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Belloumi in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-12-29) 29 December 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Mascara, Algeria
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1973–1974 OS Mascara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1974–1976 OS Mascara
1976–1977 SKAF El-Khemis
1977–1978 GCB Mascara 26 (29)
1978–1979 MP Oran 25 (11)
1979–1981 MP Alger 30 (10)
1981–1987 GCR Mascara 60 (27)
1987–1988 Mouloudia d'Oran 56 (36)
1988 Al-Arabi SC 6 (5)
1989–1990 M. Oran / MC Oran 27 (12)
1990–1991 GC Mascara 4 (4)
1991–1992 USM Bel Abbès 40 (20)
1992–1993 GC Mascara 12 (7)
1993–1994 MC Oran 27 (6)
1994–1996 GC Mascara 38 (19)
1996 MC Oran 11 (2)
1997 GC Mascara 13 (3)
1997–1998 ASM Oran 17 (9)
1998–1999 GC Mascara 25 (4)
Total 417 (204)
National team
1974–1977 Algeria U17 – (–)
1977–1978 Algeria U20 4 (2)
1979–1980 Algeria military – (–)
1978–1989 Algeria 147 (34)
1989 Algeria futsal 3 (1)
Teams managed
2001–2002 MC Oran
2002–2003 USM Bel-Abbès
2003 Al Tadamun SC
2004–2005 Algeria
2005–2006 GC Mascara
2011 Algeria (beach soccer)
2015 Algeria (beach soccer)
Honours
Player
MC Oran
Third Algerian Championship 1979
Winner Algerian Championship 1988
Runner-up African Cup 1989
Runner-up Algerian Championship 1990
GC Mascara
Winner Algerian Championship 1984
 Algeria
Third Mediterranean Games 1979
Runner-up African Cup of Nations 1980
Third African Cup of Nations 1984
Third African Cup of Nations 1988
Manager
MC Oran
Runner-up Arab Cup 2001
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Lakhdar Belloumi (Arabic: لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. A former attacking midfielder, he is widely considered the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have invented the "Blind Pass". He was named the fourth-best African player of the century by IFFHS. He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player with 100 national caps (147 caps not recognized by FIFA) and is also the third best goalscorer of the Algerian national team in all time with 28 goals (34 goals not recognized by FIFA).

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

Club career

Lakhdar Belloumi (champion d'Algérie 1984 - GC Mascara)
Lakhdar Belloumi, Algerian champion with GC Mascara 1984

Belloumi spent almost his entire career at home (apart from a brief spell in Qatar late in his career), most notably with his hometown club GC Mascara, as well as MC Oran. He played also with MC Alger for two years during his military service in Algiers. He won two domestic championships during his career in 1984 with GC Mascara and in 1988 with MC Oran. After returning for another spell in Mascara in 1994, he continued playing until retirement in 1999.

Belloumi had contact with various European clubs, including Barcelona, before Spain '82, but "the law did not allow us to leave the country before the age of 27". In 1985, he caught the eye of Juventus after shining in a friendly against them, only to miss out on a dream transfer after breaking his leg in the African Champions' Cup in Libya against Al-Ittihad. He was understandably disappointed "It was a real shame for me that I couldn't go".

Often overlooked for international recognition due to not joining a major European club, despite the interest of major European clubs (Juventus were reportedly very keen to acquire his services despite the performances of Michel Platini). Belloumi was recognised by any who watched him play, including the great Pelé, as a fantastic player.

  • MC Oran (saison 1978-79)

    Belloumi with MC Oran in 1978–79

  • GC Mascara (Champion d'Algérie 1984)

    Belloumi with GC Mascara in 1984

International career

Belloumi has a total of 147 caps and 34 goals for Algeria national team but only 100 caps and 28 goals are recognized by FIFA. He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics, at two editions of FIFA World Cup (1982 and 1986), at four editions of Africa Cup of Nations (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1988) and at two editions of Mediterranean Games (1979 and 1983). In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year. Belloumi scored the winning goal in the 2–1 win over West Germany in the 1982 World Cup, and was a pivotal player in the Algerian national team throughout the 1980s. His last game for Algeria came in 1989.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OS Mascara 1974–75 Division H – –
1975–76 – –
SKAF El-Khemis 1976–77 Algerian Division 2 – –
GCB Mascara 1977–78 Algerian Division 2 – –
MP Oran 1978–79 Algerian Division 1 25 11 – –
MP Alger 1979–80 Algerian Division 1 10 4 0 0 – 4 !15 9
1980–81 9 3 2 0 – 1 !12 3
GCR Mascara 1981–82 Algerian Division 1 3 1 – –
1982–83 15 3 – –
1983–84 ? 1 – –
1984–85 ? 1 – 2 0
1985–86 ? 0 – –
1986–87 30 8 1 1 – – 30 9
Mouloudia d'Oran 1987–88 Algerian Division 1 30 4 2 – – 35
Al-Arabi 1988 Qatar Stars League 2 2 – –
Mouloudia d'Oran 1988–89 Algerian Division 1 ? 2 – 2 0
MC Oran 1989–90 Algerian Division 1 ? 6 – – 6 1 7
GC Mascara 1990–91 Algerian Division 2 – –
USM Bel-Abbès 1991–92 Algerian Division 1 ? 1
GC Mascara 1992–93 Algerian Division 2 – – –
MC Oran 1993–94 Algerian Division 1 ? 1 – 4 5
GC Mascara 1994–95 Algerian Division 1 – –
1995–96 Algerian Division 2 – –
MC Oran 1996 Algerian Division 1 11 2 0 0 – – 11 2
GC Mascara 1997 Algerian Division 2 13 3 ? 1 – – 4
ASM Oran 1997–98 Algerian Division 2 17 9 –
GC Mascara 1998–99 Algerian Division 1 25 5 ? 0 – – 5
Career total

