Mohamed Bradja

Mohamed Bradja (born 16 November 1969) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. At international level, he represented Algeria, participating at the 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Bradja
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-11-16) 16 November 1969
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Troyes (assistant manager)
Youth career
Troyes Aube Football
1986–1988 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2003 Troyes
National team
2001–2002 Algeria 10
Teams managed
2015 Troyes
2016 Troyes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Youth

Born in Troyes, Bradja began playing football at his hometown club. Due to the lack of stability after the bankruptcy of Troyes Aube Football, he left in 1986 to join US Valenciennes as a trainee.

Troyes

After two seasons, failing to win a professional contract, Bradja returned to Troyes and to the newly created Troyes AC, at regional level. He helped the club in achieving promotions from National 2 to Ligue 2 in only six years. He gained a professional contract with the club, and, three years after, secured the promotion of the club to the French top flight, Ligue 1, for the first time in almost 20 years. Even if he played less during the next seasons, he kept his place in the first team. With Troyes, he also played European football, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001 by beating Newcastle United.[1] He ended his career at the end of the 2002–03 season, when Troyes finished bottom of the Ligue 1 and were relegated to Ligue 2. He also captained the team on several occasions.

He was nicknamed "Momo".[2]

International

Bradja represented Algeria at international level. He played in a 4–1 loss against France. In 2002, he participated at the African Cup of Nations. In total, he made ten appearances.[2]

Coaching career

One of the longest servants of the club, he was offered several roles in the technical staff after his retirement. He was a scout for the club, before being appointed first-team coach during the management of Ludovic Batelli.

He was once again assistant manager after the comeback of Jean-Marc Furlan in 2010. In December 2015, he became interim manager after Furlan's dismissal.[3]

Honours

Troyes

References
  1. "Robson swiftly sunk by Troyes tempest". The Guardian. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. "Mohamed Bradja, de retour dans le Nord". La Voix du Nord (in French). 20 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. "Troyes: l'ex-international Bradja coach intérimiaire". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 6 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "Newcastle 4-4 Troyes (Aggregate: 4 - 4)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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