Which clubs did Larbi Benbarek play for?

US Marocaine Casablanca (1935–1938), Olympique de Marseille (1938–1939), US Marocaine Casablanca (1940–1945), Stade Français Football (1945–1948), Atlético Madrid (1948–1953), Olympique de Marseille (1953–1955), USM Bel-Abbès (1955–1956).

Where does Larbi Benbarek rank among Morocco's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Larbi Benbarek #2 of Morocco's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Legend tier.

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Morocco · 1938–98

Larbi Benbarek

Legend CAM, also CM, SS Right-footed playmakercreator

Rating

Life

1917–1992

Clubs

Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid

Editorial rank of 33 for Morocco

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

France first capped him in Naples on 4 December 1938 and picked him again in October 1954, at 37, and Pelé later said that if he was the king of football, Benbarek was its god. He won La Liga with Atlético in 1950 and 1951, scoring 58 goals in 114 matches there, won 17 caps for France, and received the FIFA Order of Merit in 1998, six years after his death. Career record: club career at Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid.

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Career record

1935–1938	US Marocaine Casablanca
1938–1939	Olympique de Marseille
1940–1945	US Marocaine Casablanca
1945–1948	Stade Français Football
1948–1953	Atlético Madrid
1953–1955	Olympique de Marseille
1955–1956	USM Bel-Abbès

Shared the era

Morocco legends whose careers overlapped Benbarek's

The world's great CAMs

Around Benbarek in the almanac

One rank above: Achraf Hakimi at #1.

One rank below: Ahmed Faras at #3.

Morocco's editorial top five: Achraf Hakimi · Larbi Benbarek · Ahmed Faras · Badou Zaki · Hakim Ziyech.