Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 October 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Algiers, French Algeria | ||
Date of death | 5 January 2014 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Nice, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1953 | OM Saint-Eugène[2][3][4] | ||
1953–1954 | Cannes | 38 | (4) |
1954–1958 | Monaco | 136 | (2) |
1962–1963 | Chartres | ||
1964–1967[5] | RC Kouba | ||
Total | 174 | (6) | |
International career | |||
1957–1958 | France | 4 | (0) |
1958–1962 | Algeria FLN | ||
1963–1965[6][7] | Algeria | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Born in Algiers, French Algeria,[8] Zitouni began his career with OM Saint-Eugène.[2][3][4] He then played in France for Cannes, Monaco and Chartres.[9] While in France he represented the French national side.[10] He was also part of France's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[11] 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.[12] While in Algeria he played football for RC Kouba.[9]
Zitouni returned to France, settling in Côte d'Azur and working for Air Algerie in Nice.[13]