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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aziz Ben Askar
| image = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|3|30}}
| birth_place = [[Château-Gontier]], France
| height = 1.87 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Sablé FC (France)|Sablé]]<ref name=foot>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/mayenne-53100/aziz-ben-askar-lentraineur-des-jeunes-espoirs-3215469 Aziz Ben Askar, l'entraîneur des jeunes espoirs], ouest-france.fr, 25 February 2015</ref>
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]<ref name=foot/>
| years1 = 1994–2003
| clubs1 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]
| caps1 = 140
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2001–2002
| clubs2 = → [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2003–2006
| clubs3 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = → [[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal]] (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2010
| clubs5 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm-Salal]]
| caps5 = 44
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2010–2011
| clubs6 = [[Al-Wakrah Sport Club|Al-Wakrah]]
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 293
| totalgoals = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs1 = Stade Mayennais (U17)
| manageryears2 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs2 = AS Bourny Laval
| manageryears3 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs3 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] (U19)
| manageryears4 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm-Salal]]
| manageryears5 = 2024
| managerclubs5 = [[Wydad AC]]
}}

'''Aziz Ben Askar''' (born 30 March 1976) is a [[association football|football]] manager and former player.

A [[defender (association football)|defender]], Ben Askar played for [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] and [[Stade Malherbe Caen]] in France, [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.]] in England, and for [[Al-Shamal Sports Club]], [[Umm Salal Sport Club]], and [[Al-Wakrah Sport Club]] in Qatar. Born in France, at international level he represented the [[Morocco national football team|Morocco national team]].

==Coaching career==
After retiring, Ben Askar started working as a football agent.<ref name=agent>[https://laval.maville.com/sport/detail_-je-suis-fier-d-eux-fier-d-etre-l-entraineur-du-bourny_52731-2878816_actu.Htm "Je suis fier d'eux, fier d'être l'entraîneur du Bourny"], laval.maville.com, 3 December 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.stade-lavallois.com/actualite/l-actualite-test-2012/2012-2013/17474-martin-mimoun-postuler-a-une-place-de-titulaire.html MARTIN MIMOUN : « POSTULER À UNE PLACE DE TITULAIRE »], stade-lavallois.com, 16 January 2013</ref> However, he stopped as an agent because he missed being on the pitch and instead started working toward his coaching license.

Ben Askar started his coaching career with the U17 team of Stade Mayennais.<ref name=foot/> In mid-2015, Ben Askar also began working for UNFP FC (Union Nationale des Footballeurs)<ref name=ft/><ref>[https://www.unfp.org/video/coup-denvoi-de-lunfp-fc-2015.OokZ5MvbN6w COUP D'ENVOI DE L'UNFP FC 2015], unfp.org, 22 June 2015</ref> as well as being appointed manager of AS Bourny Laval, which also was a part of the process to get his license.<ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/ben-askar-le-terrain-me-manquait-3452704 Ben Askar : « Le terrain me manquait »], ouest-france.fr, 2 June 2015</ref> In May 2016 he announced that he would not continue at Bourny because he wanted to try something new with more adrenaline.<ref>[https://www.footamateur.fr/pascal-pouthier-nouvel-entraineur-de-las-laval-bourny-2/ Pascal Pouthier, nouvel entraîneur de l’AS Laval Bourny], footamateur.fr, 14 May 2016</ref> Ben Askar also left UNFP in 2017.

In the summer 2018, Ben Askar had several offers but preferred to stay in France. He was then appointed manager of [[AC Ajaccio]]'s U19 team.<ref name=ft>[http://www.actufoot.com/corse/aziz-ben-askar-lunfp-fc-gagner-temps-tant-quentraineur-2/ AZIZ BEN ASKAR : « IL Y A UN PROJET AMBITIEUX AU NIVEAU DE LA FORMATION »], actufoot.com, 4 July 2018</ref> In November 2019, he was appointed manager of his former club, [[Umm Salal SC]], in Qatar.<ref>[https://www.qsl.qa/en/news/we%E2%80%99ll-work-improve-umm-salals-reputation-ben-askar We'll work to improve Umm Salal's reputation: Ben Askar], qsl.qa, 6 November 2019.</ref>

In April 2024, Ben Askar was appointed manager of Moroccan side [[Wydad AC]].<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=wacofficiel |postid=C5ZUwVPgDhp |date=5 April 2024 |title=Excited to announce Aziz Ben Asker as our new head coach! 🔴⚪ Welcome aboard, Coach 👐 #DimaWydad |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Worldfootball.net|aziz-ben-askar}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202194107/http://lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur16583.html |date=2 December 2006 |title=Player profile - L'Equipe.fr }}
* {{NFT|4492}}

{{Wydad AC managers}}
{{2003–04 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Château-Gontier]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mayenne]]
[[Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent]]
[[Category:Moroccan men's footballers]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:Morocco men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Stade Lavallois players]]
[[Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players]]
[[Category:Umm Salal SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Shamal SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Wakrah SC players]]
[[Category:Moroccan football managers]]
[[Category:Qatar Stars League managers]]
[[Category:Umm Salal SC managers]]
[[Category:Wydad AC managers]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers]]
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[[Category:Moroccan expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:French expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England]]
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[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
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[[Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Qatar]]

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