Youssef Darbaki

Youssef Darbaki, (born February 15, 1964 in Casablanca), claims to be a former Moroccan footballer who played as a midfielder, participating in the 1982 World Cup Qualifiers, and that he was selected for the Morocco national football team in the 1986 World Cup squad, but that he was injured, and was unable to participate. This claim cannot be proven. The online roster list for the Chicago Power from the late 1980s and early 1990s do not list Darbaki as a player, so this claim can also not be confirmed.
While head coach at Prairie Seeds Academy, Darbaki came under fire over rumors that players he had recruited were older than MSHSL eligibility rules allowed. Carlos Mark Boquin, the player in question was listed as a freshman during the 2010-2011 season in which the Lycans won the Single-A Minnesota State Soccer title. However, according to the birth year listed on the Minnesota Kings roster, that would make Boquin a 22 year-old high school freshman.
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Darbaki is fluent in French, Arabic, English.
Coaching career
* South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1992-1994.
* University of St. Thomas Associate Coach from 1994-2008.
* Minnesota Select from 1996-1999.
* Cougars FC (Minnesota Amateur Soccer League) from 1996-2006.
* Minnesota All-Star African Team from 1999-2006.
* Minnesota Blast from 2002-2004.
* Minnesota TwinStars (NPSL) Head Coach 2005-present.
* Wayzata Soccer Club, Kelix Soccer Club, and Three Rivers Soccer Club as Coaching Director.
* Prairie Seeds Academy boys' soccer team, who won the 2010 Class A State Championship.
* Minnesota TwinStars Academy (TSA), Coaching Director 2012-2019

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