Youssef Chippo (; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan former

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. He was a renowned

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for the Morocco national team during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the

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in Barcelona and the

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Club career

Born in Boujad, Chippo began his career at

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. He spent two seasons at

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where he began to display his talent in Europe. In 1999, he signed for Coventry City in the

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where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international

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in midfield. Coventry City were relegated in his second season, but he remained at the club for two more years. With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined the Qatari side Al Sadd on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003. The loan was cancelled early at the end of June. However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005. On 24 February 2007, it was reported that Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial. In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby also gave him a trial, but he was not offered a contract.

International career

Chippo was selected for the Morocco squads for the

, the

, where he started three matches but scored an own goal against

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, and four

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squads between 1998 and 2006. He missed the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia after falling out with the team's coach, Ezzaki Badou, but was recalled by Mohamed Fakhir for the 2006 tournament. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.

Personal life

Chippo is now a television football analyst. He is also a businessman. He works as a TV presenter and sports analyst for beIN Sports MENA in

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, Qatar. Chippo also runs a football academy to help players reach their potential.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chippo goal.''

Honours

;Porto * Primeira Divisão: 1997–98, 1998–99 * Portuguese Cup: 1997–98 * Portuguese SuperCup:

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

;Al Sadd * Qatar National First Division:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chippo, Youssef 1973 births Moroccan men's footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Living people 1998 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Morocco 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Al-Wakrah SC players Premier League players Primeira Liga players FC Porto players Coventry City F.C. players Al Sadd SC players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar People from Boujad Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Men's association football midfielders Botola players Saudi Pro League players Qatar Stars League players