Saïd Boutahar

Saïd Boutahar
Personal information
Date of birth	August 12, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SDV Rotterdam
	Excelsior
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Feyenoord
2002–2003	Excelsior
2003–2004	RKC
2004–2007	N.E.C.
2007–2010	Willem II
2010–2011	Real Zaragoza
2011–2012	Al-Wakrah
2012–2013	Umm-Salal
2013–2014	Al-Wakrah
2014–2016	Al-Shamal
Total
International career
2000	Netherlands U18
2005	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saïd Boutahar (born 12 August 1982) is a retired Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Boutahar played alongside the likes of Robin van Persie and Mounir El Hamdaoui in the streets of the Kralingen neighborhood.^[1] He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Feyenoord squad in the 2001–02 season. He also played for Excelsior Rotterdam, RKC Waalwijk, N.E.C. and Willem II.

He moved abroad to play for Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 2010 after he decided not to renew his contract with Willem II.^[2] In 2014, he appeared to be one of 41 suspects to be involved in a 2011 match-fixing scandal around Zaragoza's win over Levante on the final day of the 2010–11 season which kept Zaragoza up.^[3]

In 2011, he moved on to play in the Gulf and joined Al-Wakrah in Qatar.^[4] He later played for Umm-Salal and Al-Shamal.

References

^ Monoloog: Said Boutahar - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
^ Boutahar tekent bij Real Zaragoza - NU (in Dutch)
^ Ook Boutahar bij van matchfixing verdachte voetballers in Spanje - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
^ Boutahar mag verbijstering verder te boven komen in Midden-Oosten - Voetbalzone (in Dutch)

External links

Profile at worldfootball.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Youssouf Hersi	N.E.C. Topscorer 8 Goals 2004–2005	Succeeded by Andrzej Niedzielan

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[1] Monoloog: Said Boutahar - Voetbal International (in Dutch)

[2] Boutahar tekent bij Real Zaragoza - NU (in Dutch)

[3] Ook Boutahar bij van matchfixing verdachte voetballers in Spanje - Volkskrant (in Dutch)

[4] Boutahar mag verbijstering verder te boven komen in Midden-Oosten - Voetbalzone (in Dutch)

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