Rabah Madjer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mustapha Rabah Madjer | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Hussein Dey, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1975 | Onalait Hussein Dey | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1983 | NA Hussein Dey | 94 | (58) |
1983–1984 | Racing Paris | 50 | (23) |
1985 | → Tours (loan) | 7 | (2) |
1985–1987 | Porto | 50 | (29) |
1988 | Valencia | 14 | (4) |
1988–1991 | Porto | 58 | (21) |
1991–1992 | Qatar SC | 9 | (6) |
Total | 282 | (143) | |
International career | |||
1978–1992 | Algeria | 87 | (28) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1995 | Algeria | ||
1995–1997 | Porto (youth) | ||
1997–1998 | Al Sadd | ||
1998–1999 | Al-Wakrah | ||
1999 | Algeria | ||
2001–2002 | Algeria | ||
2005–2006 | Al-Rayyan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mustapha Rabah Madjer (born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former footballer who played as a striker, and a manager.
He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time.[1][2] With that club he won nine major titles during his six-year spell, including three national championships and the 1987 European Cup.[3]
One of the most prolific Algerian internationals in number of games and goals, Madjer played in two World Cups with his national team, helping it to its first ever participation in 1982. Having taken up coaching immediately after retiring, he managed several clubs, and also had several spells with the Algerian team.
Club career
Born in the Algiers district of Hussein Dey of Kabyle background (Tigzirt), Madjer started his European career in 1983, moving to Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 from local NA Hussein Dey. He stayed there during one 1/2 seasons, finishing the 1984–85 campaign with another French side, Tours FC.
Madjer arrived at FC Porto in 1985–86 and, the next season, entered the club's history books in the final of the European Cup against FC Bayern Munich, scoring the 1–1 equalizer in a memorable final, which eventually ended 2–1 to the Portuguese, and also setting up the winner of Juary.[4][5] Pelé is believed to have said of this goal: "It would have been the greatest goal I have ever seen, if he had not looked back at it." He also netted in the club's Intercontinental Cup conquest the same year.[6][7][8]
After that stellar 1987, Madjer won the Ballon d'or Africain,[9] but was not allowed to compete for the European Golden Ball as he was not born in the region. In the first part of 1987–88 he scored ten times from only 11 appearances, and subsequently signed for La Liga's Valencia CF in January 1988, returning to his previous team after only a few months for a further three campaigns.
Madjer retired from the game in 1992 at the age of nearly 34, after a brief stint with Qatar SC. Also in that country, he managed Al Sadd SC, Al-Wakrah Sport Club and Al Rayyan SC.[10][11]
Porto goals
UEFA competitions
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 September 1986 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
4–0[12] | 9–0 | 1986–87 European Cup |
2. | 4 March 1987 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0[13] | 1–0 | 1986–87 European Cup |
3. | 27 May 1987 | Prater, Vienna, Austria | ![]() |
1–1[14] | 2–1 | 1986–87 European Cup |
4. | 16 September 1987 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0[15] | 3–0 | 1987–88 European Cup |
5. | 16 September 1987 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
3–0[15] | 3–0 | 1987–88 European Cup |
6. | 30 September 1987 | City Stadium of Skopje, Skopje, Yugoslavia | ![]() |
0–3[16] | 0–3 | 1987–88 European Cup |
7. | 21 October 1987 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
0–1[17] | 2–1 | 1987–88 European Cup |
8. | 3 October 1990 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
0–1[18] | 1–8 | 1990–91 European Cup |
9. | 3 October 1990 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
0–2[18] | 1–8 | 1990–91 European Cup |
10. | 3 October 1990 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
0–3[18] | 1–8 | 1990–91 European Cup |
11. | 3 October 1990 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
0–6[18] | 1–8 | 1990–91 European Cup |
FIFA competitions
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 December 1987 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
2–1[8] | 2–1 | 1987 Intercontinental Cup |
International career
Madjer played for the Algerian national team for 19 years, and was present at the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. He retired as the nation's top goalscorer at 28, in 87 caps, having also won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1990 as the hosts incidentally beat Nigeria twice, in the opening match 5–1 and the final 1–0.
Madjer's most famous goal came in Algeria's 2–1 win over Germany in the 1982 World Cup, when he opened the scoring in the 53rd minute.[19] In 1993 he began coaching the national team but, after failing to qualify for two 1994 major competitions, the World Cup and the CAN, resigned, returning to Porto as a youth coordinator.[1]
After a quick spell in 1999, Madjer returned two years later, only to resign with aggravation in the 2002 summer.[20]
International goals
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 June 1980 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1[22] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
2. | 20 July 1980 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Soviet Union | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0[23] | 1980 Summer Olympics |
3. | 10 April 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–1[24] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
4. | 10 April 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–1[24] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
5. | 1 May 1981 | 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0[25] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
6. | 30 August 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 7–0[26] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
7. | 30 August 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria | ![]() |
2–0 | 7–0[26] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
8. | 30 October 1981 | 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1[27] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
9. | 25 April 1982 | 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1[28] | Friendly |
10. | 28 April 1982 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0[29] | Friendly |
11. | 16 June 1982 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1[30] | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
12. | 8 April 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
4–0 | 6–2[31] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
13. | 8 April 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
6–0 | 6–2[31] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
14. | 26 April 1983 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1[32] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
15. | 10 June 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0[33] | Friendly |
16. | 28 August 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0[34] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
17. | 17 March 1984 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1[35] | 1984 African Cup of Nations |
18. | 13 July 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0[36] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
19. | 18 August 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0[37] | 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification |
20. | 6 October 1985 | El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–4[38] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
21. | 18 October 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0[39] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
22. | 14 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | ![]() |
0–1 | 3–2[40] | 1986 African Cup of Nations |
23. | 27 March 1987 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0[41] | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |
24. | 7 January 1989 | 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0[42] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
25. | 25 June 1989 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–2[43] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
26. | 25 August 1989 | 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0[44] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
27. | 2 March 1990 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–1[45] | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
28. | 2 March 1990 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–1[45] | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
Post-retirement
After his coaching spells, Madjer started a career as a professional analyst in Qatar, for Al-Jazeera Sports.
