Larbi Benbarek vs Mustapha Hadji
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Larbi Benbarek
Morocco · 1938–98 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Morocco
- #2 of 33
- Clubs
- Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid
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.
Mustapha Hadji
Morocco · 1995–2001 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 63 · 12 goals
- Clubs
- A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken
Montpellier, 10 June 1998: he ran onto a long ball, shrugged off his marker and finished in the 37th minute, the goal that opened a 2-2 draw with Norway at France 98. African Footballer of the Year followed that December, the first time a Moroccan had won the CAF award; he played two World Cups, took the Portuguese Super Cup with Sporting in 1995 and the Intertoto Cup with Aston Villa in 2001. Career record: 63 caps and 12 goals for Morocco; club career at A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken.
The verdict
The almanac puts Larbi Benbarek ahead by 3 rating points, 90 against 87.
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