Tedj Bensaoula

Tedj Bensaoula (Arabic: تاج بن سحاولة‎) (born 1 December 1954 in Tessala, Sidi Bel Abbès Province) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

Tedj Bensaoula
Bensaoula in 1986
Personal information
Full name Tedj Bensaoula
Date of birth (1954-12-01) 1 December 1954
Place of birth Tessala, Algeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
US H. Bou Hadjar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 US H. Bou Hadjar 210 (37)
1977–1983 MP Oran 40 (20)
1983–1986 Le Havre AC 71 (10)
1986–1987 USL Dunkerque 14 (2)
Total 335 (69)
National team
1979–1986 Algeria 52 (20)
Teams managed
1999 Algeria
2001–2002 Algeria
2002 MC Oran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Early years

Tedj Bensaoula was born in the farm of his grandparents, on the heights of the massif of Tessala. In 1958 his family was driven out of this area prohibited during the Liberation War, the family moved to Hammam Bou Hadjar, Tedj was four years old.[1]

Club career

Bensaoula played with MC Oran in Algeria and with Le Havre AC and USL Dunkerque in France.

  • Bensaoula with MC Oran in 1978–79

International career

Bensaoula participated with the Algeria national football team at two editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1982 (one goal scored) and 1986.[2] He also participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career statistics

International statistics
As of matches played on 6 June 1986[4]
Algeria national team
YearAppsGoals
197954
1980155
198141
198231
1983104
198462
198542
198640
Total5119

International goals
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[5]

International goals (vs clubs)

Honours

Clubs
MC Oran
Le Havre

International

References
  1. "Tedj Bensaoula : Grand acteur de l'épopée 82". Le Quotidien d'Oran. Lahouari Adjal. March 8, 2009.
  2. Tedj Bensaoula – FIFA competition record
  3. "Tedj Bensaoula Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  4. "Tedj Bensaoula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. "Tedj Bensaoula - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.


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