Olympique de Marseille and PSG lose one of their veterans. Former Morocco international Abdelaziz Barrada died suddenly at the age of 35, according to several Moroccan media, which cite a heart attack. The ex-midfielder retired in 2022 after a stint in National 2 with US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, who at the time “prioritized his family over money”, as he put it. ‘had confided in our columns.
Before this end of his career in anonymity, Abdelaziz Barrada had experienced the reserve of PSG to begin his career before flourishing in Spain then at Al-Jazira. The turning point in his career still remains his signing for OM in the summer of 2014, where he spent two seasons, failing in the Coupe de France final against PSG in particular, under the orders of Marcelo Bielsa.
The Moroccan international (28 caps, 4 goals) played in the Olympic Games in 2012 under the colors of the Atlas Lions, even if his country of birth remains France and Provins in Seine-et-Marne. He returned to his family at the end of his career after a tour in the Emirates and Türkiye. A player with a technical profile, Abdelaziz Barrada has also distinguished himself on several occasions as a consultant for BeIN Sports.
