Hassan Akesbi
Moroccan footballer (1934–2024)
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Hassan Akesbi (Arabic: حسن أقصبي; 5 December 1934 – 9 November 2024) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a striker.
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Date of birth
5 December 1934
Place of birth
Tangier, Tangier International Zone, Morocco
Date of death
9 November 2024 (aged 89)
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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Akesbi with the Throne Cup in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Tangier, Tangier International Zone, Morocco | ||
| Date of death | 9 November 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilliana Tanger | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1955 | FUS de Rabat | ||
| 1955–1961 | Nîmes | 204 | (119) |
| 1961–1963 | Reims | 78 | (48) |
| 1964 | Monaco | 11 | (6) |
| 1964–1965 | Reims | 23 | (8) |
| 1965–1970 | FUS de Rabat | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1970 | Morocco | 4 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| FUS de Rabat | |||
| Hassania Agadir | |||
| IZK Khemisset | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Akesbi scored more than 100 goals for French club Nîmes before transferring to Reims in 1961 where he won Ligue 1 in 1962.[1]
At FUS de Rabat he won the Moroccan Throne Cup in 1967.
He retired in 1970 just before Morocco's first World Cup appearance.[1]
In 2006, Akesbi was selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]
Death
Akesbi died on 9 November 2024, at the age of 89.[3]
