Larbi Benbarek
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Larbi Benbarek in 1940 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haj Abdelkader Larbi Ben M'barek | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1992 (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 Casablanca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1934 | Wydad AC | ||
| 1934–1938 | US Marocaine | ||
| 1938–1939 | Marseille | 33 | (14) |
| 1939–1945 | US Marocaine | ||
| 1945–1948 | Stade Français | 103 | (59) |
| 1948–1953 | Atlético Madrid | 126 | (66) |
| 1953–1955 | Marseille | 38 | (19) |
| 1955–1956 | USM Bel Abbès | 37 | (25) |
| 1956–1957 | FUS Rabat | 39 | (29) |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1937 | Morocco (LMFA) | 5 | (?) |
| 1938–1954 | France | 18 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957 | Morocco | ||
| 1960 | Morocco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Larbi Benbarek; also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, Arabic: العربي بن مبارك; 16 June 1917 – 16 September 1992) was a Moroccan football player. He represented the France national football team 17 times. He earned the sobriquet of "Black Pearl" and is considered one of the greatest football players of all time. Pelé Declared: "If I am the king of football, Ben Barek is the god of football."