Aziz Ben Askar (born 30 March 1976) is a

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manager and former player. A defender, Ben Askar played for Laval and

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in France,

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in England, and for

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, Umm Salal Sport Club, and

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in Qatar. Born in France, at international level he represented the Morocco national team.

Coaching career

After retiring, Ben Askar started working as a football agent."Je suis fier d'eux, fier d'être l'entraîneur du Bourny"
laval.maville.com, 3 December 2015 However, he stopped as an agent because he missed being on the pitch and instead started working toward his coaching license. Ben Askar started his coaching career with the U17 team of Stade Mayennais. In mid-2015, Ben Askar also began working for UNFP FC (Union Nationale des Footballeurs) as well as being appointed manager of AS Bourny Laval, which also was a part of the process to get his license. In May 2016 he announced that he would not continue at Bourny because he wanted to try something new with more adrenaline. Ben Askar also left UNFP in 2017. In the summer 2018, Ben Askar had several offers but preferred to stay in France. He was then appointed manager of

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's U19 team.AZIZ BEN ASKAR : « IL Y A UN PROJET AMBITIEUX AU NIVEAU DE LA FORMATION »
actufoot.com, 4 July 2018 In November 2019, he was appointed manager of his former club,

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, in Qatar. In April 2024, Ben Askar was appointed manager of Moroccan side

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* * * 1976 births Living people People from Château-Gontier Footballers from Mayenne French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan men's footballers French men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players English Football League players Stade Lavallois players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Stade Malherbe Caen players Umm Salal SC players Al-Shamal SC players Al-Wakrah SC players Moroccan football managers Qatar Stars League managers Umm Salal SC managers Wydad AC managers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate football managers French expatriate football managers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Qatar {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub