Larbi Benbarek

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Larbi Benbarek

Personal information
Full name	Haj Abdelkader Larbi Ben M'barek
Date of birth	(1917-06-16)16 June 1917
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death	16 September 1992(1992-09-16) (aged 78)
Place of death	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1928–1930	FC El Ouatane Casablanca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Wydad AC
1934–1938	US Marocaine
1938–1939	Marseille	33	(14)
1939–1945	US Marocaine
1945–1948	Stade Français	103	(56)
1948–1953	Atlético Madrid	126	(63)
1953–1955	Marseille	38	(18)
1955–1956	USM Bel Abbès	37	(17)
1956–1957	FUS Rabat	39	(19)
International career
1935–1937	Morocco	7	(?)
1938–1954	France	17	(3)
Managerial career
1957	Morocco
1960	Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Larbi Benbarek; also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, Arabic: العربي بن مبارك; 16 June 1917 – 16 September 1992) was a Moroccan football player. He represented the France national football team 17 times.^[1] He earned the sobriquet of "Black Pearl" and is considered one of the greatest soccer players of his time.^[2]