Hacène Lalmas (12 March 1943 – 7 July 2018), also known as El Kebch (The Ram), was an Algerian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Hacène Lalmas
Personal information
Full name Hacène Lalmas
Date of birth (1943-03-12)March 12, 1943
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Date of death July 7, 2018(2018-07-07) (aged 75)
Place of death Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1954–1960 OM Ruisseau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 OM Ruisseau 18 (24)
1962–1973 CR Belouizdad (107)
1973–1975 NA Hussein Dey
1975–1976 IR Santé
International career
1963–1974 Algeria 43 (14)
Managerial career
1983 Algeria U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lalmas scored a record 131 goals in the Algerian championship. He was also voted as the 14th-best African player of all time by the CAF.[2]

Club career

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Although he started his career with OM Ruisseau, Lalmas played most of his career for CR Belouizdad and it was with CRB. He led the club to four league titles, three cup titles and three Maghreb Champions Cup titles.

On 22 October 1962, during his career with OM Ruisseau, he scored 14 goals in his team's 18–0 victory over Birtouta, which is the record for most goals in one match in all top men's football leagues in the history,[3] up until 3 August 2007, when Passang Tshering scored 17 goals in the Bhutan A-Division, which was the only league in the country at that time.[4]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 1964 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria   Egypt 1–1 2–2 Friendly
2. 4 November 1964 Stade El Annasser, Algiers   Soviet Union 2–1 2–2 Friendly
3. 19 July 1965 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville   Madagascar 1–0 1–0 1965 All-Africa Games
4. 5 February 1967 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako   Mali 0–2 0–3 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification
5. 12 February 1967 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou   Upper Volta 1–2 1–2 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification
6. 12 September 1967 Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis   Morocco 0–2 1–3 1967 Mediterranean Games
7. 14 January 1968 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa   Uganda 1–0 4–0 1968 African Cup of Nations
8. 2–0
9. 3–0
10. 26 June 1968 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca   Guinea 1–0 2–2 1968 Olympic Games Qualifiers
11. 2–2
12. 30 June 1968 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca   Guinea 1–0 2–3 1968 Olympic Games Qualifiers
13. 18 December 1968 Stade El Annasser, Algiers   France Ol. 2–5 Friendly
14. 25 December 1969 Stade El Annasser, Algiers   France Ol. 1–0 3–1

Honours

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CR Belouizdad

Individual

  • Algerian league top scorer: 1969–70

References

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  1. ^ Loyens, Olivier (13 August 2011). "Hacène Lalmas, le maestro". Afrik-Foot (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dix joueurs africains honorés par la CAF à Lomé". www.icilome.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09.
  3. ^ "ALL TIME RANKING TOP DIVISION IN THE WORLD - ONE MATCH SCORERS" IFFHS
  4. ^ "Bhutan 2007". rsssf. 5 July 2020.
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