Noureddine Naybet

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Noureddine Naybet
Personal information
Full name	Noureddine Naybet Arabic: نور الدين نبيت
Date of birth	February 10, 1970 (1970-02-10) (age 38)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.85m (6ft 1in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-2004 2004- 2006	Wydad Casablanca FC Nantes Sporting C.P. Deportivo de la Coruña Tottenham Hotspur	34 (1) 54 (5) 211 (11) 30 (1)
National team2
1990-2006	Morocco	115 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 13, 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of April 13, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Noureddine Naybet (Arabic: نور الدين نبيت‎) (born February 10, 1970) is a retired Moroccan international football player and captain. His position was central defender and was considered one of the best defensive players in Europe. Naybet made his greatest career run with Spanish first division team Deportivo La Coruña, winning 1 league title, 1 Copa de Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups. Naybet also earned 115 caps for the Moroccan national team, scoring 2 goals.

In August 1999 Naybet agreed to a dream move to Treble winning Manchester United. However the Red Devil's were worried about his injured knee and United subsequently signed Mikael Silvestre instead.

He did eventually make a move to the English Premiership with Tottenham Hotspur on August 13th 2004 aged 34. Although a regular in the Tottenham first team in 2004-2005, he was a reserve player under new boss Martin Jol, making only one appearance in 2005-2006 against Charlton Athletic at the Valley. The influence brought by his vast experience is widely regarded as one of the factors behind the excellent partnership of Ledley King and Michael Dawson in the heart of the Spurs defence.

In January 2006, Naybet appeared for Morocco in the 2006 African Cup of Nations for the last time as he announced his retirement from international football afterwards.

He was released from Tottenham Hotspur on May 26, 2006 and, in August 2007, became Morocco's national team manager assistant to Henri Michel.

[edit] Career statistics

• 1989–1993 : Wydad Casablanca, Moroccan League
• 1993–1994 : FC Nantes, French Ligue
• 1994–1996 : Sporting, Portuguese League
• 1996–2004 : Deportivo de la Coruña, Spanish Liga
• 2004–2006 : Tottenham Hotspur F.C., English Premiership

[edit] External links

• Premierleague profile of Naybet

[edit] Sources

• Deportivo La Coruna Fansite Profile
• Official Tottenham Hotspur Profile
• Noureddine Naybet at 100% Fotball (in Norwegian)
• Noureddine Naybet at RSSSF

v • d • e Morocco squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Azmi • 2 Abdellah • 3 El Hadrioui • 4 El Khalej • 5 Triki • 6 Naybet • 7 Hadji • 8 Azzouzi • 9 Chaouch • 10 El Haddaoui • 11 Daoudi • 12 Dghay • 13 Bahja • 14 Masbahi • 15 Hababi • 16 Nader • 17 El Ghrissi • 18 Neqrouz • 19 Bouyboud • 20 Kachloul • 21 Samadi • 22 Alaoui • Coach: Blinda

v • d • e Morocco squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 El Brazi • 2 Saber • 3 El Hadrioui • 4 Rossi • 5 Triki • 6 Naybet • 7 Hadji • 8 Chiba • 9 Hadda • 10 Ouakili • 11 El Khattabi • 12 Benzekri • 13 Neqrouz • 14 Bassir • 15 Abrami • 16 Azzouzi • 17 Amzine • 18 Chippo • 19 Sellami • 20 El Khalej • 21 Rokki • 22 Chadili • Coach: Michel

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