Omar Betrouni
Omar Betrouni | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1949 Algiers, Algeria |
| Occupation | Footballer (forward) |
| Years active | 1967–1980 |
| Known for | Playing for MC Alger and USM Alger; representing Algeria national team |
Omar Betrouni (; born 9 January 1949) is a retired football forward who represented the Algerian national team and spent the majority of his club career with MC Alger, later joining USM Alger.
Playing career
Originating from Algiers, Betrouni dedicated more than ten years to MC Alger, where he achieved five league championships and triumphed in three Algerian cup tournaments. He was the top scorer in the league on one occasion and played a key role in MC Alger's 1976 victory in the African Cup of Champions Clubs. In 1980, he moved to USM Alger, finishing his playing days there with an additional Algerian cup title.
On the international stage, Betrouni made 48 appearances for Algeria, which included participation in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. His first cap came during a 1970 African Cup of Nations qualifier facing Morocco. He also helped Algeria secure the 1978 title at the All-Africa Games, scoring once across five games.
In 2006, the CAF honored him as one of the top 200 African footballers over the previous half-century.
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | League | Algerian Cup | Africa | Total | ||||||
| 1967–68 | MC Alger | Algerian Championnat | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 9 | |
| 1968–69 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
| 1969–70 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 5 | |||
| 1970–71 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - | 28 | 7 | |||
| 1971–72 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 11 | |||
| 1972–73 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 35 | 6 | |||
| 1973–74 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | - | 30 | 18 | |||
| 1974–75 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | 34 | 5 | |||
| 1975–76 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | ? | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 9 | |||
| 1978–79 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | ||||||||||