Saïd Amara
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 March 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Saïda, French Algeria | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1953 | MC Saïda | ||
1953–1956 | USM Bel-Abbès | ||
1956–1957 | Strasbourg | 24 | (3) |
1957–1960 | Béziers | 89 | (28) |
1960–1964 | Bordeaux | 40 | (9) |
1964–1968 | MC Saïda | ||
Total | 151 | (40) | |
International career | |||
1960 | FLN | ||
1963–1964 | Algeria | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1969 | Algeria | ||
1973 | Algeria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Saïd Amara (born 11 March 1933) is an Algerian former football player and manager.
Playing career
Born in Saïda, Amara played club football for MC Saïda, USM Bel-Abbès, Strasbourg, Béziers and Bordeaux.[1] He also earned five caps for the Algerian national team the between 1963 and 1964.[1]
He spent time with the FLN football team in 1960, and received death threats upon his return to Bordeaux.[2]
Coaching career
Amara managed the Algerian national team.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Ian Hawkey (2010). Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of African Football. Portico. p. 121. ISBN 1906032858.
- ^ "Algeria National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- Living people
- People from Saïda
- Algerian footballers
- MC Saïda players
- USM Bel Abbès players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- AS Béziers players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Association football midfielders
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Algerian football managers
- Algeria national football team managers
- FLN football team players
- Algerian football midfielder stubs