Karim Zaza

Karim Zaza
Zaza in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-01-09) 9 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Brøndby, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vendsyssel (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Copenhagen 80 (0)
2000 → Fremad Amager (loan) 1 (0)
2000 → Silkeborg (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2003 OB 79 (0)
2003–2006 Brøndby 49 (0)
2006–2007 Rot-Weiss Essen 31 (0)
2007–2011 AaB 100 (0)
2011–2014 Vendsyssel 72 (1)
Total 412 (1)
International career
2000–2009 Morocco 5 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Lekhwiya (goalkeeper coach)
2016–2017 Vendsyssel (assistant)
2017–2020 Vendsyssel (goalkeeper coach)
2020 Al-Duhail (goalkeeper coach)
2021 Vejle (goalkeeper coach)
2021– Vendsyssel (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Zaza (Danish pronunciation: [kʰɑˈʁim ˈsɑsɑ], Arabic: كريم زازا; born 9 January 1975) is a Danish-born Moroccan former professional footballer and current goalkeeper coach of Vendsyssel FF.

Born in Denmark to a Moroccan father and a Danish mother, he established himself as one of the top goalkeepers of Danish football with three consecutive Danish Goalkeeper of the Year awards from 2001 to 2003. He won the Danish Cup twice with F.C. Copenhagen, once with Odense Boldklub (OB) and the Double with Brøndby IF, as well as another Danish championship with AaB in 2008. He played five games for the Morocco national football team.

Club career

On 21 March 2010, Zaza played his 100th game for AaB in all competitions.[1]

Zaza ended his career at the Danish 1st Division side Vendsyssel FF, retiring in the Summer of 2014, after a knee injury that prevented him from playing.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement in 2014, Zaza was immediately hired as a goalkeeper coach under Michael Laudrup of Lekhwiya SC in Qatar.[3] Laudrup and his staff, including Zaza, left the club in June 2015. In July 2016, Zaza returned to Vendsyssel FF as an assistant manager under Joakim Mattsson.[4] In early January 2017, Zaza was offered to continue at the club as a goalkeeper coach instead of assistant manager, which he accepted.[5] He left Vendsyssel in January 2020[6] and returned to Lekhwiya SC in Qatar, which since the last time had been renamed as Al-Duhail SC.[7] He left Qatar in October 2020.

On 1 March 2021, Zaza was appointed goalkeeper coach of Vejle Boldklub on a deal for the rest of the season.[8] On 20 July 2021, Zaza returned to Vendsyssel FF.[9]

Honours

Copenhagen[10]

OB[12]

Brøndby[13]

AaB[14]

Individual[13]

References

  1. ^ "AaB Sport - RSS - Fodbold". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ Karim Zaza indstiller karrieren (Karim Zaza set career) bold.dk. 20 May 2014. (in Danish)
  3. ^ Zaza glad for at følge med Laudrup til Qatar, berlingske.dk, 1 July 2014
  4. ^ Karim Zaza vender tilbage til Vendsyssel FF, tipsbladet.dk, 8 July 2016
  5. ^ Vendsyssel vil løse kasketforvirring med tydelige roller, bt.dk, 11 January 2017
  6. ^ VENDSYSSEL FF SIGER FARVEL TIL KARIM ZAZA, vendsysselff.dk, 22 January 2020
  7. ^ Zaza stopper øjeblikkeligt: Lynskifte til arabisk eventyr, ekstrabladet.dk, 22 January 2020
  8. ^ Vejle ansætter Karim Zaza frem til sommer, bold.dk, 1 March 2021
  9. ^ KARIM ZAZA TILTRÆDER SOM MÅLMANDSTRÆNER I VENDSYSSEL FF, vendsysselff.dk, 20 July 2021
  10. ^ "Karim Zaza - Målmand - F.C. København". www.fck.dk. F.C. Copenhagen. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Wednesday 21/06 1995 at 20:00". fck.dk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Pokalheltene fra 2002 – her er de i dag (Karim Zaza)". 817.dk. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Karim Zaza forlænger kontrakten". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Karim Zaza til Qatar". www.tv2nord.dk. TV 2 / Nord. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.