Mustapha Zitouni (19 October 1928 – 5 January 2014) was a professional footballer who played as a defender. He played international football for both France and Algeria.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 2014 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Nice, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | OM Saint-Eugène[2][3][4] | ||
| 1953–1954 | Cannes | 38 | (4) |
| 1954–1958 | Monaco | 136 | (2) |
| 1962–1963 | Chartres | ||
| 1964–1967[5] | RC Kouba | ||
| Total | 174 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1958 | France | 4 | (0) |
| 1958–1962 | Algeria FLN | ||
| 1963–1965[6][7] | Algeria | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Algiers, French Algeria,[8] Zitouni began his career with OM Saint-Eugène.[2][3][4] He then played in France for Cannes, Monaco and Chartres.[9] While in France he represented the French national side.[10] He was also part of France's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[11] He left his professional career in France in 1958 to represent the unofficial Algerian national side, which was then run by the National Liberation Front, a rebel group campaigning for Algerian independence.[12] While in Algeria he played football for RC Kouba.[9]
Later life edit
Zitouni returned to France, settling in Côte d'Azur and working for Air Algerie in Nice.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Profile player" (in French). L'Equipe.
- ^ a b "Disparition de Mustapha Zitouni, ex-pilier de l'équipe de football du FLN" (in French). France 24. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Mustapha Zitouni, l'ancien entraîneur de l'équipe du FLN, n'est plus" (in French). Le Matin d'Algérie. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Emouvant jubilé en hommage à Mustapha Zitouni à Alger" (in French). AllAfrica. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Profile player" (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Historique des Confrontations : Algérie - Bulgarie (Zitouni goal)" (in French). dzfootball.
- ^ "Un jubilé pour Mustapha Zitouni (Zitouni caps)" (in French). dzfoot.
- ^ "Profile" (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Mustapha Zitouni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Mustapha Zitouni - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "Mustapha Zitouni". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ James Copnall (21 April 2008). "Algeria pacesetters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ Xavier Breuil (24 January 2014). "Mustapha Zitouni – Bridging a cultural divide" (PDF). 14. The FIFA Weekly: 29–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Football: L'ancien joueur de l'équipe du FLN, Mustapha Zitouni, n'est plus - A la une". El Watan. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Algerian Mustapha Zitouni dies, aged 85". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
External links edit
- Mustapha Zitouni at EU-Football.info
- Mustapha Zitouni at FootballDatabase.eu
- Mustapha Zitouni at L'Équipe (in French)
- Mustapha Zitouni at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mustapha Zitouni at WorldFootball.net
- Mustapha Zitouni at Olympedia
