Mustapha Tahiri
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jerada, French protectorate in Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 August 2025 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –1969 | MC Oujda | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1969–1979 | MC Oujda | |||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | US Sidi Kacem | |||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | RS Berkane | |||||||||||||
| 1981–1984 | USM Oujda | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1980 | Morocco | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Mustapha Tahiri (Arabic: مصطفى الطاهري; 1 January 1953 – 11 August 2025) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a defender for MC Oujda and the Morocco national team.[1]
Career
Tahiri was born in 1953 in Jerada, Morocco, near Oujda from parents of Algerian origin. He started playing with MC Oujda until 1979 and finished his career in 1984 with USM Oujda.[2]
With the Morocco national team, he took part in the 1979 Mediterranean Games as a captain and to the 1980 African Cup of Nations. [3]
Death
Tahiri died on 11 August 2025, at the age of 72.[4]
Honours
MC Oujda
- Moroccan Championship: 1974–75
Morocco
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 1980
References
- ^ "Mustapha Tahiri et Mohamed Idrissi se remémorent". Le 360 Sport (in French). Salah Maghani & Said Bouchrit. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "الدولي المغربي السابق الطاهري يناشد المسؤولين". Hiba Sport (in Arabic). Youssef Akdad. 10 December 2021.
- ^ "تكريم رائع لعميد المنتخب سابقا مصطفى الطاهري". Bladi Online (in Arabic). Abdelkader El Badaoui. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Moroccan Football Icon Mustapha Tahiri Dies at 72". Barlaman Today. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.