Ahmed Faras
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Faras | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Mohammedia, Morocco | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1982 | Chabab Mohammédia | – | (231) |
International career | |||
1966–1979 | Morocco[1] | 71 | (29) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmed Faras (Arabic: أحمد فرس) (born 7 December 1946 in Mohammedia) is a former Moroccan striker. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975, and spent all of his playing career with his native Chabab Mohammédia.
International
Faras was a member of Morocco national football team from 1965 to 1979, wearing captain's armband for eight consecutive years, starting from 1971. On international level, Ahmed Faras took part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico[2] and 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,[3] before leading his team the African Cup of Nations success in 1976.
Faras scored a total of 42 goals for his national side. He won the Moroccan League in 1981 and finished as the league's top-scorer in 1969 and 1973. The legendary Moroccan forward retired in 1982, after spending a total of 17 years with the club.
In 2006, Faras was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[4]
References
- ^ Ahmed Faras - Goals in International Matches
- ^ Ahmed Faras – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Ahmed Faras Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Moroccan footballers
- Morocco international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Morocco
- 1972 African Cup of Nations players
- 1976 African Cup of Nations players
- 1978 African Cup of Nations players
- People from Mohammedia
- African Footballer of the Year winners
- Botola players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Moroccan football biography stubs
- Association football forwards
- SCC Mohammédia players