Mustapha Zitouni

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.

Mustapha Zitouni
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-10-19)19 October 1928
Place of birth Algiers, French Algeria
Date of death 5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (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)
National team
1957–1958 France 4 (0)
1958–1962 Algeria FLN
1963–1965[6][7] Algeria 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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 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.[11] While in Algeria he played football for RC Kouba.[9]

Later life

Zitouni returned to France, settling in Côte d'Azur and working for Air Algerie in Nice.[12]

He died on 5 January 2014, at the age of 85.[13][14]

References
  1. "Profile player" (in French). L'Equipe.
  2. "Disparition de Mustapha Zitouni, ex-pilier de l'équipe de football du FLN" (in French). France 24. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Emouvant jubilé en hommage à Mustapha Zitouni à Alger" (in French). AllAfrica. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. "Profile player" (in French). FFF.
  6. "Historique des Confrontations : Algérie - Bulgarie (Zitouni goal)" (in French). dzfootball.
  7. "Un jubilé pour Mustapha Zitouni (Zitouni caps)" (in French). dzfoot.
  8. "Profile" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. "Mustapha Zitouni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. "Mustapha Zitouni - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  11. James Copnall (21 April 2008). "Algeria pacesetters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  12. Xavier Breuil (24 January 2014). "Mustapha Zitouni – Bridging a cultural divide" (PDF). 14. The FIFA Weekly: 29–31. Retrieved 24 May 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. "Football: L'ancien joueur de l'équipe du FLN, Mustapha Zitouni, n'est plus - A la une". El Watan. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  14. "Algerian Mustapha Zitouni dies, aged 85". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.


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