Mohammed El Filali Explained

Mohammed El Filali
Fullname:Mohammed ElFilali
Birth Date:9 July 1945
Birth Place:El Malah, French Algeria
Position:Forward
Years1:1962–1973
Years2:1973–1974
Clubs2:CR Témouchent
Years3:1974–1979
Nationalyears1:1968–1972
Nationalteam1:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:35
Nationalgoals1:5

Mohammed El Filali (Arabic: محمد الفيلالي) (born 9 July 1945) is a Moroccan football forward who played for the Morocco in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for MC Oujda. Also, El Filali was a firefighter.

Born in El Malah (near the border of Morocco), Filali began playing senior football with MC Oujda in 1962. He became a regular starter for MC Oujda during the 1963–64 season, eventually playing all positions including goalkeeper for the club. Filali won the 1974–75 Botola with MC Oujda which led to his participation in the 1975 Mohammed V Cup.[2]

His younger brother, Mbarek was also a Morocco international.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015133057/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/teams/team=43872.html 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  2. News: Le Matin. Mohamed Filali, footballeur d'instinct. Mohamed Filali, instinctive footballer. fr. 1 September 2005.
  3. Web site: Décès de l'ancien footballeur international marocain Mbarek el Filali .