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Larbi Benbarek

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Moroccan footballer (1917-1992)

FootballersLived 1917 to 1992 · aged 75
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Abdelkader Larbi Ben Embarek, also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, was a Moroccan football player, who represented the France national team 17 times.

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Teams 9

USM Bel-Abbès1955-1956
Olympique de Marseille1953-1955
Atlético Madrid1948-1953
Stade Français Football1945-1948
US Marocaine Casablanca1940-1945
Olympique de Marseille1938-1939
France men's national association football team1938-1954
US Marocaine Casablanca1936-1938
US Marocaine Casablanca1935-1936

Career record

SpellAppsGoals
1953-19553213
1948-195311356
1945-19488743
1938-19393010
1938-1954193

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About this person

Abdelkader Larbi Ben Embarek, also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, was a Moroccan football player, who represented the France national team 17 times. He earned the sobriquet of the "Black Pearl" due to his technique and elegance on the ball, and is considered one of the greatest football players of all time, one of the first great African footballers, and the greatest French footballer prior to Raymond Kopa. Speaking on the Moroccan player, Pelé reportedly said: "If I am the king of football, Ben Barek is the god of football."

Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1992 · aged 75
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25 languages

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