Rafik Djebbour
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Rafik Zoheir DjebbourRafik Zoheir Djebbour (born on 8 March 1984 in Grenoble
, France
) is an Algeria
n international footballer. He currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague.
youth academy at the age of 15 in 1998. He was moved to the senior team in 2003 after spending five years in the youth academy. He made his professional debut at the age of 19.
His impressive debut season caught the eye of R.A.A. Louviéroise, in his second professional season, he did not live up to his expectations. Even though he made 21 appearances he only managed to score six goals. Djebbour was transfer listed by the club at the end of the season, Djebbour mentioned in an interview that he was transfer listed as he wasn't happy with the way the club didn't support him when his brother had been in a coma for 5 months, he stated he was very disappointed with the staff and became disillusioned and felt no attachment to the club. In July 2005, Djebbour signed for Greek outfit Ethnikos Asteras
.
, he scored 11 goals in 21 from September to January. This earned him a move to Atromitos where he managed six goals until the end of the season.
) to acquire his services, however this did not happen and he ended up at Panionios.
His first six months with Panionios, Djebbour scored four goals in the remaining 14 games. He would go on to score 15 goals in 27 appearances. In the summer of 2008, AEK Athens expressed their interest in signing Djebbour. He completed his move to the "Dikefalos-Aetos" on 1 July 2008.
3.2M. Djebbour scored his first goal for AEK in the 93rd minute in the home 2—1 win agains Asteras Tripolis giving his club the three points. Djebbour got into a fight with fellow teammate Nacho Scocco
in a training ground bust up. On 30 September 2009 it was reported that Djebbour clashed with AEK Athens' coach Dusan Bajevic
and was not allowed to train with the rest of the season for four months. During his absence from AEK Athens' training Djebbour had been training with Celtic
and Blackburn Rovers
. On the 7/9/10, Djebbour signed an 3-year deal keeping at the club until 2013, Djebbour contract is worth €3.3m and a buy-out of clause €7m.
After singing his contract extension in 2010, he began the 2010 season in great form, scoring 3 goals in 3 games (2–1 loss to Kerkyra, 1–0 win against Panserraikos, and a 2–2 draw with Asteras Tripolis) for the regular season as well as a goal during AEK's 3–1 Europa League win against Hajduk Split.
On 2 January 2011 Djebbour had another clash, this time with Manolo Jimenez the current AEK Athen's coach. Jimenez reportedly stressed to Djebbour that he is not allowed to attend the next day training and that he should instead meet with the chairman of AEK Athens.
After the incidents with Manolo Jimenez, Rafik requested immediately to be released on a free transfer by AEK.He also requested to be paid his remaining wages doubled.Lens and other French teams declared interest in buying him.
Djebbour threated AEK's board and was ready to seek a solution in court.However both sides agreed on € 300.000 and on January 14, 2011 Rafik was released.
against Borussia Dortmund
in 3-1 home win.
in an unofficial friendly game against Istres in August 2006 and his first official game was the following day against Gabon, which Algeria lost 0–2. He scored his first international goal agains Liberia
on 6 June 2008. He played a key role in Algeria’s winning campaign to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
and scored a crucial goal in Algeria’s 3–1 victory over Egypt in June 2009.
| 2004–05
| La Louvière
| Jupiler Pro League
| 21||3||?||?||0||0||21||3
|-
| rowspan=2| 2005–06
| Ethnikos Asteras
| Beta Ethniki
| 16||11||2||1||0||0||18||12
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| rowspan=2| Atromitos
| Alpha Ethniki
| 12||6||0||0||0||0||12||6
|-
| rowspan=2| 2006–07
| rowspan=8| Super League
| 2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
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| rowspan=2| Panionios
| 14||4||0||0||0||0||14||4
|-
| 2007–08
| 27||15||0||0||6||2||33||17
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| 2008–09
| rowspan=3| AEK Athens
| 28||8||7||2||0||0||33||12
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| 2009–10
| 19||9||0||0||1||0||20||9
|-
| rowspan=2|2010–11
| 11||5||2||1||6||2||19||8
|-
| rowspan=2|Olympiacos
| 10||7||0||0||0||0||10||7
|-
| 2011–12
| 7||7||0||0||5||1||10||8
|-
21||3||0||0||0||0||21||3
143||69||11||4||15||4||167||79
164||72||11||4||15||4||188||82
| 1
| 0
|-
| 2008
| 6
| 1
|-
| 2009
| 6
| 2
|-
| 2010
| 8
| 1
|-
! Total
! 21
! 4
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n international footballer. He currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague.
Auxerre
Djebbour was signed to AuxerreAJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
youth academy at the age of 15 in 1998. He was moved to the senior team in 2003 after spending five years in the youth academy. He made his professional debut at the age of 19.
Louviéroise
His impressive debut season caught the eye of R.A.A. Louviéroise, in his second professional season, he did not live up to his expectations. Even though he made 21 appearances he only managed to score six goals. Djebbour was transfer listed by the club at the end of the season, Djebbour mentioned in an interview that he was transfer listed as he wasn't happy with the way the club didn't support him when his brother had been in a coma for 5 months, he stated he was very disappointed with the staff and became disillusioned and felt no attachment to the club. In July 2005, Djebbour signed for Greek outfit Ethnikos Asteras
Ethnikos Asteras F.C.
Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division....
.
Ethnikos Asteras
In his first season in GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, he scored 11 goals in 21 from September to January. This earned him a move to Atromitos where he managed six goals until the end of the season.
