Ezzaki Badou

Badou Ezzaki, Moroccan footballer and manager

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Born: April 2, 1959
Age in 2026: 67
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1959

About Ezzaki Badou

Ezzaki "Zaki" Badou is a Moroccan football coach and former goalkeeper who currently manages the Niger national team. In his football career, he is considered RCD Mallorca legend and one of the best goalkeepers Africa has produced. With Mallorca, for which he signed in 1986 after being named by France Football as African Footballer of the Year, he won promotion to La Liga in 1989 while winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy. In the former tournament, held in Mexico, he helped his country to become the first African team to reach the round-of-16; additionally, the recipient of 76 full caps competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Ezzaki Badou timeline

1984In the former tournament, held in Mexico, he helped his country to become the first African team to reach the round-of-16; additionally, the recipient of 76 full caps competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
1986With Mallorca, for which he signed in 1986 after being named by France Football as African Footballer of the Year, he won promotion to La Liga in 1989 while winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy.

The world when Ezzaki Badou was born

Ezzaki Badou was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

#1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
Top movieBen-Hur
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
Defining fadBarbie dolls
Notable inventionBarbie doll
World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ezzaki Badou's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1959	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,400	$435,000
Average income	$7,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.69	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	177.1M	341 million

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