Lakhdar Belloumi

Midfielder, Football player

1958 –

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Who is Lakhdar Belloumi?

Lakhdar Belloumi is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass. He is awarded the 4th best African player of the century. He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player and he is the fourth best goalscorer of the Algeria team in all time after Abdelhafid Tasfaout.

Belloumi's goal against reigning European champions West Germany earned Algeria a stunning 2–1 victory in their World Cup debut in Spain '82.

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Born
Dec 29, 1958
Mascara, Algeria
Nationality
  • Algeria
Lived in
  • Mascara, Algeria

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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