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Lakhdar Belloumi (Arabic: لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have invented the "Blind Pass".[2] He is awarded the 4th best African player of the century.[3] He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player with 100 national caps[1] (147 caps not recognized by FIFA)[4] and is also the third best goalscorer of the Algerian national team in all time with 28 goals[5] (34 goals not recognized by FIFA).[6]

Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lakhdar Belloumi
Date of birth	(1958-12-29) 29 December 1958 (age 63)
Place of birth	Mascara, Algeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1973–1974	OS Mascara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	OS Mascara	–	(–)
1976–1977	SKAF El-Khemis	–	(–)
1977–1978	GCB Mascara	26	(29)
1978–1979	MP Oran	25	(11)
1979–1981	MP Alger	30	(10)
1981–1987	GCR Mascara	60	(27)
1987–1988	Mouloudia d'Oran	56	(36)
1988	Al-Arabi SC	6	(5)
1989–1990	M. Oran / MC Oran	27	(12)
1990–1991	GC Mascara	4	(4)
1991–1992	USM Bel Abbès	40	(20)
1992–1993	GC Mascara	12	(7)
1993–1994	MC Oran	27	(6)
1994–1996	GC Mascara	38	(19)
1996	MC Oran	11	(2)
1997	GC Mascara	13	(3)
1997–1998	ASM Oran	17	(9)
1998–1999	GC Mascara	25	(4)
Total		417	(204)
National team
1974–1977	Algeria U17	–	(–)
1977–1978	Algeria U20	4	(2)
1979–1980	Algeria military	–	(–)
1978–1989	Algeria	100[1]	(28)
1989	Algeria futsal	3	(1)
Teams managed
2001–2002	MC Oran
2002–2003	USM Bel-Abbès
2003	Al Tadamun SC
2004–2005	Algeria
2005–2006	GC Mascara
2011	Algeria (beach soccer)
2015	Algeria (beach soccer)
Honours Player MC Oran Algerian Championship 1979 Winner Algerian Championship 1988 Runner-up African Cup 1989 Runner-up Algerian Championship 1990 GC Mascara Winner Algerian Championship 1984  Algeria Mediterranean Games 1979 Runner-up African Cup of Nations 1980 African Cup of Nations 1984 African Cup of Nations 1988 Manager MC Oran Runner-up Arab Cup 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Belloumi's goal against reigning European champions West Germany earned Algeria a stunning 2–1 victory in their World Cup debut in Spain '82.[7]

Club career

Belloumi spent almost his entire career at home (apart from a brief spell in Qatar late in his career), most notably with his hometown club GC Mascara, as well as MC Oran. He played also with MC Alger for two years during his military service in Algiers. He won two domestic championships during his career in 1984 with GC Mascara and in 1988 with MC Oran. After returning for another spell in Mascara in 1994, he continued playing until retirement in 1999.

Belloumi had contact with various European clubs, including Barcelona, before Spain '82, but "the law did not allow us to leave the country before the age of 27". In 1985, he caught the eye of Juventus after shining in a friendly against them, only to miss out on a dream transfer after breaking his leg in the African Champions' Cup in Libya against Al-Ittihad. He was understandably disappointed "It was a real shame for me that I couldn't go".[7]

Often overlooked for international recognition due to not joining a major European club, despite the interest of major European clubs (Juventus were reportedly very keen to acquire his services despite the performances of Michel Platini). Belloumi was recognised by any who watched him play, including the great Pelé, as a fantastic player.

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  Belloumi with MC Oran in 1978-79
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  Belloumi with GC Mascara in 1984

International career

Belloumi has a total of 147 caps and 34 goals for Algeria national team but only 100 caps and 28 goals are recognized by FIFA.[4][6] He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics, at two editions of FIFA World Cup (1982 and 1986), at four editions of Africa Cup of Nations (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1988) and at two editions of Mediterranean Games (1979 and 1983). In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year. Belloumi scored the winning goal in the 2–1 win over West Germany in the 1982 World Cup, and was a pivotal player in the Algerian national team throughout the 1980s. His last game for Algeria came in 1989.

