Mustapha Bettache (20 January 1931 – 13 October 2005) was a Moroccan professional

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who played for clubs in Morocco and France as well as the Morocco national football team and a football manager.

Club career

Born in the Habous neighborhood of Casablanca, Bettache began playing senior football with local side Wydad Casablanca. He would play professionally in France's Ligue 1 with

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for nearly eight seasons. He was suspended from playing for six months in 1963, and returned to Morocco immediately after where he finished his career with

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

International career

Bettache made several appearances for the full Morocco national football team, including qualifying matches for the

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Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Bettache became a football manager. He managed Ittihad Khemisset for several seasons, leading the club to the 1973

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final. He also managed COD Meknès,

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, Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and

SCC Mohammédia Sporting Club Chabab Mohammédia ( ar, النادي الرياضي شباب المحمدية), known as Chabab Mohammédia, is a Moroccan professional football club based in the city of Mohammedia, currently playing in Botola Pro Inwi. It is ...

References

1931 births 2005 deaths Footballers from Casablanca Moroccan footballers Moroccan football managers Moroccan expatriate footballers Morocco international footballers Wydad AC players Raja CA players Nîmes Olympique players Ligue 1 players Expatriate footballers in France Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France Botola players Association football defenders Ittihad Khemisset managers COD Meknès managers Olympique Club de Khouribga managers Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi managers SCC Mohammédia managers {{Morocco-footy-bio-stub