Abdellah Blinda

Abdellah Blinda
Personal information
Full name Abdellah El-Ajri
Date of birth (1951-09-25)September 25, 1951
Place of birth Morocco
Date of death March 17, 2010(2010-03-17) (aged 58)
Place of death Rabat, Morocco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1973 FUS Rabat
National team
–1973 Morocco 6 (?)
Teams managed
– FUS Rabat
– Raja Casablanca
1981 Morocco U20
1990 Morocco
1993–1994 Morocco

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Abdellah El-Ajri, "Blinda"[1] (Arabic: عبد الله بليندة‎‎; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.

Career

Abdellah Blinda was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team,[2] making six appearances,[3] and the Morocco national handball team at the same time.[4]

As a football Player, he was illustrated with FUS Rabat especially when he scored two goals in the final of 1973 Moroccan Throne Cup against Ittihad Khemisset (3-2).[4]

As a manager, Blinda managed several clubs in Morocco and abroad like Raja Casablanca, FUS Rabat and Baniyas SC. He also managed the Morocco national under-20 football team,[3] senior Morocco national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup[5] and the Morocco local national team in 2008.[4]

On March 17, 2010, El-Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.[4][6]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Grahame L. (June 12, 1994). "World Cup USA '94/Group F Preview: Morocco at a Glance". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (July 14, 2003). "Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches". RSSSF.
  3. 1 2 Graves, Gary (June 15, 1994). "Blinda nabs home-grown talent from Europe". Orlando Sentinel.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hassouni, Ali (March 17, 2010). "Abdellah Blinda n'est plus" (in French). Le Matin.
  5. ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin (January 24, 2006). "Morocco National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  6. ↑ Abdallah Blinda is no more
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