Salaheddine Bassir

Salaheddine Bassir
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-05) 5 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Raja CA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Raja CA 160 (46)
1996–1997 Al-Hilal 24 (14)
1997–2001 Deportivo La Coruña 37 (5)
2001–2002 Lille 33 (3)
2002–2003 Aris Thessaloniki 16 (1)
Total 270 (69)
International career
1994–2002 Morocco[1] 59 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salaheddine Bassir (Arabic: صلاح الدين بصير; born 5 September 1972) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He played for a few clubs, including Raja Club Athletic, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Deportivo La Coruña in Spain with whom he won la liga and copa del rey. He then played for OSC Lille (France) and Aris Thessaloniki (Greece). He retired at the end of 2005 season.

Whilst at Lille Bassir scored a goal against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League[2] and once against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League.[3]

He played for the Morocco national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win against Scotland.[4] He also scored a brace against France during the Hassan II Trophy final.

  1. ^ Salaheddine Bassir – Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ "Champions League clockwatch". BBC. 17 October 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Dortmund extend unbeaten run in Lille". uefa.com. 21 February 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ Tue 23 Jun 1998 Scotland 0 Morocco 3, London Hearts.