- Rabah Madjer
Infobox Football biography
playername = Rabah Madjer
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|2|15
cityofbirth =Hussein Dey
countryofbirth =Algeria
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub =Retired
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1975–1983
1983–1985
1985–1986
1986-1988
1988
1988-1991
1991-1992
clubs =NA Hussein Dey RC Paris Tours FC FC Porto Valencia CF FC Porto Qatar SC
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
50 (29)
14 (4)
58 (21)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 1978–1992
nationalteam = fb|ALG
nationalcaps(goals) = 87 (40)
pcupdate = April 6, 2008
ntupdate = 23 June 2006Rabah Madjer ( _ar. رابح ماجر) (born
February 15 ,1958 inHussein Dey ) is a formerAlgeria n footballer, who played as astriker . He reached stardom as aFC Porto player during the 1980s, and is considered the greatest Algerian football player of all time.National Football
Madjer played for the Algerian national team for 14 years, from 1978 to 1992, and was present at the 1982 and
1986 FIFA World Cup finals. He's still the top scorer of the national team, with 40 goals in 87 games. His most famous goal came in Algeria's 2-1 win over Germany in the 1982 World Cup, when he opened the scoring in the 53rd minute.European Football
He started his European career in 1983, playing for
RCF Paris , for one and a half seasons, then for half a season withTours FC . He arrived atFC Porto in 1985/86, and the next season, scored the equalizer with a back-heel to help give Porto the 1986-87 European Cup title over Bayern Munich in one of the most memorable finals. Pele is believed to have said of this goal "It would have been the greatest goal I have ever seen, if he had not looked back at it." He also scored and won the Intercontinental Cup, the same year, and the title of National Champion for 1987/88. He moved toValencia C.F. that year, lasting only a few months, and returned to F.C. Porto until his retirement in 1990/91.Retiring
After retiring, Madjer started his football managerial career. He coached the Algerian national team, FC Porto's reserves, and
Qatar clubs Al Saad, Al Wakrah, andAl Rayyan . He was also the coach of an African all-star selection to play against a team of the "rest of the world".Fact|date=February 2007Present Career
He started a career as a professional analyst in Qatar, for "Al-Jazeera Sports".
ee also
* [http://blogportista.com/rabah-madjer/ Biography of Rabah Madjer]
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