Abdallah Ben Barek

Abdallah Ben Barek El Antaki (; born 2 February 1937) is a Moroccan former footballer and manager. He was known as "Pajarito" (Little Bird) in Spain and as "Abdallah Málaga" in Morocco.

Club career Stade Marocain Ben Barek began playing for Stade Marocain and gained the attention of France's A.S. Saint-Étienne, but his father forbade the teenager from moving.

In his next game after his Tetuán exploits, Ben Barek played in a local derby against Fath Union Sport, whose team included the former Atlético Madrid player and national celebrity Larbi Benbarek. Benbarek, who was not related, introduced Ben Barek to directors from Granada CF of Spain's Segunda División, and personally convinced the young man's father to let him emigrate. He scored twice on his debut in a friendly match against Club Recreativo Granada, Ben Barek earned promotion to La Liga in his first season at Granada, and helped keep them in the top flight a year later.