▁and ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁His ▁father , ▁Abd ell atif , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁goal keeper ▁for ▁R aja ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁and ▁Hass ania ▁Ag ad ir ▁who ▁signed ▁for ▁Racing ▁Me ch elen ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁as ▁his ▁former ▁Mor oc can ▁club ▁refused ▁to ▁release ▁his ▁paper work . ▁Instead ▁of ▁returning ▁home , ▁he ▁opt ed ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bus ▁driver ▁for ▁ST IB . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁take ▁early ▁ret irement ▁to ▁over see ▁his ▁son ' s ▁career . ▁F ella ini ▁is ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Et ter be ek , ▁Br uss els ▁Capital - Region , ▁F ella ini ▁began ▁playing ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁for ▁And er lecht . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁athlet ics , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁being ▁his ▁preferred ▁event . ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁to ▁school ▁while ▁his ▁class m ates ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁daily ▁journey ▁by ▁bus ▁or ▁car . ▁However , ▁F ella ini ' s ▁father ▁Abd ell atif , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁footballer ▁himself , ▁gu ided ▁his ▁son ▁towards ▁football . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁And er lecht ' s ▁Academy , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 2 6 ▁goals ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁he ▁scored ▁ 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁And er lecht ' s ▁a cademy ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁when