Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (, born 10 July 1967 in Oran) is a former Algerian footballer.
Career
Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he would lead the club to its first league title in 17 years. The following season he would lead the team to the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs where they lost a controversial match-up on penalties to Raja Casablanca. He would play one more season for MCO during which he won the 1990 African Cup of Nations before signing his first professional contract with Turkish club Aydinspor, joining fellow Algerian Djamel Amani at the club. He played two season in Turkey before returning again to Algeria. The following year he would lead MC Oran to the league title for a second time before leaving again, this time to Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. After two trophy-less years in Morocco, he returned for a third stint with MCO. He would lead the team to the Algerian Cup in 1996 as well as back-to-back Arab Cup Winners Cups in 1997 and 1998. The following year they also won the Arab Super Cup defeating Syrian side Al Jaish in the final. He played with MCO until his retirement in 2002.
In 2003, he became coach of OM Arzew and was in control of the team until February 2008 when he was announced as the coach of MC Oran.
Personal life
Chérif El-Ouazzani is one of seven siblings, and his brother Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer. Chérif El-Ouazzani's son Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani is also a professional footballer and international for Algeria.
Honours
Club
MC Oran
Algerian Championship: 1988, 1993 ; Runner-up 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2000
Algerian Cup: 1984, 1985, 1996 ; Runner-up 1998, 2002
Algerian League Cup: 1996 ; Runner-up 2000
Arab Cup Winners Cup: 1997, 1998
Arab Super Cup: 1999
African Cup of Champions Clubs: Runner-up 1989
Arab Club Champions Cup: Runner-up 2001
USM Bel Abbès
Algerian Cup: 2018 (as a manager)