Ahmed Laghrissi

Moroccan footballer (1937–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied (Arabic: أحمد الغريسي, 1937 – 23 June 2022) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of MAS Fez.[3]

Full name Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied
Date of birth 1937 (1937)
Date of death 23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 84–85)
Place of death Mohammedia, Morocco[1]
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Ahmed Laghrissi
Personal information
Full name Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied
Date of birth 1937 (1937)
Date of death 23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 84–85)
Place of death Mohammedia, Morocco[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1968[2] MAS Fez
International career
1950s–1964 Morocco 2+ (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Career

Laghrissi played for MAS Fez until 1968, and won a league title with them in the 1964–65 season.[2] Following his retirement from football, he continued to work as a youth coach at MAS Fez.[2]

Laghrissi played for the Morocco national team during the 1950s and 1960s,[4] and played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs against Spain.[5][3][2] He was also part of the Morocco squad at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan, but didn't play in any matches.[6]

Personal life and death

Later in life, he owned a Vivo Energy gas station in Fez.[7]

He died on 23 June 2022, after contracting COVID-19.[1][2][4][7]

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