Abdelghani Zitouni
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdelghani Zitouni | ||
Date of birth | May 5, 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Place of death | Dely Ibrahim, Algiers, Algeria | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
RC Kouba | - | (-) | |
OMR El Annasser | - | (-) | |
CR Belouizdad | - | (-) | |
National team | |||
1963–1965 | Algeria | 6 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
USM Alger | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Abdelghani Zitouni (born May 5, 1932 in Algiers – died November 17, 2010 in Algiers) was a former Algerian international football player and manager.[1]
Club career
Zitouni spent the majority of his playing career with OMR El Annasser, after starting off with RC Kouba.[1][2] He also played briefly with MC Alger 1953-1954 CR Belouizdad.[3]
International career
On January 6, 1963, Zitouni made his debut for the Algerian National Team in a 2-1 win over Bulgaria in a friendly at the Stade 20 Août in Algiers.[4] In that game, he scored a goal in the 72nd minute, which was also the first goal in the history of independent Algeria.
On June 17, 1965, Zitouni got his last cap for Algeria, in a 3-0 loss against Brazil in Oran.[5]
Managerial career
After his playing career, Zitouni managed a number of Algerian clubs, most notably USM Alger in the 1970s.
References
- 1 2 Carnet : Décès de Abdelghani Zitouni
- ↑ Décès de Abdelghani Zitouni : L’artiste s’en va Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Algérie : Décès de l'ex-international Abdelghani Zitouni Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Algérie 2-1 Bulgarie
- ↑ Algérie 0-3 Brésil Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.