Rafik Djebbour
Rafik Djebbour in the jersey of Sivasspor (2013 )
Rafik Zoheir Djebbour (Arabic رفيق جبور, DMG Rafiq Ǧabbūr; born March 8, 1984 in Grenoble) is an Algerian football player. The French-born striker has since January 2014 the English second division Nottingham Forest active. He is also the current Algerian A-National player.
Sports career
Djebbour, whose parents came from the Mediterranean coast of Algeria Chlef Province, grew up in southeastern France and was the talent scouts from AJ Auxerre on when he ran aground not far from Grenoble for a club in Fontanil. The renowned youth academy by " AJA " was the young striker for five years and often steered Djebbour as a scorer more than 20 goals per season at. The jump in the " first team " then left him, however, refused and so he came in the 2003/04 season only in eight league games of the B team to the course.
Stéphane Pauwels, who had already worked in the team of Georges Leekens and later by Robert Waseige for the Algerian national team, Djebbour convinced then by a change to the Belgian first division club RAA La Louviere, for which he now worked as a sports director. After lengthy negotiations with the then responsible in Auxerre Guy Roux this his former protege was free transfer move to the northern neighbor. The expectations are not fulfilled Djebbour in Belgium, however, and in a successful team that finished seventh at the end, Djebbour often came only as a substitute for the course. The contract was terminated and the Greek second division side Ethnikos Asteras was found in July 2005, a new employer.
In the east of Athens suburb Kesariani succeeded the " header strong, equipped with good speed and a decent degree" strikers in the sport breakthrough. In less than half a year, he scored eleven goals in 16 league games and recommended thus sustainable for the highest Greek league. Here he first went from January 2006 for Atromitos Athens hunting for goals before took him a year later to the then managed by Ewald Lienen club Panionios Athens. Especially when the latter club to Djebbour established in the Greek elite class. To this end, he played in the UEFA Cup first six games in European club competition, scored two goals and was there at the end of the 2007/08 season with 14 goals fourth top scorer of the highest Greek league. With the change to AEK Athens against a transfer transfer fee in the amount of 2.9 million euros was followed in the summer of 2008 and the next logical development step.
In the new environment, but Djebbour struggled. Both injury problems, a team 's internal conflict with the Argentine Ignacio Scocco and an "extended vacation " in September 2009 ensured that Djebbour fell in coach Dušan Bajević in disgrace. At the beginning of the 2009/10 season he introduced himself with a number of clubs for trials, including in Scotland Celtic FC, Blackburn Rovers in England and in Germany Eintracht Frankfurt scored. All targeted transfer occasions failed and in January 2010 AEK Athens took the " prodigal son " back to where this still denied 14 league games and five playoff games in the outgoing 2009/10 season.
On January 21, 2011 Djebbour joined Olympiakos Piraeus. His first fixed-term six-month contract was extended to the end of the season 2010/11 a further two years. In the 2012/13 season he has 20 goals in 25 games top scorer in the Greek Super League.
After a temporary change on loan to the Turkish first division club Sivasspor, he signed in January 2014, a valid contract until the summer of 2016 the English second division club Nottingham Forest.
Algerian national
August 15, 2006 Djebbour debut for the Algerian national team as a substitute for Noureddine Daham in the 68th minute in a friendly match against Gabon ( 0-2). However, it took over 1 ½ years until the next test against the DR Congo (1:1). Then he played nine qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, but then stopped in front in the decisive second round and the playoff against Egypt outside. Also nominated for the interim Africa Cup 2010 was made on the part of the coach Rabah Saâdane - especially due Djebbours vacant club situation in Athens. Saâdane as " fourth striker " behind Abdelkader Ghezzal, Rafik Saïfi and Karim Matmour nominated him but then in the 23 -man squad for the World Cup finals tournament in South Africa.
Achievements
Association
- Greek champions: 2010/ 11, 2011/12, 2012/13
- Greek Cup winner: 2011/ 12, 2012/13
Individual Awards
- Scorer in the Greek Super League in season: 2012/13