Abdelhafid Tasfaout

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Full name Abdelhafid Tasfaout 1982–1984 MC Oran Position midfielder 1981–1982 SONATIBA Oran Height 1.71 m		Playing position Midfielder Role footballer Place of birth Mecheria, Algeria Name Abdelhafid Tasfaout Date joined 1990


Date of birth (1969-02-11) February 11, 1969 (age 46)

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Abdelhafid Tasfaout (born February 11, 1969, in Oran, Algeria) is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national football team for five years.

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Career

Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.

Tasfaout is the Algeria national football team's all-time best scorer with 36 goals.