Career statistics

Clubs

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Caps	Goals	Caps	Goals	Caps	Goals	Caps	Goals	Caps	Goals
Algeria			League		Algerian Cup		League Cup		Africa		Total
1974–75	OS Mascara	Division H					-		-
1975–76							-		-
1976–77	SKAF El-Khemis	Division 2					-		-
1977–78	GCB Mascara						-		-
1978–79	MP Oran	Division 1	25	11			-		-
1979–80	MP Alger		10	4	0	0	-		4	4	15	9
1980–81			9	3	2	0	-		1	0	12	3
1981–82	GCR Mascara				3	1	-		-
1982–83			+15	+3			-		-
1983–84					?	1	-		-
1984–85					?	1	-		2	0
1985–86					?	0	-		-
1986–87			+30	8	1	1	-		-		+30	9
1987–88	Mouloudia d'Oran		+30		4	2	-		-		+35
Qatar			League		Qatar Emir Cup		Qatari Super Cup		Asia		Total
1988	Al-Arabi	Qatar Stars League	2	2			-		-
Algeria			League		Algerian Cup		League Cup		Africa		Total
1988–89	Mouloudia d'Oran	Division 1			?	2	-		2	0
1989–90	MC Oran		?	6	-		-		6	1		7
1990–91	GC Mascara	Division 2					-		-
1991–92	USM Bel-Abbès	Division 1			?	1
1992–93	GC Mascara	Division 2			-		-		-
1993–94	MC Oran	Division 1			?	1	-		4	5
1994–95	GC Mascara						-		-
1995–96		Division 2					-		-
1996	MC Oran	Division 1	11	2	0	0	-		-		11	2
1997	GC Mascara	Division 2	13	3	?	1	-		-			4
1997–98	ASM Oran		17	9					-
1998–99	GC Mascara	Division 1	25	5	?	0	-		-			5
Total	Algeria
	Qatar		2	2
Career total

Club statistics

African competition

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 April 1980	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Dragons de l'Ouémé	2–0	3–0	1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs
2.	24 May 1980	Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan	Stella Adjamé	4–2	4–2	1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs
3.	7 June 1980	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Stella Adjamé	1–0	3–1	1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs
4.				3–1
5.	22 September 1989	Stade Habib Bouakeul, Oran	Al-Mourada	1–0	4–0	1989 African Cup of Champions Clubs
6.	18 February 1994	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen	ASC Sonader Ksar	3–0	4–0	1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs
7.				4–0
8.	6 May 1994	Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen	AS Tempête Mocaf	1–0	7–4
9.				3–0
10.				6–4

International statistics

National team statistics

Lakhdar Belloumi at National-Football-Teams.com

Algeria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1978	4	1
1979	11	5
1980	11	4
1981	9	6
1982	10	2
1983	10	2
1984	10	3
1985	3	1
1986	6	1
1987	10	1
1988	7	2
1989	9	0
Total	100	28

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[8]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October 1978	Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine	Congo	1–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	5 April 1979	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Mali	1–0	1–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
3.	24 June 1979	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Libya	1–0	3–1	1980 African Cup of Nations qualification
4.	27 September 1979	Stadion Rade Končar, Šibenik	Yugoslavia	0–1	3–2	1979 Mediterranean Games
5.	29 September 1979	Stadion Poljud, Split	Greece	1–0	2–1	1979 Mediterranean Games
6.	21 December 1979	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Morocco	1–0	3–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
7.	13 Marsh 1980	Liberty Stadium, Ibadan	Morocco	1–0	1–0	1980 African Cup of Nations
8.	16 Marsh 1980	Liberty Stadium, Ibadan	Guinea	2–0	3–2	1980 African Cup of Nations
9.	20 July 1980	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Syria	1–0	3–0	1980 Summer Olympics
10.	24 July 1980	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Spain	1–1	1–1	1980 Summer Olympics
11.	1 May 1981	Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine	Niger	2–0	4–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.				4–0
13.	30 August 1981	Stade du 19 Juin, Oran	Upper Volta	3–0	7–0	1982 African Cup of Nations qualification
14.				4–0
15.	10 October 1981	Surulere Stadium, Lagos	Nigeria	0–1	0–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	30 October 1981	Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine	Nigeria	1–0	2–1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	11 February 1982	El Molinón, Gijón	Spain Ol.	0–2	0–1	Friendly
18.	16 June 1982	El Molinón, Gijón	West Germany	1–2	1–2	1982 FIFA World Cup
19.	11 September 1983	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida	Tunisia	1–2	2–3	1983 Mediterranean Games
20.	28 October 1983	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Libya	1–0	2–0	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
21.	5 Marsh 1984	Stade Bouaké, Bouaké	Malawi	2–0	3–0	1984 African Cup of Nations
22.	17 Marsh 1984	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan	Egypt	2–0	3–1	1984 African Cup of Nations
23.	10 October 1984	Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion, Aue	East Germany	4–1	5–2	Friendly
24.	8 Marsh 1985	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Mauritania	1–0	4–0	1986 African Cup of Nations qualification
25.	14 December 1986	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Ivory Coast	1–0	2–1	Friendly
26.	11 January 1987	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Tunisia	0–1	0–2	1987 All-Africa Games qualification
27.	13 Marsh 1988	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca	Ivory Coast	0–1	1–1	1988 African Cup of Nations
28.	26 Marsh 1988	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca	Morocco	1–1	1–1	1988 African Cup of Nations

