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Mustapha Bettache

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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
International career
1960–1963 Morocco 8 (1)
Managerial career
1972–1973 Ittihad Khemisset
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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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

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

Managerial career

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "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. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2019.