινος" ο Ασμάρ [Asmar the "Red"] (in Greek). Pathfinder Sport. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Victoire des Ivoiriens sur le onze national" [Ivorians defeat the national team] (in French). Le Matin. 1 May 2003.


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