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{{short description|Moroccan footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Krimau
| image          = Merry Krimau en 1974.jpg
| caption        = Krimau in 1974
| fullname       = Abdelkrim Merry
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|1|13}} 
| birth_place    = [[Casablanca]], Morocco
| height         = 1.82 m
| currentclub    = 
| position       = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = Espérance Casablanca
| years1         = 1974–1980 
| years2         = 1980–1981 
| years3         = 1981-1982 
| years4         = 1982–1983 
| years5         = 1983–1984 
| years6         = 1984–1985 
| years7         = 1985–1986 
| years8         = 1986–1987 
| years9         = 1987–1989
| clubs1         = [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] 
| clubs2         = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] 
| clubs3         = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] 
| clubs4         = [[FC Metz|Metz]] 
| clubs5         = [[Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] 
| clubs6         = [[Tours FC|Tours]] 
| clubs7         = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] 
| clubs8         = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] 
| clubs9         = [[Racing Club de France football Colombes 92|Matra Racing]]
| caps1          = 93  
| caps2          = 35  
| caps3          = 29   
| caps4          = 36  
| caps5          = 24   
| caps6          = 35   
| caps7          = 34  
| caps8          = 30   
| caps9          = 50  
| goals1         = 22  
| goals2         = 12  
| goals3         = 8  
| goals4         = 23  
| goals5         = 3  
| goals6         = 6  
| goals7         = 17  
| goals8         = 9  
| goals9         = 10 
| totalcaps      = 366 
| totalgoals     = 110
| nationalyears1 = 1976–1989
| nationalteam1  = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
| nationalcaps1  = 13  
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1   = 2012–
| managerclubs1   = [[Olympique Marrakech]]
}}

'''Abdelkrim Merry''' (born 13 January 1955),<ref>[http://www.racingstub.com/page.php?page=joueur&id=438 Player profile] - RC Strasbourg</ref> nicknamed '''Krimau''', is a Moroccan former professional [[association footballer|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]].<ref>[http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche/joueur/461 Player profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819151727/http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche/joueur/461 |date=19 August 2009 }} - FC Metz</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Casablanca]], Morocco, Krimau spent his entire professional career in France, reaching the [[1978 UEFA Cup Final]] with [[SC Bastia]].

==International career==
Krimau was part of the [[Morocco national football team|Morocco national team]]'s squad at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], and scored one goal in a 3–1 win against Portugal. In 13 international matches from 1976 to 1989, Krimau scored five goals.<ref>{{NFT player|id=20936|accessdate=}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
In the summer of 2012, Krimau started his coaching career with [[Olympique Marrakech]].<ref>[http://les.verts.pagesperso-orange.fr/nouv1112/mai2012/trans2012.htm Voici une page qui vous dira les transferts effectués durant ce mercato de l'été 2012 par les joueurs ayant opéré à l'ASSE.]</ref>

==Retirement==
Krimau appears every week in a TV Show called ''Prolongation'' on [[Arryadia]] TV.

==References==
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[[Category:1955 births]]
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[[Category:Moroccan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Casablanca]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Morocco men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1986 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:1988 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:SC Bastia players]]
[[Category:Lille OSC players]]
[[Category:Toulouse FC players]]
[[Category:FC Metz players]]
[[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]]
[[Category:Tours FC players]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:AS Saint-Étienne players]]
[[Category:Racing Club de France Football players]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France]]
[[Category:20th-century Moroccan sportsmen]]


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