Mustapha Bettache

Mustapha Bettache (20 January 1931 – 13 October 2005)[1] was a Moroccan professional footballer who played for clubs in Morocco and France as well as the Morocco national football team and a football manager.

Mustapha Bettache
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-01-20)20 January 1931
Place of birth Casablanca, French Morocco
Date of death 13 October 2005(2005-10-13) (aged 74)
Place of death ?, Morocco
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1956 Wydad Casablanca
1956–1963 Nîmes Olympique
1964–1966 Raja Casablanca
National team
1960–1963 Morocco 8 (1)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Ittihad Khemisset
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in the Habous neighborhood of Casablanca, Bettache began playing senior football with local side Wydad Casablanca. He would play professionally in France's Ligue 1 with Nîmes Olympique for nearly eight seasons.[1][2] He was suspended from playing for six months in 1963, and returned to Morocco immediately after where he finished his career with Raja Casablanca.[1]

International career

Bettache made several appearances for the full Morocco national football team, including qualifying matches for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1][3]

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Bettache became a football manager. He managed Ittihad Khemisset for several seasons, leading the club to the 1973 Moroccan Throne Cup final.[4][5] He also managed COD Meknès, Olympique Club de Khouribga, Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and SCC Mohammédia.[4]

References
  1. "Mustapha Bettache, le monument". Le Matin (in French). 14 October 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Hospitalisés à l'hôpital militaire de Rabat : Khalfi et Bettache pris en charge par le président de la FRMF". Le Matin (in French). 9 December 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Courtney, Barrie (14 July 2003). "Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "Bettache ou le jubilé du souvenir". Le Matin (in French). 18 November 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. José Batalha (28 January 2016). "Morocco 1972/73". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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