Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born June 8, 1971) is a retired

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. He played as a central defender.

Career

He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender

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and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its ...

forward

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.Mouloudia d'alger

Club career

* 1981-1982

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(Juniors) * 1982-1987

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(Juniors) * 1987-1996

* 1996-1998

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* 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği * 1999-2002

* 2002-2003

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* 2003-2005 MB Bouira

International career

Lazizi was capped at all levels by

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. He received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1989 for a mini-tournament in

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in preparation for the

1990 African Cup of Nations The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won ...

. He scored 2 goals for the national team, the first in the 1st leg match of the 1991

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match against

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, the second in the quarter-finals of the

1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, ...

against

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Honours

Country: * Won the

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in 1990 * Won the

in 1991 * Has 35 caps and 2 goals for the Algerian National Team * Participated in 2 editions of the

: 1990 and 1996 Club: * Won the Algerian league once with

in 1999 Personal: * Chosen as the ''Best Foreign Player'' in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazizi, Tarek 1971 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Algeria under-23 international footballers People from El Biar Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers MC Alger players Stade Tunisien players Atlantis FC players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players Algerian expatriates in Turkey Algerian expatriates in Tunisia Algerian expatriates in Finland JS El Biar players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Association football defenders 21st-century Algerian people