| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Nader | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Wydad | 92 | (47) |
| 1990–1992 | Mallorca | 45 | (7) |
| 1992–1995 | Farense | 78 | (45) |
| 1995–1997 | Benfica | 17 | (7) |
| 1997–2004 | Farense | 174 | (56) |
| Total | 406 | (162) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–2001 | Morocco | 31 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hassan Nader (Arabic:حسن ناظر; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
He spent most of his 21-year senior career in Portugal – amassingPrimeira Liga totals of 219 matches and 94 goals – mainly withFarense, where he surpassed the 100-goal mark in official games.[1][2]
Born inCasablanca, Nader started his career with localWydad AC[3] before signing withLa Liga clubRCD Mallorca in1990–91. At the end of hissecond season theBalearic Islands team were relegated, and he also had a run-in with managerLorenzo Serra Ferrer during his spell.[1]
In July 1992, Nader moved toS.C. Farense in thePrimeira Liga, becoming theleague's top scorer in the1994–95 campaign with 21 goals and being influential in theAlgarve side'squalification for theUEFA Cup.[4] For eight years, he shared teams with his compatriotHajry Redouane.[1]
Nader later joinedS.L. Benfica, but appeared sparingly throughout two seasons[1] and returned to Farense,[5] where he would remain until his 2004 retirement at the age of 39, as the club was relegated to theTerceira Divisão. He scored 11 league goals in his final year.[6]
A seniorMorocco international on 31 occasions,[7] Nader played for his country at the1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring against theNetherlands in a 2–1 group stage loss,[8] and at the1988[9] and1992 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Nader's son,Mohcine, was also a footballer and a striker. Already born in Portugal, he too spent most of his career in that country.[11][8]