Youssef Chippo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | يوسف شيبو | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Boujad, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | KAC Kénitra | ?? | (??) |
| 1995–1997 | Al Arabi | ?? | (??) |
| 1997–1999 | FC Porto | 30 | (2) |
| 1999–2003 | Coventry City | 122 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Al Sadd | ?? | (??) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Wakrah SC | ?? | (??) |
| Total | 152+ | (8+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2006 | Morocco | 62 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12-07-10. |
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Youssef Chippo (Arabic: يوسف شيبو; born 10 May 1973 in Boujad) is a retired footballer from Morocco. He was a renowned midfielder on the national squad during the 1990s, and was a member of the team that participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Chippo began his career at KAC Kénitra. He spent two seasons at FC Porto where he began to display his talent in Europe.
In 1999, he signed for Coventry City in the Premier League where he played alongside fellow Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji in midfield. Coventry City was relegated in his second season, but he remained at the club for two more seasons. With Coventry City in financial trouble and looking to offload players, Chippo joined Qatari side Al Sadd on a six-month loan on 11 April 2003. The loan was cancelled early at the end of June. However, he played at Al Sadd until 2005.
On 24 February 2007 it was reported that Hibernian would be taking Chippo on trial, but three days later he had yet to show up. In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby IF also gave him a trial, but he was not offered a contract.
Chippo missed out on the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, and had been out of the Morocco squad for two years, after falling out with the team's former coach, Ezzaki Badou. He was only called up to the team a few weeks ahead of the 2006 African Nations Cup by new coach Mohamed Fakhir.
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