Hassan Nader

Hassan Nader (Arabic: حسن ناظر‎; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker.

Hassan Nader
Personal information
Full name Hassan Nader
Date of birth (1965-07-08) 8 July 1965
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 WAC 92 (47)
1990–1992 Mallorca 45 (7)
1992–1995 Farense 78 (45)
1995–1997 Benfica 17 (7)
1997–2004 Farense 174 (56)
Total 406 (162)
National team
1987–2001 Morocco 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his 21-year senior career in Portugal – amassing Primeira Liga totals of 219 matches and 94 goals – mainly with Farense, where he surpassed the 100-goal mark in official games.[1]

Club career

Born in Casablanca, Nader started his career with local Wydad AC before signing with La Liga club RCD Mallorca in 1990–91. At the end of his second season the Balearic Islands team were relegated, and he also had a run-in with manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer during his spell.[1]

In July 1992, Nader moved to S.C. Farense in the Primeira Liga, becoming the league's top scorer in the 1994–95 campaign with 21 goals and being influential in the Algarve side's qualification to the UEFA Cup.[2] During eight years, he played in the team alongside compatriot Hajry Redouane.

Nader later joined S.L. Benfica, but only appeared sparingly throughout two seasons and returned to Farense,[3] where he would remain until his 2004 retirement at the age of 39, as the club was relegated to the fourth tier Terceira Divisão – he netted 11 league goals in his final year.

International career

A senior Moroccan international on 15 occasions, Nader played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring against the Netherlands in a 1–2 group stage loss,[4] and at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Personal life

Nader's son, Mohcine, was also a footballer and a striker. Already born in Portugal, he too spent most of his career in that country.[6]

References
  1. Alves, Armando (2 January 2000). "O fim de uma era com «perfume» marroquino no Farense" [The end of an era with Moroccan «perfume» at Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "Hassan lembra quando foi assobiado na própria casa" [Hassan recalls when he was booed at his own home]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. "Golden boot/leading scorers". BBC Sport. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. Hassan Nader – FIFA competition record
  5. Bobrowsky, Josef; Mazet, François. "African Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. Marques, David (24 January 2016). "Hassan: «Colegas disseram-me na brincadeira que tinha de marcar»" [Hassan: «Teammates jokingly told me I had to score»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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