Merouane Zemmama, Arabic:, was born on 7 October 1983 and is a Moroccan football manager and a retired Moroccan professional footballer who used to play as an attacking midfielder.
15 Facts About Merouane Zemmama
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Merouane Zemmama helped the club win the CAF Confederation Cup in 2003.
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Merouane Zemmama joined Hibernian under freedom of contract in August 2006.
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Merouane Zemmama was hailed by manager Tony Mowbray as a new Russell Latapy and his early performances excited the Hibernian fans.
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Rod Petrie refuted the claim that Merouane Zemmama had a contract with Raja.
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Merouane Zemmama requested to Hibs that he be transferred to a club where he could live with his wife.
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However, after Merouane Zemmama moved to Al-Shaab, the Government increased the age at which brides could enter the UK to 21, throwing Merouane Zemmama's return to Hibernian into doubt.
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Merouane Zemmama scored in Middlesbrough's League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace.
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Middlesbrough and Merouane Zemmama parted company by mutual consent on 1 July 2013.
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Merouane Zemmama made 48 appearances for Middlesbrough in total, scoring seven goals.
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On 27 August 2013, Merouane Zemmama signed a two-year free-transfer contract for Raja Casablanca.
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Merouane Zemmama was very famous with his number 5 shirt when he was playing in Moroccan Championship, but this time he chose to get number 55 because his teammate Mouhssine Moutouali is the one who wears his old number.
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Merouane Zemmama won his first cap as a second-half substitute in that game, and he scored a goal a minute after coming onto the field.
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Merouane Zemmama started at Raja Casablanca as a right winger, often compared to Antonio Cassano due to his flair.
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Meanwhile, Merouane Zemmama debuted his training career in September 2021, with the casablanca local team Prestigia FC -11 -15 -17 where he train his son.