| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdellah El Ajri | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Morocco | ||
| Date of death | March 17, 2010 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1973 | FUS Rabat | ||
| International career | |||
| –1973 | Morocco | 6 | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| – | FUS Rabat | ||
| – | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1981 | Morocco U20 | ||
| 1990 | Morocco | ||
| 1993–1994 | Morocco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdellah El Ajri(Arabic: عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.
Career
[edit]Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team,[1] making six appearances,[2] and the Morocco men's national handball team at the same time.[3]
As a football Player, he was illustrated with FUS Rabat especially when he scored two goals in the final of 1973 Moroccan Throne Cup against Ittihad Khemisset (3-2).[3]
As a manager, El Ajri managed several clubs in Morocco and abroad like Raja Casablanca, FUS Rabat and Baniyas SC. He also managed the Morocco national under-20 football team,[2] senior Morocco national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup[4] and the Morocco local national team in 2008.[3]
On March 17, 2010, El Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.[3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Courtney, Barrie (July 14, 2003). "Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches". RSSSF.
- ^ a b Graves, Gary (June 15, 1994). "Blinda nabs home-grown talent from Europe". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ a b c d Hassouni, Ali (March 17, 2010). "Abdellah El Ajri n'est plus" (in French). Le Matin.
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (January 24, 2006). "Morocco National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ Abdallah Blinda is no more Archived December 22, 2014, at archive.today
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