Abdelhafid Tasfaout

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Abdelhafid Tasfaout (Template:Langx; born 11 February 1969) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of the Algeria national team for five years.

Career

Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.

Tasfaout is the Algeria national team's all-time second best scorer just behind Islam Slimani. He played 80 matches and scored 36 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Qatar Stars League		Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup		Qatar Cup		Qatar Emir Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Rayyan	2002–03 Qatar Stars League	17	7	7	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	12
Career total		17	7	7	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	25	12

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	1990	1	0
	1991	4	2
	1992	3	2
	1993	13	8
	1994	4	1
	1995	5	3
	1996	5	2
	1997	8	5
	1998	8	3
	1999	2	0
	2000	10	5
	2001	13	3
	2002	4	2
Total		80	36

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tasfaout goal.

List of international goals scored by Abdelhafid Tasfaout

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 December 1991	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Senegal	flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg	link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
2				3–0
3	9 October 1992	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burundi	flag alias = Flag of Burundi.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Burundi (1962–1966).svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of Burundi (1966-1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Burundi (1967–1982).svg	Burundi National Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|1994 FIFA WC qualification
4				2–0
5	24 January 1993	Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guinea-Bissau	flag alias = Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || 1994 CAN qualification
6	16 April 1993	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ivory Coast	flag alias = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (WFB 2009).gif	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire (2004 World Factbook).gif	size =	variant =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1994 FIFA WC qualification
7	23 April 1993	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Togo	flag alias = Flag of Togo (3-2).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Togo (1957-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Togo (1958-1960).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|1994 CAN qualification
8				2–0
9	3 July 1993	Lagos National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nigeria	flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg	link alias-army = Nigerian Army	flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–4 || 1994 FIFA WC qualification
10	25 July 1993	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Senegal	flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg	link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="3"|1994 CAN qualification
11				3–0
12				4–0
13	12 November 1994	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Uganda	flag alias = Flag of Uganda.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Uganda 1962.svg	flag alias-military = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Uganda People's Defence Force	Ugandan Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg	Ugandan Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1996 CAN qualification
14	7 April 1995	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ethiopia	flag alias = Flag of Ethiopia.svg	flag alias-1897 = Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	flag alias-1975-state = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg	flag alias-1987 = Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Ethiopia (2-3).svg	link alias-naval = Ethiopian Navy	link alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg	link alias-army = Ethiopian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	link alias-navy = Ethiopian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg	link alias-military = Ethiopian National Defense Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1991 }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|1996 CAN qualification
15				2–0
16	2 June 1995	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Uganda	flag alias = Flag of Uganda.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Uganda 1962.svg	flag alias-military = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Uganda People's Defence Force	Ugandan Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg	Ugandan Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1996 CAN qualification
17	25 May 1996	Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Oman	flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg	flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg	link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman	flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg	link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
18	14 June 1996	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Kenya	flag alias = Flag of Kenya.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Kenya (1921–1963).svg	flag alias-kdf = Flag of the Kenya Defence Forces.svg	flag alias-1895 = Flag of Kenya (1895–1921).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Kenya.svg	link alias-naval = Kenya Navy	flag alias-military=Flag of the Kenya Defence Forces.svg	link alias-military=Kenya Defence Forces	flag alias-navy=Presidential Colour of the Kenyan Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Kenya Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Kenya.svg	link alias-air force= Kenya Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Kenyan Army.svg	link alias-army = Kenya Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || 1998 FIFA WC qualification
19	12 January 1997	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lebanon	flag alias = Flag of Lebanon.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Lebanese Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Lebanese Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Front).svg	link alias-army = Lebanese Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Drapeau de Forces Navales Libanaises.jpg	link alias-navy = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Lebanon.gif	link alias-naval = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Lebanon (1920-1943).svg	flag alias-1920a = Flag of the French Mandate of Syria (1920).svg	flag alias-1920b = Lebanese French flag.svg	flag alias-1943 = Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
20	23 February 1997	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Benin	flag alias = Flag of Benin.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg	link alias-military = Benin Armed Forces	link alias-air force = Benin Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1998 CAN qualification
21	31 May 1997	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
22	26 July 1997	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Benin	flag alias = Flag of Benin.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg	link alias-military = Benin Armed Forces	link alias-air force = Benin Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 1998 CAN qualification
23	24 December 1997	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || Friendly
24	2 August 1998	June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Libya	flag alias = Flag of Libya.svg	flag alias-1864 = Flag of Vilayet-i Trablusgarp.svg	flag alias-1911 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Cyrenaica.svg	flag alias-1951 = Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg	flag alias-1969 = Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg	flag alias-1977 = Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-transition = Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Libyan Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Libya.svg	flag alias-naval-1977 = Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Libyan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Libyan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	link alias-military = Libyan National Army	link alias-army= Libyan Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Libyan Air Force	link alias-naval = Libyan Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1977 }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 || rowspan="2"|2000 CAN qualification
25				2–0
26	14 August 1998	May 19 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Libya	flag alias = Flag of Libya.svg	flag alias-1864 = Flag of Vilayet-i Trablusgarp.svg	flag alias-1911 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Cyrenaica.svg	flag alias-1951 = Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg	flag alias-1969 = Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg	flag alias-1977 = Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-transition = Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Libyan Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Libya.svg	flag alias-naval-1977 = Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Libyan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Libyan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	link alias-military = Libyan National Army	link alias-army= Libyan Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Libyan Air Force	link alias-naval = Libyan Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1977 }} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || 2000 CAN qualification
27	29 January 2000	Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Gabon	flag alias = Flag of Gabon.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg	link alias-naval = Gabonese Navy	link alias-air force = Gabonese Air Force	link alias-army = Gabonese Army	link alias-navy = Gabonese Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
28	6 February 2000	Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cameroon	flag alias = Flag of Cameroon.svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Cameroon (1957-1961).svg	flag alias-1961 = Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg	link alias-military = Cameroon Armed Forces	Cameroon Army	link alias-air force = Cameroon Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
29	3 September 2000	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2002 CAN qualification
30	8 October 2000	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Angola	flag alias = Flag of Angola.svg	link alias-naval = Angolan Navy	link alias-army = Angolan Army	link alias-navy = Angolan Navy	link alias-military = Angolan Armed Forces	link alias-air force = National Air Force of Angola	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || rowspan="2"|2002 CAN qualification
31				2–0
32	12 January 2001	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burundi	flag alias = Flag of Burundi.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Burundi (1962–1966).svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of Burundi (1966-1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Burundi (1967–1982).svg	Burundi National Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 2002 CAN qualification
33	11 March 2001	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–5 || 2002 FIFA WC qualification
34	4 May 2001	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Morocco	flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg	flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg	flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png	link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || 2002 FIFA WC qualification
35	14 January 2002	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Benin	flag alias = Flag of Benin.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg	link alias-military = Benin Armed Forces	link alias-air force = Benin Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
36				2–0

Honours

MC Oran

• Algerian Championship: 1991–92, 1992–93

Auxerre

• French Division 1: 1995–96
• Coupe de France: 1995–96

Guingamp

• Coupe de France: runner-up 1996–97

Algeria

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1991

Individual

• Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994
• Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com

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