Youssef Chippo

Youssef Chippo (Arabic: يوسف شيبو‎; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan retired footballer. He was a renowned midfielder for the Morocco national team during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona[2] and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Youssef Chippo
Personal information
Full name يوسف شيبو
Date of birth (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973
Place of birth Boujad, Morocco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 KAC Kénitra ?? (??)
1995–1996 Al-Hilal ?? (??)
1996–1997 Al Arabi ?? (??)
1997–1999 FC Porto 30 (2)
1999–2003 Coventry City 122 (6)
2003–2005 Al Sadd ?? (??)
2005–2006 Al-Wakrah SC ?? (??)
Total 152+ (8+)
National team
1996–2006 Morocco[1] 73 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12-07-10

Club career

Born in Boujad[4], Chippo began his career at KAC Kénitra. He spent two seasons at Porto where he began to display his talent in Europe.

In 1999, he signed for Coventry City in the Premier League[5] where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji in midfield. Coventry City were relegated in his second season, but he remained at the club for two more years.[6] With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined the Qatari side Al Sadd on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003.[7][8][9] The loan was cancelled early at the end of June.[10] However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.

On 24 February 2007, it was reported that Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial.[11][12] In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby IF also gave him a trial,[13] but he was not offered a contract.

International career

Chippo was selected for the Moroccan squads for the 1992 Olympic Games, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he started three matches but scored an own goal against Norway, and four African Cup of Nations squads between 1998 and 2006. He missed the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia after falling out with the team's coach, Ezzaki Badou, but was recalled for the 2006 tournament by Mohamed Fakhir. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.

Honours

References
  1. Youssef Chippo - International Appearances
  2. "Youssef Chippo Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. Youssef Chippo – FIFA competition record
  4. "Youssef Chippo - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Chippo naar Coventry City" [Chippo to Coventry City]. Voetbal International. 30 May 1999. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. Youssef Chippo at Soccerbase
  7. "Coventry reveals £20m debts". The Telegraph. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. "Chippo set to quit Sky Blues". BBC. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. "Chippo leaves Cov for Al-Sadd". ESPNFC. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. "Chippo returns to Coventry". BBC. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. "Hibs bag Chippo". The Scotsman. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. "Chippo no-show for Hibees trial". BBC. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. Bergström, Kristoffer (21 October 2007). "Chippo, 79 landskamper, tränar med Hammarby: "Han är i bra fysisk form"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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