Karim Ziani

Karim Ziani is a former Algerian international footballer, born in 1982 in France. He played for several clubs, including Lorient, Sochaux, Marseille and Wolfsburg, as well as clubs in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. He enjoyed some of his best years at Lorient and Sochaux, winning the Coupe de France with Sochaux in 2007. With the Algerian national team, Ziani was one of the key players of his generation, representing Algeria at several Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was not lucky in his career, but he was an outstanding playmaker.