Ahmed Oudjani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Skikda, Algeria | ||
| Date of death | January 15, 1998 (aged 60) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957-1958 | US Vendôme | ||
| 1958-1965 | RC Lens | 148 | (94) |
| 1965-1966 | RC Paris | ||
| 1966-1967 | CS Sedan | ||
| 1967-1968 | SM Caen | ||
| 1968-1969 | US Tébessa | ||
| 1969-1971 | JSM Béjaïa | ||
| National team | |||
| Algeria | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ahmed Oudjani (March 19, 1937 – January 15, 1998) was an Algerian football striker.
Biography
Oudjani was a member of the legendary Algerian FLN team before the country gained its independence. He is also the all-time top scorer in RC Lens history, having scored 94 goals in 148 matches for the team, including 6 goals in one game against RC Paris in the 1963/1964 season. He scored 99 career goals in Ligue 1.
Ahmed is the father of former Algerian international Chérif Oudjani, who scored the winning goal in the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations.
Ahmed's family is of Kabyle origin, and hails from the village of Sidi Aïch in Bejaïa.
Career
- 1957-1958 US Vendôme
France - 1958-1965 RC Lens France
- 1965-1966 RC Paris France
- 1966-1967 CS Sedan France
- 1967-1968 SM Caen France
- 1968-1969 US Tébessa
Algeria - 1969-1971 JSM Béjaïa Algeria
Honours
- Won the Coupe Drago three times with RC Lens in 1959, 1960 and 1965
- All-time top scorer in RC Lens history with 94 goals
- 15 caps with the Algerian National Team
External links
- Ahmed Oudjani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile