Mustapha Zitouni
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | OM Saint-Eugène | ||
| 1953–1954 | Cannes | 38 | (4) |
| 1954–1958 | Monaco | 136 | (2) |
| 1962–1963 | Chartres | ||
| 1963–1967 | RC Kouba | ||
| Total | 174 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 1957–1958 | France | 4 | (0) |
| 1958–1962 | Algeria FLN | ||
| 1963–1965 | Algeria | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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, 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.
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.
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