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 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sète | |||
| 1936–1937 | Boulogne | ||
| 1937–1938 | Rennes | ||
| 1938–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | France | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali Benouna (born 23 July 1912 in Chlef, Algeria-died 6 November 1980 in Algiers, Algeria) was a former French-Algerian professional footballer.
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]
Honours
- Won the Coupe de France once with FC Sète in 1934
- Has 2 caps for the French National Team
References
- ^ "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Algerians in the French National Team". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.