Omar Betrouni

Omar Betrouni

Personal information
Full name	Omar Betrouni
Date of birth	9 January 1949 (1949-01-09) (age 62)
Place of birth	Algiers, French Algeria
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1959–1962	AS Saint Eugène
1962–1967	MC Alger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1967–1980	MC Alger	363	(94)
1980–1983	USM Alger
1983–1985	JS El Biar
National team
1968	Algeria U20	-	(-)
1968–1978	Algeria	32	(4)
Honours Competitor for  Algeria Men's Football Gold 1975 Algiers Team Competition Gold 1978 Algiers Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Omar Betrouni (born 9 January 1949) is a former Algeria international football forward who played for MC Alger and USM Alger.

Playing career

Born in Algiers, Betrouni played club football for MC Alger for more than a decade, winning the Algerian league championship five times and the Algerian cup three times. He also led the league in goal-scoring once and helped MC Alger win the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs. He joined USM Alger in 1980 and would finish his career with the club, winning the Algerian cup once more.

Betrouni made 32 appearances for the senior Algeria national football team, including four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He made his debut in a African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Morocco on 10 December 1970. He also helped Algeria win the 1978 All-Africa Games title, scoring once in five matches.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. http://www.sport24.gr/football/article273152.ece?service=print. 

External links

• Omar Betrouni – FIFA competition record
• BETROUNI Omar at Sebbar.kazeo.com
• Profile at Mouloudia.org

Persondata
Name	Betrouni, Omar
Alternative names
Short description	football player
Date of birth	9 January 1949
Place of birth	Algiers, French Algeria
Date of death
Place of death