Abdelkhalek Louzani

Abdelkhalek Louzani (13 July 1945 – 6 February 2021) was a Moroccan football player and coach.

Playing career

Louzani began his career in 1960 with hometown club ASS Essaouira, and played professionally with Belgian clubs Anderlecht, Crossing Elewijt and Olympic Charleroi.

Coaching career

Louzani began his coaching career in Belgium with Olympic Charleroi, before returning to Morocco in 1982.

He was manager of the Morocco national team in 1992 to 1993, and also managed a number of Moroccan club sides including Moghreb Tétouan, Olympique Khouribga, FUS Rabat, Ittihad Tanger, Kawkab Marrakech, Chabab d'Al Massira, COD Meknès, KAC Kénitra and Olympic Club de Safi.

Death

Louzani died from COVID-19 in Essaouira on 6 February 2021, at age 75, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.

References

1945 births

2021 deaths

People from Essaouira

Moroccan men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

R.S.C. Anderlecht players

K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt players

R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes players

Moroccan football managers

Morocco national football team managers

MA Tétouan managers

KAC Marrakech managers

Olympique Club de Khouribga managers

Fath Union Sport managers

IR Tanger managers

COD Meknès managers

Kénitra AC managers

Olympic Safi managers

Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco

Moroccan expatriate men's footballers

Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium