Farid Diaf (born 14 April 1971) is a French retired footballer and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1996 | Olympique Alès[1] | ||
| Stade Rennais F.C.[2] | 1 | (0) | |
| 1997-1999 | Stade Lavallois | 39 | (3) |
| 1999-2000 | Preston North End F.C. | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Boston United F.C. | 4 | (1) |
| 2001-20xx | FACV [fr][3] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012-20xx | FACV [fr][4][5][6][7] | ||
| Cabestany O.C[8][9] | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
England
editDescribed as a 'breath of fresh air' by Preston North End coach David Moyes, Diaf injured himself in training two days before the 1999/00 season began.[10] Unfortunately, on the 6th of November at Colchester, he suffered a fracture under his left eye, so had to undergo an operation.[11] Despite turning out with the reserves and expressing eagerness to get back on the field,[11] the half-back was ruled out of action again with a January injury,[12] posting three league appearances the entire season.
Asked about Preston North End, the Frenchman stated that the team, as well as the manager, exuded talent and that they could potentially produce football similar to Manchester United, who were one division above.[10] He also claimed that the standard was higher than in France.[10]
References
edit- ^ Rencontre avec Farid Diaf Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes
- ^ Stade Rennais Profile
- ^ Farid Diaf, retour aux sources ladepeche.fr
- ^ FACV : Diaf débarqué Niang démissionne ladepeche.fr
- ^ «Le FACV doit retrouver son aura» ladepeche.fr
- ^ Carcassonne. Farid Diaf : «Un projet se dessine sur 4-5 ans» ladepeche.fr
- ^ Farid Diaf : «L'école de foot est l'avenir» ladepeche.fr
- ^ club Football Cabestany O.C - Footeo Profile
- ^ Farid Diaf de retour avec Cabestany contre le FAC II ladepeche.fr
- ^ a b c Man U? We're just as good says Diaf... Lancashire Telegraph
- ^ a b Play before beauty Lancashire Telegraph
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Diaf injured (yes, again) Lancashire Telegraph
External links
edit- Actufoot tag
- Farid Diaf – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Farid Diaf at Soccerbase
- French Wikipedia Page
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