International goals (vs clubs)

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 November 1979	Stade Frères Brakni, Blida	Bałtyk Gdynia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	5 January 1982	Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest	Stade Brestois	0–1	0–3	Friendly
3.	23 May 1982	Stade Gerland, Lyon	Olympique Lyonnais	1–2	1–2	Friendly
4.	5 August 1983	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris	Racing Paris	0–1	0–1	Friendly
5.	1 February 1984	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6.	5 February 1987	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers	Videoton FC	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Clubs

GC Mascara

• Algerian Championship: 1983–84

MC Oran

• Algerian Championship: 1987–88; Runner-up 1989–90
• African Cup of Champions Clubs: Runner-up 1989
• Arab Club Champions Cup: Runner-up 2001 (as a manager)

International

• Mediterranean Games: Bronze medal 1979
• Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 1980; Third 1984, 1988
• Summer Olympics: Quarter final 1980
• FIFA World Cup: Participation 1982, 1986

Individual

Awards

• Mediterranean Games 3rd best player: 1979
• Africa Cup of Nations best forward: 1980
• African Footballer of the Year: 1981; Third 1982
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1980, 1984
• African Footballer of the 20th century: Fourth place
• IFFHS World Player of the Century #62: 2000
• CAF Merit Award: 2008 (to his career excellence)
• Algerian Footballer of the 20th century: 2009 (with Rabah Madjer)
• Algerian Footballer of the Year: Several awards

Performances

• Algerian League goalscorer: 1978–79 with 11 goals
• Africa Cup of Nations goalscorer: 1988 (with R. Milla, A. Traoré & G. Abdelhamid) with 2 goals

Controversy

Belloumi was a subject of an arrest warrant in Egypt for almost 20 years following an incident in Cairo in 1989 when after a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match a brawl erupted to the hostel residence of the Algeria team, between players of the Algerian squad and Egyptian supporters that left an Egyptian fan, doctor by profession, seriously injured in his eye by a broken bottle which was attributed to be thrown by Belloumi. From 2006, he was added among the lists of the accused in Interpol.

The Algerian authorities accused Egypt of wanting deliberately to accuse Belloumi who was the biggest star of the country, to make diversion against hostile events that Algeria team has suffered during the qualifying match in Cairo. Belloumi always claimed his innocence and teammates present at the incident had also testified before the Algerian justice that it was goalkeeper Kamel Kadri responsible for inflicting the injury.

The warrant was finally rescinded in April 2009 and Belloumi was cleared of all legal proceedings at the initiative of Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in collaboration of the Algerian and Egyptian authorities.[9][10][11]

Further reading

• Grine, Hamid. (1986) Lakhdar Belloumi, un footballeur algérien, Algiers, Entreprise Nationale du Livre (Enal).

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

• Lakhdar Belloumi – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Lakhdar Belloumi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at mouloudia.com (MC Oran official site) at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 December 2010)
• Profile at kazeo.com (MC Alger fansite)
• Lakhdar Belloumi interview at DZFoot.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 September 2009) (in French)
• Lakhdar Belloumi: The Wizard of Maghreb at A Halftime Report

На других языках

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- [en] Lakhdar Belloumi

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[es] Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi (29 de diciembre de 1958 en Mascara), es un exfutbolista y entrenador de argelino. Fue Sagrado Balón de Oro africano en 1981, considerado el mejor jugador en Argelia de todos los tiempos. Belloumi formó con Salah Assad y Rabah Madjer un trío de jugadores técnicamente excelente de la selección nacional de la década de 1980 que ha marcado el fútbol de Argelia. Participó en dos Copas del Mundo en España 1982 y México 1986. Ha jugado con GC Mascara y MC Oran. Además, participó en tres ediciones de la Copa Africana de Naciones: En 1980 (Donde formó parte del equipo ideal), 1984 y 1988.

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[fr] Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi (en arabe : لخضر بلومي), né le 29 décembre 1958 à Mascara, est un footballeur international algérien, jouant au poste de milieu offensif. Il compte 100 sélections en équipe nationale entre 1978 et 1989 (147 sélections non reconnus par la FIFA)[1] et un total de 28 buts[2] (34 buts avec ceux non reconnus par la FIFA)[3].

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[it] Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi (in arabo: لخضر بلومي‎ Lakhḍar Ballūmī; Mascara, 29 dicembre 1958) è un allenatore di calcio, ex calciatore e giocatore di calcio a 5 algerino, di ruolo centrocampista, vincitore del Pallone d'oro africano nel 1981.

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[ru] Беллуми, Лахдар

Лахда́р Беллу́ми (араб. لخضر بلومي‎, фр. Lakhdar Belloumi; род. 29 декабря 1958, Маскара, Алжир) — алжирский футболист и футбольный тренер. Играл на позиции полузащитника.

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