Djamel Zidane

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Djamel Zidane
Djamel Zidane in 1982
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-04-28) 28 April 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Algiers, French Algeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1967–1972 USM Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1972 USM Alger 0 (0)
1976–1977 Corbeil-Essonnes 11 (4)
1977–1978 Eeklo [nl] 0 (0)
1978–1980
Sint-Niklase
46 (18)
1980–1984 Kortrijk 116 (34)
1984–1987 Genk 16 (4)
Total 189 (60)
International career
1975–1988 Algeria 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djamel Zidane (born 28 April 1955) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He appeared for the

free kick against Northern Ireland.[1]

Career

He spent nine seasons with hometown club

Zidane amassed 15 appearances with the

Non-aggression pact of Gijón
.

Zidane was also part of Algeria's squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he scored his only World Cup goal against Northern Ireland, a free-kick on the hour mark.[3] Algeria's final game in that competition, a loss against Spain, was Zidane's last international appearance.[4]

Zidane football academy

In 2006 a football academy named after the champion opened in El Achour quarter[5] "Our objective is to educate and train young players, to create an environment in which they can progress," explained academy director Farid Bahbouh.[6]

Personal life

He is not related to Zinedine Zidane.[7]

References

  1. ^ Djamel ZidaneFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ fifa.com Archived 25 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. YouTube
  4. ^ Djamel Zidane : Un talent à l'état pur Archived 26 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ dzfoot.com Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ fifa.com Archived 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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