David Votoupal
Well-Known Member
Plenty of wonderful talent never made it into a "big European league", and still today you come across such players. But even in the good old days when African players were already making the big move to Europe, you had players who never made it over that were some of the greatest ever seen, like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InbaTancBx8
Tarak Dhiab, who was the star playmaker of Tunisia's historic 1978 World Cup side, who had a very long career primarily with Esperance, and whose last international game came against England in 1990. One of the true legends of African football.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9hNgLItM1A
And then there was Lakhdar Belloumi, another great player who played a massive role in his country's rise in international football, scoring the winner for Algeria against West Germany in 1982. He played most of his career at home, too, and only reitred from League football in 1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InbaTancBx8
Tarak Dhiab, who was the star playmaker of Tunisia's historic 1978 World Cup side, who had a very long career primarily with Esperance, and whose last international game came against England in 1990. One of the true legends of African football.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9hNgLItM1A
And then there was Lakhdar Belloumi, another great player who played a massive role in his country's rise in international football, scoring the winner for Algeria against West Germany in 1982. He played most of his career at home, too, and only reitred from League football in 1999.
