Role Footballer Name Mustapha Zitouni | Years Team Playing position Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1928-10-19)19 October 1928 Date of death 5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 85) Died January 5, 2014, Nice, France | ||
Deces de mustapha zitouni football
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.
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- Deces de mustapha zitouni football
- Mustapha zitouni capitaine de l equipe de fln algerien
- Career
- Later life
- References
Mustapha zitouni capitaine de l equipe de fln algerien
Career
Born in Algiers, French Algeria, Zitouni began his career with OM Saint-Eugène. He then played in France for Cannes, Monaco and Chartres. While in France he represented the French national side. 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. While in Algeria he played football for RC Kouba.
Later life
Zitouni returned to France, settling in Cote d'Azur and working for Air Algerie in Nice.
He died on 5 January 2014, at the age of 85.