Mbarek El Filali
Moroccan footballer
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Mbarek El Filali (12 May 1955 – 27 November 2021) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a defender for MC Oujda as well as the Moroccan national team.
Full name
Mbarek El Filali
Date of birth
12 May 1955
Date of death
27 November 2021 (aged 66)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mbarek El Filali | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1955 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Malah, Algeria | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 2021 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Coulounieix-Chamiers, France | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| – | MC Oujda | – | (–) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Morocco | – | (–) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
El Filali won a Botola title with MC Oujda in 1975 as well as 3rd place with the Moroccan national team at the 1980 African Cup of Nations.[1]
El Filali also played with multiple French teams including Périgueux Foot and Trélissac FC.[2]
He was known to the Moroccan public by the nickname "El Filali Sghir" in order to distinguish him from his older brother Mohamed, another footballer who played for Morocco in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1]
