Raouf Bouzaiene

Date of birth16 August 1970
NationalityTunisian
PositionDefender

He began his career at French second division club Laval before returning to his homeland to play for Club Africain in the summer of 1995. After a successful time he joined former national coach Francesco Scoglio at Genoa in the summer of 2001 with six of his tea mates. He was a member of the African Nations Cup team in 1994 but spent several years not in contention for the national team. He is an experienced left back who can also play on the left hand in midfield he is quick and delivers a good cross. He'll be in the starting team having recovered from the slight injury picked up in Mali.

Raouf scored Tunisia's equaliser direct from a free kick in their 1-1 World Cup finals draw with Belgium for his first goal in international football.

Appearances in World Cup Qualification: 7 (2).

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 Tunisia FIFA World Cup 1
1993-94 Tunisia A v B 1
1993-94 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations 1
1
1993-94 Tunisia International Friendly 2
1995-96 Tunisia 7 November Tournament 1
1
1998-99 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations
3
1999-00 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations 3
2
1999-00 Tunisia FIFA World Cup 1
1
1999-00 Tunisia International Friendly 2
2000-01 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations 1
2000-01 Tunisia FIFA World Cup 3
1
2001-02 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
2001-02 Tunisia FIFA World Cup 5
1
2002-03 Tunisia Four Nation Tournament, Tunisia 1
2003-04 Tunisia International Friendly 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Dec 1992 Tunisia v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group F
02 Jan 1994 Ghana v Tunisia D 1-1 International Friendly
19 Jan 1994 Tunisia v Netherlands D 2-2 International Friendly
02 Feb 1994 Tunisia v France D 1-1 A v B
26 Mar 1994 Tunisia v Mali L 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
30 Mar 1994 Tunisia v Zaire D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
07 Nov 1995 Tunisia v Mauritania W 2-1 7 NOVEMBER TOURNAMENT
04 Oct 1998 Tunisia v Liberia W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7
27 Feb 1999 Tunisia v Uganda W 6-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7
06 Jun 1999 Tunisia v Algeria W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7
31 Oct 1999 Tunisia v Zambia W 2-1 International Friendly
03 Feb 2000 Tunisia v Congo W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
07 Feb 2000 Egypt v Tunisia W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
10 Feb 2000 Cameroon v Tunisia L 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final
12 Mar 2000 USA v Tunisia D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Apr 2000 Mauritania v Tunisia W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round
18 Jun 2000 Ivory Coast v Tunisia D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Africa
08 Jul 2000 Tunisia v Madagascar W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
28 Jan 2001 Congo v Tunisia W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
24 Feb 2001 Tunisia v Congo DR W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
25 Mar 2001 Morocco v Tunisia L 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
06 May 2001 Madagascar v Tunisia W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
01 Jul 2001 Tunisia v Congo W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
15 Jul 2001 Congo DR v Tunisia W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
21 Jan 2002 Tunisia v Zambia D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
25 Jan 2002 Egypt v Tunisia L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
31 Jan 2002 Senegal v Tunisia D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
05 Jun 2002 Russia v Tunisia L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
10 Jun 2002 Tunisia v Belgium D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
14 Jun 2002 Tunisia v Japan L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
30 Mar 2003 Tunisia v Cameroon W 1-0 FOUR NATION TOURNAMENT, TUNISIA Final
20 Aug 2003 Tunisia v Guinea D 0-0 International Friendly
10 Sep 2003 Tunisia v Ivory Coast W 3-2 International Friendly
08 Oct 2003 Tunisia v Japan L 0-1 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.