| Intro | Algerian footballer |
| Is |
Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager |
| From | Algeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
11 February 1969, Oran |
| Age | 51 years |
Abdelhafid Tasfaout (born February 11, 1969 in Oran, Algeria) is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national football 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 team-mates 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 football team’s all-time best scorer with 36 goals.
Honours
Personal
- Best goalscorer with the Algeria team with 35 goals
- Best Algerian player with MC Oran in 1992, 1993 and 1994
- Best goalscorer in the Algeria Ligue 1 with MC Oran in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals
Club
- Won the Algerian league twice with MC Oran in 1992 and 1993
- Won the French Ligue 1 with AJ Auxerre in 1996
- Won the Coupe de France with AJ Auxerre in 1996
- Ruuner-up the Coupe de France with EA Guingamp in 1997