Youssef Chippo

Summary

Youssef Chippo (Arabic: يوسف شيبو; born 10 May 1973) is a Moroccan retired footballer.[2] 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[3] and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[4]

Youssef Chippo
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Boujad, Morocco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 KAC Kénitra
1995–1996 Al-Hilal
1996–1997 Al Arabi
1997–1999 Porto 30 (2)
1999–2003 Coventry City 122 (6)
2003–2005 Al Sadd
2005–2006 Al-Wakrah
Total 152+ (8+)
International career
1992 Morocco U23 1 (0)
1996–2006 Morocco[1] 73 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Boujad,[5] 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[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10] The loan was cancelled early at the end of June.[11] However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.

On 24 February 2007, it was reported that Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial.[12][13] In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby also gave him a trial,[14] but he was not offered a contract.

International career edit

Chippo was selected for the Morocco squads for the 1992 Summer Olympics, 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 by Mohamed Fakhir for the 2006 tournament. He retired from international competition after the tournament, having won 62 caps.

Personal life edit

Chippo is now a television football analyst. He is also a businessman. He works as a TV presenter and sports analyst for beIN Sports MENA in Doha, Qatar.[15][16][17]

Chippo also runs a football academy to help players reach their potential.[18][19]

Career statistics edit

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chippo goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssef Chippo[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 February 1998 Stade El Harti, Marrakech, Morocco   Niger 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 3 October 1998 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco   Sierra Leone 1–0 3–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 10 April 1999 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco   Togo 1–0 1–1 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
4 28 April 1999 GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–0 2–1 Friendly
5 8 October 2000 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco   Kenya 1–0 1–0 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
6 25 March 2001 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco   Tunisia 1–0 2–0 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
7 12 December 2001 Settat, Morocco   Mali 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8 7 September 2002 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon   Gabon 1–0 1–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
9 8 June 2003 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco   Sierra Leone 1–0 1–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification

Honours edit

Porto


Al Sadd

References edit

  1. ^ Youssef Chippo - International Appearances
  2. ^ «Estava a jejuar e desmaiei no treino do FC Porto, o treinador não sabia» maisfutebol.iol.pt
  3. ^ "Youssef Chippo Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. ^ Youssef Chippo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "Youssef Chippo - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Chippo naar Coventry City" [Chippo to Coventry City]. Voetbal International. 30 May 1999. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ Youssef Chippo at Soccerbase
  8. ^ "Coventry reveals £20m debts". The Telegraph. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Chippo set to quit Sky Blues". BBC. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Chippo leaves Cov for Al-Sadd". ESPNFC. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Chippo returns to Coventry". BBC. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Hibs bag Chippo". The Scotsman. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Chippo no-show for Hibees trial". BBC. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  14. ^ Bergström, Kristoffer (21 October 2007). "Chippo, 79 landskamper, tränar med Hammarby: "Han är i bra fysisk form"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ^ "beIN Sports to broadcast European football season". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  16. ^ "beIN Sports welcomes back UEFA's most prestigious competitions exclusively across MENA". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  17. ^ "beIN to Exclusively Broadcast TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021 Final in MENA". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  18. ^ "أكاديمية يوسف شيبو". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  19. ^ "أكاديمية شيبو… ميلاد من رحم المعاناة | جريدة الصباح". assabah.ma (in Arabic). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  20. ^ Youssef Chippo - International Appearances

External links edit

  • Youssef Chippo at National-Football-Teams.com