Reda Ereyahi (born 23 October 1972) is a former Moroccan
footballer
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who usually played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Born in
El Jadida
El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...
, Ereyahi began his senior career with local side
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi ( ar, الدفاع الحسني الجديدي) is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They are currently playing in the Botola.
Home stadium
DHJ play their home games at the Stade El Abdi.
Crest
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.
A transfer to France with SC Bastia fell through in 1995, and he ultimately moved to
Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...
from 1997 through 2000, where he won two national titles
and played in the
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
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. He then had a spell with
Göztepe in the Turkish
Super Lig
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during 2000. 16 years after making his senior debut with Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi, Ereyahi returned to the club, where he would finish his playing career.
International career
Ereyahi has made eight appearances for the
Morocco national football team
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,
including two friendlies during 1996 and another in 1998.
Honours
Raja Casablanca
*
Moroccan first division:
**Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
**Runner-up:
2008–09
*
CAF Champions League
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:
**Winner: 1997, 1999
Individual
*Best Player of
Moroccan first division: 1997–98
*Top scorer of
Moroccan division: 2004–05
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Moroccan footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
Moroccan expatriate footballers
Raja CA players
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi managers
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi players
Süper Lig players
Al Dhafra FC players
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
People from El Jadida
Men's association football midfielders
Moroccan football managers
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