Driss Bamous
Driss Bamous (15 December 1942 – 16 April 2015) was a Moroccan football midfielder. He was also a trained professional soldier at the military academy of Saint Cyr, France.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Driss Bamous | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Berrechid, Morocco | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2015 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1975 | FAR Rabat | ||
| National team | |||
| 1963–1971 | Morocco[1] | 43 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Bamous played club football for FAR Rabat in the Botola. Bamous played for the Morocco national football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics[2] and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.[3] Following his playing career, Bamous became the president of the FRMF and organized the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.[4] In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[5] He was promoted to Brigadier General of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie in 2003.[4]
Personal
Bamous died from a long-term illness in Rabat aged 72.[6]
References
- Morocco - Record International Players
- "Driss Bamoos Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- Driss Bamous – FIFA competition record
- "Kanabi et Bamous prennent des galons" (in French). La Gazette Du Maroc. April 2003. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- "Décès à Rabat de l'ancien président Driss Bamous" (in French). Le Matin. 17 April 2015.
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