Allal Ben-Kassou (Arabic: علال بن قصو; 11 November 1941 – 29 October 2013 in Rabat) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allal Ben-Kassou | ||
Date of birth | (1941-11-30)30 November 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Rabat, Morocco | ||
Date of death | 29 October 2013(2013-10-29) (aged 71) | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
FAR Rabat | |||
National team | |||
1963–1972 | Morocco[1] | 52 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ben-Kassou played club football for FAR Rabat in the Botola.
Ben-Kassou played for the Morocco national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics where he played against Yugoslavia and Hungary[2] and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals where he played against West Germany and Peru.[3] He was an unused squad member at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played 116 times for the Morocco football team.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[4]
Also, Ben-Kassou was a sergeant of the Moroccan Army.
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1972 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | |
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Goalkeepers | |
Defenders | |
Midfielders |
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Forwards |
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