Driss Bamous

Driss Bamous (15 December 1942 – 16 April 2015) was a Moroccan football midfielder. He was also a trained professional soldier at the military academy of Saint Cyr, France.

Driss Bamous

Bamous at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Driss Bamous
Date of birth	(1942-12-15)15 December 1942
Place of birth	Berrechid, Morocco
Date of death	16 April 2015(2015-04-16) (aged 72)
Place of death	Rabat, Morocco
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1975	FAR Rabat
International career
1963–1971	Morocco[1]	43	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bamous played club football for FAR Rabat in the Botola. Bamous played for the Morocco national football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics^[2] and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.^[3] Following his playing career, Bamous became the president of the FRMF and organized the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.^[4] In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[5] He was promoted to brigadier general of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie in 2003.^[4]

Death

Bamous died in Rabat from a long-term illness.^[6]

References

1. Morocco – Record International Players
2. "Driss Bamoos Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
3. Driss Bamous – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Kanabi et Bamous prennent des galons" (in French). La Gazette Du Maroc. April 2003. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
5. "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
6. "Décès à Rabat de l'ancien président Driss Bamous" (in French). Le Matin. 17 April 2015.

External links

• Driss Bamous at Olympics.com