Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national team for five years.Career
Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.
Tasfaout is the Algeria national football team's all-time best scorer. He played 87 matches and scored 36 goals.Honours
Clubs
;MC Oran
;AJ Auxerre
;EA Guingamp
;Awards
- Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994
;Performances
- Best goalscorer with the Algeria team with 36 goals
- Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals
International goals
