Lakhdar Belloumi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lakhdar Belloumi
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1958(1958-12-29)
Age	66
Birthplace	Mascara
Country	Algeria
Birth City	Mascara
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lakhdar Belloumi Biography

Lakhdar Belloumi is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 29, 1958 in Mascara, Mascara, Algeria. Lakhdar Belloumi (Arabic: لخضر بلومي ‎; born in 29 December 1958) is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have invented the “Blind Pass”. He is awarded the 4th best African player of the century. He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player with 100 national caps (147 caps not recognized by FIFA) and is also the third best goalscorer of the Algerian national team in all time with 27 goals (34 goals not recognized by FIFA).

Belloumi was a subject of an arrest warrant in Egypt for almost 20 years following an incident in Cairo in 1989 when after a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match a brawl erupted to the hostel residence of the Algeria team, between players of the Algerian squad and Egyptian supporters that left an Egyptian fan, doctor by profession, seriously injured in his eye by a broken bottle which was attributed to be thrown by Belloumi. From 2006, he was added among the lists of the accused in Interpol.

Belloumi’s goal against reigning European champions West Germany earned Algeria a stunning 2–1 victory in their World Cup debut in Spain ’82.

Belloumi had contact with various European clubs, including Barcelona, before Spain ’82, but “the law did not allow us to leave the country before the age of 27”. In 1985, he caught the eye of Juventus after shining in a friendly against them, only to miss out on a dream transfer after breaking his leg in the African Champions’ Cup in Libya against Al-Ittihad. He was understandably disappointed “It was a real shame for me that I couldn’t go”.

Lakhdar Belloumi Net Worth

Lakhdar Belloumi is one of the richest Association Football Player from Algeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lakhdar Belloumi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Belloumi has a total of 147 caps and 34 goals for Algeria national team but only 100 caps and 27 goals are recognized by FIFA. He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics, at two editions of FIFA World Cup (1982 and 1986), at four editions of Africa Cup of Nations (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1988) and at two editions of Mediterranean Games (1979 and 1983). In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year. Belloumi scored the winning goal in the 2–1 win over West Germany in the 1982 World Cup, and was a pivotal player in the Algerian national team throughout the 1980s. His last game for Algeria came in 1989.

Belloumi spent almost his entire career at home (apart from a brief spell in Qatar late in his career), most notably with his hometown club GC Mascara, as well as MC Oran. He played also with MC Alger for two years during his military service in Algiers. He won two domestic championships during his career in 1984 with GC Mascara and in 1988 with MC Oran. After returning for another spell in Mascara in 1994, he continued playing until retirement in 1999.

The warrant was finally rescinded in April 2009 and Belloumi was cleared of all legal proceedings at the initiative of Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in collaboration of the Algerian and Egyptian authorities.

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Facts & Trivia

Lakhdar Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Algeria. Lakhdar Belloumi celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.