Driss Joumad
Personal information
Full name Driss Joumad
Date of birth (1927-05-20)20 May 1927
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death 18 September 2009(2009-09-18) (aged 82)
Place of death Rabat, Morocco
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1954 Wydad Casablanca - (-)
1954–1958 Bordeaux 18 (4)
International career
– Morocco 92 (-)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Driss Joumad (20 May 1927 – 18 September 2009) is a former Morocco international football striker.

Club career

Born in Casablanca, Joumad began playing football with the youth teams of Wydad Casablanca in the 1940s. He joined the senior side at age 18, and would help the club win the 1947–48 Botola title without losing a match.[1]

In 1954, he moved to France to play for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He made several appearances in his first season, but suffered a serious knee injury in a cup match against Le Mans which limited his ability to continue playing.[1]

After he retired, Joumad became a football manager and led French regional side Royan Vaux AFC.[1]

International career

Joumad made 92 appearances for the Morocco national football team.[2]

Personal

Joumad died in a Rabat military hospital following a long illness at age 86.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hassouni, Ali (1 July 2006). "Driss Joumad, l'élégant" [Driss Joumad, the elegant] (in French). Le Matin.
  2. ↑ "Décès de l'ancien international Driss Joumad" [Death of former international Driss Joumad] (in French). Wa Bayn. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Décès à Rabat de l'ancien international marocain Driss Joumad" [Former Moroccan international Driss Joumad dies in Rabat] (in French). Biladi. 20 September 2009.


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