Mbarek El Filali
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| Full name | Mbarek El Filali | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1955 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Malah, Algeria | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Coulounieix-Chamiers, France | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| – | MC Oujda | – | (–) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Morocco | – | (–) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Mbarek El Filali (born 12 May 1955 – died 27 November 2021) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a defender for MC Oujda as well as the Moroccan national team.
Career
[edit]El Filali won a Botola title with MC Oujda in 1975 as well as 3rd place with the Moroccan national team at the 1980 African Cup of Nations.[1]
El Filali also played with multiple French teams including Périgueux Foot and Trélissac FC.[2]
He was known to the Moroccan public by the nickname "El Filali Sghir" in order to distinguish him from his older brother Mohamed, another footballer who played for Morocco in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Death
[edit]El Filali died on 27 November 2021 in France, following a long illness.[1] Former players of Trélissac FC and the Moroccan national team met in June 2022 to play in a friendly game in tribute to El Filali.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Football: International Moroccan star Mbarek El Filali passes away at 66". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b Larelle, Adrien (6 February 2022). "Football en Dordogne: un match pour rendre hommage à un ancien international marocain" (in French). ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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