Tarek Lazizi

Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born 8 June 1971) is a retired Algerian footballer in Finland. He played as a central defender.

Career He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender Franco Baresi and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on USM Alger forward Azzedine Rahim.

Club career 1981-1982 JS El Biar (Juniors) 1982-1987 MC Alger (Juniors) 1987-1996 MC Alger 1996-1998 Stade Tunisien 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği 1999-2002 MC Alger 2002-2003 Atlantis FC 2003-2005 MB Bouira

International career Lazizi was capped at all levels by Algeria. He received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1989 for a mini-tournament in Cameroon in preparation for the 1990 African Cup of Nations. He scored 2 goals for the national team, the first in the 1st leg match of the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations match against Iran, the second in the quarter-finals of the 1996 African Cup of Nations against South Africa.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lazizi goal.

Honours Country: Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990 Won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1991 Has 35 caps and 2 goals for the Algerian National Team Participated in 2 editions of the African Cup of Nations: 1990 and 1996 Club: Won the Algerian league once with MC Alger in 1999 Personal: Chosen as the Best Foreign Player in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season