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{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Youssef Chippo
| image =
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|5|10}}
| birth_place = [[Boujad]], Morocco
| height = 1.84 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1991–1995 | clubs1 = [[KAC Kénitra]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 
| years2 = 1995–1996 | clubs2 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | caps2 = | goals2 = 
| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] | caps3 = | goals3 = 
| years4 = 1997–1999 | clubs4 = [[FC Porto|Porto]] | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1999–2003 | clubs5 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] | caps5 = 122 | goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2003–2005 | clubs6 = [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] | caps6 = | goals6 = 
| years7 = 2005–2006 | clubs7 = [[Al-Wakrah Sport Club|Al-Wakrah]] | caps7 = | goals7 = 
| totalcaps = 152+ | totalgoals = 8+
| nationalyears1 = 1992
| nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national under-23 football team|Morocco U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1996–2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-chippo-intl.html Youssef Chippo - International Appearances]</ref>
| nationalcaps2 = 73
| nationalgoals2 = 9
}}

'''Youssef Chippo''' ({{langx|ar|يوسف شيبو}}; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan former [[Association football|footballer]].<ref>[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/destinos/destino-90s/estava-a-jejuar-e-desmaiei-no-treino-do-fc-porto-o-tecnico-nao-sabia «Estava a jejuar e desmaiei no treino do FC Porto, o treinador não sabia»] maisfutebol.iol.pt</ref> He was a renowned [[midfielder]] for the [[Morocco national football team|Morocco national team]] during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Youssef Chippo Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/youssef-chippo-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/youssef-chippo-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=5 June 2009}}</ref> and the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|181656|Youssef Chippo}}</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Boujad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/youssef-chippo_prs3522/person.shtml|title=Youssef Chippo - Player Profile - Football|website=Eurosport UK|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> Chippo began his career at [[KAC Kénitra]]. He spent two seasons at [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] where he began to display his talent in Europe.

In 1999, he signed for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in the [[Premier League]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Chippo naar Coventry City|trans-title=Chippo to Coventry City|url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/chippo-naar-coventry-city.htm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=Voetbal International|date=30 May 1999}}</ref> where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international [[Mustapha Hadji]] in midfield. Coventry City were relegated in his [[2000–01 in English football|second season]], but he remained at the club for two more years.<ref>{{soccerbase|14399}}</ref> With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined the Qatari side [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry reveals £20m debts|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2400262/Coventry-reveals-20m-debts.html|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Telegraph|date=24 April 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chippo set to quit Sky Blues|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/2933469.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=9 April 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chippo leaves Cov for Al-Sadd|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/263769/chippo-leaves-cov-for-al-sadd|access-date=11 July 2016|work=ESPNFC|date=11 April 2003}}</ref> The loan was cancelled early at the end of June.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chippo returns to Coventry|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/3032720.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=30 June 2003}}</ref> However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.

On 24 February 2007, it was reported that [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] would be taking Chippo on trial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hibs bag Chippo|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/hibs-bag-chippo-1-1339139|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Scotsman|date=24 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chippo no-show for Hibees trial|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6393033.stm|access-date=11 July 2016|work=BBC|date=27 February 2007}}</ref> In October 2007, Swedish club [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby]] also gave him a trial,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bergström|first1=Kristoffer|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/hammarby/article11646327.ab|title=Chippo, 79 landskamper, tränar med Hammarby: "Han är i bra fysisk form"|access-date=11 July 2016|work=Aftonbladet|date=21 October 2007|language=sv}}</ref> but he was not offered a contract.

==International career==
Chippo was selected for the Morocco squads for the [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Morocco|1992 Summer Olympics]], the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], where he started three matches but scored an own goal against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], and four [[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] squads between 1998 and 2006. He missed the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 African Nations Cup]] in Tunisia after falling out with the team's coach, [[Ezzaki Badou]], but was recalled by [[Mohamed Fakhir]] for the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006 tournament]]. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.

== Personal life ==
Chippo is now a television football analyst. He is also a businessman. He works as a TV presenter and sports analyst for [[beIN Sports MENA]] in [[Doha]], Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 August 2021 |title=beIN Sports to broadcast European football season |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/05/08/2021/beIN-Sports-to-broadcast-European-football-season |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2021 |title=beIN Sports welcomes back UEFA’s most prestigious competitions exclusively across MENA |language=ar |work=Gulf-Times |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/700235/beIN-Sports-welcomes-back-UEFA-s-most-prestigious-competitions-exclusively-across-MENA |access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=beIN to Exclusively Broadcast TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021 Final in MENA |url=https://www.albawaba.com/sport/bein-exclusively-broadcast-totalenergies-caf-super-cup-2021-final-mena-1459804 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=Al Bawaba |language=en}}</ref>

Chippo also runs a football academy to help players reach their potential.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 October 2020 |title=أكاديمية يوسف شيبو |url=https://www.hespress.com/أكاديمية-يوسف-شيبو-587402.html |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2019 |title=أكاديمية شيبو… ميلاد من رحم المعاناة {{!}} جريدة الصباح |url=https://assabah.ma/403994.html |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=assabah.ma |language=ar}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chippo goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Youssef Chippo<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-chippo-intl.html Youssef Chippo - International Appearances]</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1
| 5 February 1998
| Stade El Harti, [[Marrakech]], Morocco
| {{fb|Niger}}
| style="text-align:center"|2–0
| style="text-align:center"|3–0
| [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2
| 3 October 1998
| [[Mohamed V Stadium]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco
| {{fb|Sierra Leone}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|3–0
| [[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3
| 10 April 1999
| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
| {{fb|Togo}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|1–1
| 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4
| 28 April 1999
| [[GelreDome]], [[Arnhem]], Netherlands
| {{fb|Netherlands}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|2–1
| Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5
| 8 October 2000
| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
| {{fb|Kenya}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| [[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6
| 25 March 2001
| [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]], Morocco
| {{fb|Tunisia}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|2–0
| 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7
| 12 December 2001
| [[Settat]], Morocco
| {{fb|Mali}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|1–1
| Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8
| 7 September 2002
| [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]], Gabon
| {{fb|Gabon}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| [[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9
| 8 June 2003
| Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
| {{fb|Sierra Leone}}
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| style="text-align:center"|1–0
| 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
|}

==Honours==
;Porto
* [[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão]]: [[1997–98 Primeira Divisão|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Primeira Divisão|1998–99]]
* [[Taça de Portugal|Portuguese Cup]]: [[1997–98 Taça de Portugal|1997–98]]
* [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|Portuguese SuperCup]]: [[1998 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|1998]]


;Al Sadd
* [[Qatar Stars League|Qatar National First Division]]: [[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2004]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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