Rabah Madjer
Algerian footballer (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rabah Mustapha Madjer (Arabic: رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Rabah Mustapha Madjer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hussein Dey, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Onalait Hussein Dey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1978 | NA Hussein Dey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1983 | NA Hussein Dey | 94 | (58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Racing Paris | 50 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | → Tours (loan) | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1991 | Porto | 108 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | → Valencia (loan) | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Qatar SC | 9 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 282 | (143) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1992 | Algeria | 87 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Porto (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Al-Wakrah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Al-Rayyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Algeria A' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time.[1][2] In his six-year spell with that club, he won nine major titles, including three national championships and the 1987 European Cup.[3]
One of the most prolific Algeria internationals in number of games and goals, Madjer played in two World Cups with his national team, helping it to its first ever participation in 1982. Having taken up coaching immediately after retiring, he managed several clubs, and also had several spells with the Algeria national team.