Background
Azzouzi was born in Fes, Morocco, but moved as a kid with his family to Germany.
Azzouzi was born in Fes, Morocco, but moved as a kid with his family to Germany.
He was raised in Rhineland. Azzouzi started playing as a youth for Hertha and Alemannia Mariadorf. In 1988 he moved to 1.FC Köln, where he would play for one year.
He later played for several clubs, including MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Köln and Greuther Fürth, all in Germany, except for Chongqing Lifan in China.
Sporting Director After the end of his playing career, Azzouzi served as sporting director for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. On 25 May 2012, it was announced that Azzouzi will become the new sporting director of Germany second division club Football Club Saint Pauli.
On 16 December 2014 he left his position in Saint Pauli. On 10 June 2015 he was signed a two-years contract as a sporting director of Fortuna Düsseldorf.