Lyazid Sandjak
Algerian footballer (born 1966)
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Liazid Sandjak (born 11 September 1966) is a former Algerian international footballer. In his career, he was a midfielder for several French and Swiss clubs and member of the Algeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olympique Noisy-le-Sec | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Paris Saint-Germain | 76 | (9) |
| 1992–1995 | Nice | 97 | (29) |
| 1995–1996 | Saint-Étienne | 33 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 37 | (8) |
| 1998–2004 | Olympique Noisy-le-Sec | 106 | (7) |
| Total | 341 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1992 | Algeria | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Sandjak played professional football with Paris Saint-Germain F.C., OGC Nice, AS Saint-Étienne and Neuchâtel Xamax. Late in his career, he played amateur football with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, where he received a two-year ban for shoving the referee after a match against Alès in October 2000.[1] After retiring from playing, Sandjak transitioned into coaching, managing several clubs, particularly in the Paris region. He also continues to actively follow the Algerian national team, regularly appearing in sports media as a football pundit and analyst.[2]
Sandjak made a substitute's appearance for the Algeria national football team in a 1988 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia in April 1987.[3] He also appeared in the 1992 African Cup of Nations finals in Senegal.[4]
