Tarek Lazizi

Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born 8 June 1971) is a retired Algerian footballer in Finland. He played as a central defender.

Career
He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender Franco Baresi and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on USM Alger forward Azzedine Rahim.

Club career

 * 1981-1982 JS El Biar (Juniors)
 * 1982-1987 MC Alger (Juniors)
 * 1987-1996 MC Alger
 * 1996-1998 Stade Tunisien
 * 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği
 * 1999-2002 MC Alger
 * 2002-2003 Atlantis FC
 * 2003-2005 MB Bouira

International career
Lazizi was capped at all levels by Algeria. He received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1989 for a mini-tournament in Cameroon in preparation for the 1990 African Cup of Nations. He scored 2 goals for the national team, the first in the 1st leg match of the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations match against Iran, the second in the quarter-finals of the 1996 African Cup of Nations against South Africa.

Honours
Country: Club: Personal:
 * Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990
 * Won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1991
 * Has 35 caps and 2 goals for the Algerian National Team
 * Participated in 2 editions of the African Cup of Nations: 1990 and 1996
 * Won the Algerian league once with MC Alger in 1999
 * Chosen as the Best Foreign Player in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season