Atromitos
Djebbour suffered a serious injury in his first season with Atromitos this limited Djebbour to only two appearances without scoring. In January 2006, Djebbour called upon one of the "big three" of Greece (AEK Athens, Olympiacos, PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
) to acquire his services, however this did not happen and he ended up at Panionios.
Panionios
Before signing to Panionios, Djebbour went on trial at English club Watford but was not retained as Aidy Boothroyd stated "He wasn't what I was looking for".His first six months with Panionios, Djebbour scored four goals in the remaining 14 games. He would go on to score 15 goals in 27 appearances. In the summer of 2008, AEK Athens expressed their interest in signing Djebbour. He completed his move to the "Dikefalos-Aetos" on 1 July 2008.
AEK Athens
In 2008, Djebbour transferred to AEK for €Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
3.2M. Djebbour scored his first goal for AEK in the 93rd minute in the home 2—1 win agains Asteras Tripolis giving his club the three points. Djebbour got into a fight with fellow teammate Nacho Scocco
Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco is an Argentine International Football player currently playing as a winger for Al Ain of the Pro-League. Scocco can play on both wings, but prefers to play on the left. He can also play as a attacking midfielder and often as striker...
in a training ground bust up. On 30 September 2009 it was reported that Djebbour clashed with AEK Athens' coach Dusan Bajevic
Dušan Bajevic
Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...
and was not allowed to train with the rest of the season for four months. During his absence from AEK Athens' training Djebbour had been training with Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
and Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
. On the 7/9/10, Djebbour signed an 3-year deal keeping at the club until 2013, Djebbour contract is worth €3.3m and a buy-out of clause €7m.
After singing his contract extension in 2010, he began the 2010 season in great form, scoring 3 goals in 3 games (2–1 loss to Kerkyra, 1–0 win against Panserraikos, and a 2–2 draw with Asteras Tripolis) for the regular season as well as a goal during AEK's 3–1 Europa League win against Hajduk Split.
On 2 January 2011 Djebbour had another clash, this time with Manolo Jimenez the current AEK Athen's coach. Jimenez reportedly stressed to Djebbour that he is not allowed to attend the next day training and that he should instead meet with the chairman of AEK Athens.
After the incidents with Manolo Jimenez, Rafik requested immediately to be released on a free transfer by AEK.He also requested to be paid his remaining wages doubled.Lens and other French teams declared interest in buying him.
Djebbour threated AEK's board and was ready to seek a solution in court.However both sides agreed on € 300.000 and on January 14, 2011 Rafik was released.
Olympiakos
On January 21, 2011, Djebbour joined Olympiacos signing a 6-month contract with the club.with option of renewal for 2 years by club. Now the option is active and his contract alerted in 2 years. During his first year in the team he scored 7 goals in 10 appearances. On October 19, 2011 he scored his first ever goal in UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
against Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in 3-1 home win.
International career
He made his debut with the Desert FoxesAlgeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
in an unofficial friendly game against Istres in August 2006 and his first official game was the following day against Gabon, which Algeria lost 0–2. He scored his first international goal agains Liberia
Liberia national football team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals...
on 6 June 2008. He played a key role in Algeria’s winning campaign to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
and scored a crucial goal in Algeria’s 3–1 victory over Egypt in June 2009.
Club
|-| 2004–05
| La Louvière
R.A.A. Louviéroise
R.A.A. Louviéroise, sometimes referred to as La Louvière or RAAL, was a Belgian football club located in the city of La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut. It had been playing its latest run in the Belgian First Division from 2000-01 to 2005-06 included...
| Jupiler Pro League
| 21||3||?||?||0||0||21||3
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| rowspan=2| 2005–06
| Ethnikos Asteras
Ethnikos Asteras F.C.
Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division....
| Beta Ethniki
| 16||11||2||1||0||0||18||12
|-
| rowspan=2| Atromitos
| Alpha Ethniki
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
| 12||6||0||0||0||0||12||6
|-
| rowspan=2| 2006–07
| rowspan=8| Super League
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
| 2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
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| rowspan=2| Panionios
| 14||4||0||0||0||0||14||4
|-
| 2007–08
| 27||15||0||0||6||2||33||17
|-
| 2008–09
| rowspan=3| AEK Athens
| 28||8||7||2||0||0||33||12
|-
| 2009–10
2009–10 Super League Greece
The 2009–10 Super League Greece season is the fourth since its establishment. The league consists of 16 teams. Participants are the 13 best teams from the 2008–09 season and three teams that have been promoted from the Beta Ethniki...
| 19||9||0||0||1||0||20||9
|-
| rowspan=2|2010–11
2010–11 Super League Greece
The 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27...
| 11||5||2||1||6||2||19||8
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| rowspan=2|Olympiacos
| 10||7||0||0||0||0||10||7
|-
| 2011–12
2011–12 Superleague Greece
The 2011–12 Superleague Greece is the 53rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Superleague. The season will begin in late August or early September 2011 and will end in May 2012 with the last matches of the European playoff round...
| 7||7||0||0||5||1||10||8
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21||3||0||0||0||0||21||3
143||69||11||4||15||4||167||79
164||72||11||4||15||4||188||82
International
| 2006| 1
| 0
|-
| 2008
| 6
| 1
|-
| 2009
| 6
| 2
|-
| 2010
| 8
| 1
|-
! Total
! 21
! 4
Honours
- Olympiacos:
- Superleague Greece: 2010-20112010–11 Super League GreeceThe 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27...
- Superleague Greece: 2010-2011