Ahmed Laghrissi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied | ||
| Date of birth | 1937 | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 2022 (aged 84–85) | ||
| Place of death | Mohammedia, Morocco[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1968[2] | MAS Fez | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950s–1964 | Morocco | 2+ | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied (Arabic: أحمد الغريسي, 1937 – 23 June 2022) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of MAS Fez.[3]
Career
Laghrissi played for MAS Fez until 1968, and won a league title with them in the 1964–65 season.[2] Following his retirement from football, he continued to work as a youth coach at MAS Fez.[2]
Laghrissi played for the Morocco national team during the 1950s and 1960s,[4] and played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs against Spain.[5][3][2] He was also part of the Morocco squad at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan, but didn't play in any matches.[6]
Personal life and death
Later in life, he owned a Vivo Energy gas station in Fez.[7]
He died on 23 June 2022, after contracting COVID-19.[1][2][4][7]
References
- 1 2 3 "Olympedia – Ahmed Laghrissi". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bouanani, Mohamed Adel (25 June 2022). "Haj Ahmed Laghrissi Labied , ex- -gardien de but international du MAS, nous a quitté". صوت فاس البديل جريدة الكترونية مستقلة (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- 1 2 El Ouazzani, Abdelkrim (23 June 2022). "وفاة الحارس الأسطوري للفريق الوطني والمغرب الفاسي الحاج أحمد الأبيض الغريسي" [The legendary goalkeeper of the national team and Maghreb Fez, Haj Ahmed El Abyad El Ghraissi, has passed away.]. Belpress. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Lhaj Ahmed Labied, ancien gardien des Lions de l'Atlas a tiré sa révérence". MSport.ma (in French). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hemeroteca - El Mundo Deportivo - Home". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Olympedia – Football, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- 1 2 Salim, Mohammad (23 June 2022). "الحارس السابق للمغرب الفاسي في ذمة الله وجامعة محطات الوقود تعزي" [Former goalkeeper of Maghreb Fez has passed away, and the Federation of Gas Stations offers its condolences.]. Douay TV (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
External links
- Ahmed Laghrissi at Olympedia
- Ahmed Laghrissi at WorldFootball.net
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