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Algeria | League | Algerian Cup | Coupe de la Ligue | Africa | Total | |||||||
1974–75 | Hussein Dey | National 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1975–76 | — | — | ||||||||||
1976–77 | — | — | ||||||||||
1977–78 | — | |||||||||||
1978–79 | — | |||||||||||
1979–80 | — | |||||||||||
1980–81 | — | — | ||||||||||
1981–82 | — | — | ||||||||||
1982–83 | — | — | ||||||||||
France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
1983–84 | Racing Paris | Ligue 2 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1984–85 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |||||
Tours (loan) | 7 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Supertaça | Europe | Total | |||||||
1985–86 | Porto | Primeira Liga | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 13 | |
1986–87 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1[a] | 1 | 6[b] | 3 | 33 | 14 | ||
1987–88 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[b] | 4 | 16 | 15 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
1987–88 | Valencia | La Liga | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Supertaça | Europe | Total | |||||||
1988–89 | Porto | Primeira Liga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 29 | 10 | |
1989–90 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 33 | 16 | |||
1990–91 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||
Qatar | League | Qatar Emir Cup | Qatar Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1991–92 | Qatar | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
Country | ||||||||||||
Algeria | 94 | 58 | 94 | 58 | ||||||||
France | 57 | 25 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 67 | 27 | ||||
Portugal | 108 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 138 | 71 | ||
Spain | 14 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | |||||||
Qatar | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | |||||||
Total | 282 | 139 |
- ^ Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- ^ a b c d All appearance(s) in European Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
Honours
Club
- Hussein Dey
- Algerian Cup: 1978–79; Runner-up 1976–77, 1981–82
- African Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1978
- Porto
- European Cup: 1986–87
- Intercontinental Cup: 1987
- Primeira Liga: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
- Taça de Portugal: 1987–88, 1990–91
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1986, 1990
Country
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1990; Runner-up 1980
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1991
- All-Africa Games: 1978
- Pan Arab Games: 1985
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 1987
- European Cup top scorer: 1987–88
- Arab Footballer of the 20th century: 2004
- Algerian Footballer of the 20th century: 2009 (with Lakhdar Belloumi)
- Algerian Footballer of the Year: Several awards
- African Footballer of the 20th century: Fifth place
- Intercontinental Cup: Most Valuable Player of the Match Award 1987
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2011[47]
References
- ^ a b African legends: Rabah Madjer; BBC Sport, 1 September 2003
- ^ Rabah Madjer; UEFA.com, 16 January 2003
- ^ Peter Law (1 September 2003). "African legends: Rabah Madjer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ Madjer calls on Porto to do it again; UEFA.com, 2 April 2009
- ^ "1986/87: Madjer inspires Porto triumph". UEFA.com. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ Porto, snow and Tokyo; UEFA.com 9 December 2004
- ^ Toyota Cup 1987; FIFA.com
- ^ a b Intercontinental Club Cup 1987; at RSSSF
- ^ African Player of the Year 1987; at RSSSF
- ^ Madjer to coach Qatari club; BBC Sport, 21 December 2005
- ^ "Madjer the magnificent". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Porto 9–0 Rabat Ajax". UEFA.com. 17 September 1986. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Porto 1–0 Brøndby". UEFA.com. 4 March 1987. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Bayern 1–2 Porto". UEFA.com. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Porto 3–0 Vardar". UEFA.com. 16 September 1987. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Vardar 0–3 Porto". UEFA.com. 30 September 1987. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Porto". UEFA.com. 21 October 1987. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Portadown 1–8 Porto". UEFA.com. 3 October 1990. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Argelia, con fútbol disciplinado, humilló a la poderosa Alemania" (in Spanish). ABC. 17 June 1982. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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- ^ Mustapha Rabah Madjer – International Appearances; at RSSSF
- ^ "Algérie 3–1 Sierra Leone" (in French). DZFoot. 20 June 1980. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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- ^ "Legends". Golden Foot. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Rabah Madjer at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rabah Madjer at BDFutbol
- Rabah Madjer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rabah Madjer – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Hussein Dey (commune)
- Algerian footballers
- Association football forwards
- NA Hussein Dey players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 players
- Tours FC players
- Primeira Liga players
- FC Porto players
- La Liga players
- Valencia CF players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Qatar SC players
- Algeria youth international footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- 1982 African Cup of Nations players
- 1984 African Cup of Nations players
- 1990 African Cup of Nations players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Olympic footballers of Algeria
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Algerian expatriates in France
- Algerian expatriates in Portugal
- Algerian expatriates in Spain
- Algerian expatriates in Qatar
- African Footballer of the Year winners
- Algerian football managers
- Algeria national football team managers
- 2002 African Cup of Nations managers
- Expatriate football managers in Qatar