Mustapha Bettache

Mustapha Bettache

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-01-20)20 January 1931
Place of birth	Casablanca, French Morocco
Date of death	13 October 2005(2005-10-13) (aged 74)
Place of death	?, Morocco
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1956	Wydad Casablanca
1956–1963	Nîmes Olympique
1964–1966	Raja Casablanca
International career
1960–1963	Morocco	8	(1)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Ittihad Khemisset
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mustapha Bettache (20 January 1931 – 13 October 2005) was a Moroccan professional footballer 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 Nîmes Olympique 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.

International career

Bettache made several appearances for the full Morocco national football team, including qualifying matches for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

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 Moroccan Throne Cup final. He also managed COD Meknès, Olympique Club de Khouribga, Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and SCC Mohammédia.