Ali Benouna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Chlef, French Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 1980 | ||
| Place of death | Alger, Algeria | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Sète | |||
| 1936–1937 | Boulogne | ||
| 1937–1938 | Rennes | ||
| 1938–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
| National team | |||
| 1936 |  France |
2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ali Benouna (born 23 July 1912 in Chlef, Algeria-died 6 November 1980 in Alger, Algeria) was a former French-Algerian professional footballer.
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[edit] Career
Benouna was the first Algerian and North African to play in France, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s.[1][2][3]
He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the French National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia.[4]
Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium.[5]
[edit] Honours
- Won the Coupe de France once with FC Sète in 1934
- Has 2 caps for the French National Team
[edit] References
- ^ "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com. http://thinesclaude.wifeo.com/index-fiche-4091.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Algerians in the French National Team". Rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/algfran-recintlp.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org. http://cheliff.org/portail/?q=book/print/77. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=135. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=136. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
