Mohamed Timoumi

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Mohamed Timoumi
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-08-25) 25 August 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 US Touarga
1982–1986 FAR de Rabat
1986–1987 Murcia 29 (2)
1987–1989 KSC Lokeren 31 (5)
1989–1990 OC Khouribga
1990–1993 Al-Suwaiq
1993–1994 CO Casablanca
1994–1995 FAR de Rabat
International career
1979–1990 Morocco[1] 63 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 1980 Nigeria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Timoumi (Arabic: محمد التيمومي; born 15 January 1960) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1985, and was the last player to win this award while playing club football in an African country. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]

Career

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Timoumi took part in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[3] At club level, he won the CAF Champions League with FAR Rabat, the biggest Moroccan football club of his era. He also competed for Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]

Timoumi played at a young age for the team of the Union of Touarga, where he was the youngest player. It was there where he was first noticed by the observers and experts of Moroccan football.

His burgeoning talent led him to join one of the biggest Moroccan clubs: FAR Rabat, with whom he won the CAF Champions League in 1985.

In 1985, his talent exploded despite a fracture during the FAR Rabat match against the Egyptian team Zamalek in the semifinals. During this year, Timoumi was, in the unanimous opinion of the international sports press, the star of Africa. He also received the Ballon d'Or Africain.

A year later, he participated in the final phase of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In Mexico City, he was considered one of the most important elements of the Moroccan selection. Morocco ranked first in its group with 0 defeats and a resounding victory against Portugal 3–1. This result allowed Morocco to be the first Arab and African country to reach the second round of the World Cup.

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Timoumi[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 February 1980 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1–0 2–3 Friendlies
2 22 June 1980 Dakar, Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1–0 1-0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 22 January 1985 Cochin, India File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 1–0 4-0 Nehru Cup
4 26 January 1985 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–2 2-2 Nehru Cup
5 28 July 1985 Casablanca, Morocco File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1–0 2-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 22 January 1985 Mohammédia, Morocco File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 1–0 3-0 1985 Pan Arab Games
7 10 August 1985 Casablanca, Morocco File:Flag of Mauritania (1959–2017).svg Mauritania 1–0 3-0
8 6 October 1985 Rabat, Morocco File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya 2–0 3-0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 23 April 1986 Belfast, Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1–0 1-2 Friendlies
10 25 June 1989 Lusaka, Zambia File:Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg Zambia 1–0 1-2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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As Far

Morocco

individual

References

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  1. ^ Mohamed Timoumi – International Appearances
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