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Larbi Benbarek; also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, Arabic: العربي بن مبارك; 16 June 1917 – 16 September 1992) was a French-Moroccan football player. He represented the France national football team 17 times.[1] He earned the sobriquet of "Black Pearl".

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Larbi Benbarek

Personal information
Full name	Haj Abdelkader Larbi Ben M'barek
Date of birth	(1917-06-16)16 June 1917
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death	16 September 1992(1992-09-16) (aged 78)
Place of death	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1928–1930	FC El Ouatane de Casablanca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Wydad AC
1934–1938	US Marocaine
1938–1939	Marseille	30	(10)
1939–1945	US Marocaine
1945–1948	Stade Français	87	(43)
1948–1953	Atlético Madrid	113	(56)
1953–1955	Marseille	32	(13)
National team
1938–1954	France	17
Teams managed
1957	Morocco
1960	Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Ben Barek was born on 16 June 1917 in Casablanca,[2] then part of French Morocco. The first African star and the first to bear the nickname of "Black Pearl," Ben Barek blazed a trail to the European, and particularly French and Spanish, leagues for African-born players. He arrived in Marseille, France, at the age of 20 and became an instant favorite with fans for his skills and technical abilities. He is largely remembered as the first successful French African footballer in Europe. His career was interrupted by the onset of World War II, but he was soon back to his best with Stade Français FC, eventually moving on to Spain with Atlético Madrid, where his international reputation spread. His nickname with the fans in Spain was "The Foot of God". With the help of Benbarek, Atlético won La Liga in 1950 and 1951. He returned to Marseille in 1953 but joined USM Bel-Abbès shortly thereafter, where he ended his playing career. He scored 78 goals in his career.

One of the finest players ever to represent France, he made 17 appearances for Les Bleus between 1938 and 1954. His comeback in 1954 against Germany in Hanover was curtailed by an injury after half an hour and proved to be the end of his career.

In 17 games he scored 35 goals and made 14 assists and his trainer Adam Miftah was his coach[3]

Later life

Larbi Ben Barek died in his hometown on 16 September 1992. Six years after his death, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA.

Honours

Club Atlético de Madrid[4]

• Spanish League: 1949–50, 1950–51
• Copa Eva Duarte: 1951

Recognitions

• FIFA Order of Merit: 1998
• IFFHS All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team[5]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Frenkiel, Stanislas (2008). "Larbi Ben Barek, Marcel Cerdan et Alfred Nakache : icônes de l'utopie impériale dans la presse métropolitaine (1936–1944)?" (PDF). Staps. 2 (80): 99–113. doi:10.3917/sta.080.0099.

На других языках

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[de] Larbi Ben Barek

Larbi Ben Barek (seltener in der Schreibweise Benbarek), vollständiger Name Abdelkader Larbi Ben M'barek (arabisch العربي بن مبارك, DMG al-ʿArabiyy Bin Mubārak; * 15. Juni 1914, nach anderen Quellen 16. Juni 1914 oder 1917 in Casablanca, Marokko; † 16. September 1992 ebenda), war ein französisch-marokkanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Larbi Benbarek

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[es] Larbi Ben Barek

Abd al-Qadir Larbi Ben Mbarek, más conocido como Larbi Ben Barek (en árabe, العربي بن مبارك) (n. 16 de junio de 1914, Casablanca, Marruecos - m. 16 de septiembre de 1992) fue un futbolista marroquí y francés que jugó de delantero.[1]

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[fr] Larbi Benbarek

Larbi Benbarek (en arabe : العربي بن مبارك, Lɛarbi ben-Bárək ; en tamazight  : Lɛǎrbi u Mbárək ; variantes : Ben Barek, Ben M'barek), né le 16 juin 1917 à Tata et mort le 16 septembre 1992 dans la même ville, est un footballeur franco-marocain. Il a eu la plus longue carrière en équipe de France de 1938 à 1954.

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[it] Larbi Ben Barek

Larbi Ben Barek (in arabo: حجّي عبد القادر العربي بن مبارك‎, Hajjī ʿAbd al-Qādir al-ʿArabī ben Mubārak; Casablanca, 16 giugno 1917 – Casablanca, 16 ottobre 1992) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio marocchino naturalizzato francese, di ruolo centrocampista offensivo.

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[ru] Бенбарек, Ларби

Хадж Абделькадер Ларби Бенбарек (араб. العربي بن مبارك‎ или фр. Haj Abdelkader Larbi Benbarek; 15 июня 1914, по некоторым данным 1917[2], Касабланка — 16 сентября 1992, Касабланка), в некоторых источниках другой вариант фамилии, бен М’Барек или Бен Барек (фр. ben M'Barek[3] или фр. Ben Barek[4]) — французский и марокканский футболист и тренер, игравший на позиции атакующего полузащитника.

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