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Driss El-Asmar
Personal information
Full name	Driss Ahmed El-Asmar
Date of birth	(1975-12-04) 4 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Morocco
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Difaa El Jadida
1998–2000	FAR Rabat
2000–2001	Difaa El Jadida
2001	Degerfors IF	15	(0)
2001–2003	Malmö FF	0	(0)
2003	→ Enköpings SK (loan)	4	(0)
2003–2006	Raja Casablanca
2006	Kvarnsvedens IK
2006–2007	Ethnikos Asteras	28	(0)
International career
1998–2003	Morocco	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Driss Ahmed El-Asmar (born 4 December 1975) is a Moroccan former professional football goalkeeper who played for clubs in Morocco, Sweden and Greece. A full international between 1998 and 2003, he won three caps for Morocco and represented his country at the 1998 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

El-Asmar began playing club football with local side Difaa El Jadida in 1995. He moved to FAR Rabat for three seasons before returning to Difaa El Jadida for one more season before moving to play abroad.

El-Asmar initially went to Sweden to play for second division side Degerfors IF. After a successful season, he signed a three-year contract with Malmö FF in September 2001.^[1]

After his stint in Sweden, El-Asmar returned to Morocco to play for Raja Casablanca and would win the 2003–04 Botola title with the club. At age 30, he moved abroad again, signing with Ethnikos Asteras F.C. in the Greek second division in June 2006.^[2]

International career

El-Asmar made three appearances for the Morocco national football team and was selected as a reserve goalkeeper for the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.^[3] He had a good performance in a friendly during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying build-up in April 2003.^[4]

References

^ "Driss el Asmar tillbaka i målet nästa säsong" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan.se. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ "Κόκκινος" ο Ασμάρ [Asmar the "Red"] (in Greek). Pathfinder Sport. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Victoire des Ivoiriens sur le onze national" [Ivorians defeat the national team] (in French). Le Matin. 1 May 2003.

External links

Driss El-Asmar at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at EPAE.org

v t e Morocco squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations
1 El Brazi 2 Saber 3 El Hadrioui 4 Rossi 5 Triki 6 Naybet 7 Hadji 8 Chiba 9 Fertout 10 Ouakili 11 El-Khattabi 12 Benzekri 13 Bahja 14 Bassir 15 Abrami 16 Azzouzi 17 Jrindou 18 Chippo 19 Hadda 20 Khalif 21 El Khalej 22 El-Asmar Coach: Michel

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