Abdellah Blinda
Abdellah Blinda| Personal information |
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| Full name | Abdellah El-Ajri |
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| Date of birth | (1951-09-25)September 25, 1951 |
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| Place of birth | Morocco |
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| Date of death | March 17, 2010(2010-03-17) (aged 58) |
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| Place of death | Rabat, Morocco |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| –1973 | FUS Rabat | | |
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| National team |
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| –1973 | Morocco | 6 | (?) |
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| Teams managed |
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| – | FUS Rabat |
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| – | Raja Casablanca |
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| 1981 | Morocco U20 |
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| 1990 | Morocco |
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| 1993–1994 | Morocco |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Abdellah El-Ajri, "Blinda"[1] (Arabic: عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.
Career
Abdellah Blinda was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team,[2] making six appearances,[3] and the Morocco national handball team at the same time.[4]
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).[4]
As a manager, Blinda 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,[3] senior Morocco national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup[5] and the Morocco local national team in 2008.[4]
On March 17, 2010, El-Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.[4][6]
References
- ↑ Jones, Grahame L. (June 12, 1994). "World Cup USA '94/Group F Preview: Morocco at a Glance". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (July 14, 2003). "Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches". RSSSF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Graves, Gary (June 15, 1994). "Blinda nabs home-grown talent from Europe". Orlando Sentinel.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Hassouni, Ali (March 17, 2010). "Abdellah Blinda n'est plus" (in French). Le Matin.
- ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin (January 24, 2006). "Morocco National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ Abdallah Blinda is no more