International

Lakhdar Belloumi scored 28 goals in 100 capes with the national team. He scored too six more goals with 47 more caps that are not recognized by FIFA because matches played and goals scored against clubs or against not a full national teams. He scored against Bałtyk Gdynia in 1979, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais in 1982, Racing Paris in 1983, FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 1984 and Videoton FC in 1987.

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 1978 4 1
1979 11 5
1980 11 4
1981 9 6
1982 10 2
1983 10 2
1984 10 3
1985 3 1
1986 6 1
1987 10 1
1988 7 2
1989 9 0
Total 100 28
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Belloumi goal.
List of international goals scored by Lakhdar Belloumi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 October 1978 Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria  Congo 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 5 April 1979 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Mali 1–0 1–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualification
3 24 June 1979 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Libya 1–0 3–1 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification
4 27 September 1979 Stadion Rade Končar, Šibenik, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 1–0 2–3 1979 Mediterranean Games
5 29 September 1979 Stadion Poljud, Split, Yugoslavia  Greece 1–0 2–1 1979 Mediterranean Games
6 21 December 1979 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Morocco 1–0 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualification
7 13 March 1980 Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria  Morocco 1–0 1–0 1980 African Cup of Nations
8 16 March 1980 Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria  Guinea 2–0 3–2 1980 African Cup of Nations
9 20 July 1980 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Soviet Union  Syria 1–0 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics
10 24 July 1980 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Soviet Union  Spain 1–1 1–1 1980 Summer Olympics
11 1 May 1981 Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria  Niger 2–0 4–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 4–0
13 30 August 1981 Stade du 19 Juin, Oran, Algeria  Upper Volta 3–0 7–0 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification
14 4–0
15 10 October 1981 Surulere Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Nigeria 1–0 2–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 30 October 1981 Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria  Nigeria 1–0 2–1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 11 February 1982 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain Spain Spain Ol. 1–0 2–0 Friendly
18 16 June 1982 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  West Germany 2–1 2–1 1982 FIFA World Cup
19 11 September 1983 Stade El Abdi, El Jadida  Tunisia 1–2 2–3 1983 Mediterranean Games
20 28 October 1983 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Libya 1–0 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualification
21 5 March 1984 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Malawi 2–0 3–0 1984 African Cup of Nations
22 17 March 1984 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Egypt 2–0 3–1 1984 African Cup of Nations
23 10 October 1984 Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion, Aue, East Germany  East Germany 1–4 2–5 Friendly
24 8 March 1985 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Mauritania 1–0 4–0 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification
25 14 December 1986 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Ivory Coast 1–0 2–1 Friendly
26 11 January 1987 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 2–0 1987 All-Africa Games qualification
27 13 March 1988 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–1 1988 African Cup of Nations
28 26 March 1988 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 1–1 4–3 1988 African Cup of Nations

Honours

Player

GC Mascara
  • Algerian Championship: 1983–84
MC Oran
  • Algerian Championship: 1987–88; Runner-up 1989–90
  • African Cup of Champions Clubs: Runner-up 1989
  • Arab Club Champions Cup: Runner-up 2001 (as a manager)

Algeria

Individual

Awards
  • Mediterranean Games 3rd best player: 1979
  • Africa Cup of Nations best forward: 1980
  • African Footballer of the Year: 1981; Third 1982
  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1980, 1984
  • African Footballer of the 20th century: Fourth place
  • IFFHS World Player of the Century #62: 2000
  • CAF Merit Award: 2008 (to his career excellence)
  • Algerian Footballer of the 20th century: 2009 (with Rabah Madjer)
  • Algerian Footballer of the Year: Several awards
Performances
  • Algerian League goalscorer: 1978–79 with 11 goals
  • Africa Cup of Nations goalscorer: 1988 (with R. Milla, A. Traoré & G. Abdelhamid) with 2 goals

Personal

Belloumi is the father of footballer Bachir Belloumi.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lakhdar Belloumi para niños

  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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