Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer (Arabic رابح ماجر, DMG Rabah Māǧir; * February 15, 1958 in Algiers ) is an Algerian football manager and former football player. For his home country, he completed 87 international matches, scoring 40 goals.
- 3.1 As a player
- 3.2 As a coach
Playing career
Association
Madjer began in 1975 his professional career with his hometown club, NA Hussein Dey. In 1979, he reached with his team the final of the Algerian Cup. In the final against JE Tizi Ouzou, the club was able to prevail 2-1. The year before they took the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1978 in part. About the Team Al Madina Tripoli, Inter Club Brazzaville and Kadiogo Club Ouagadougou Hussein Day played to the final, but after the 1:3 and 1:2 was clearly lost Horoya AC. After his good performance in the 1982 World Cup Madjer aroused the interest of European clubs. So it was in 1983, move to Europe, where the attacker initially played for Racing Paris. About the Tours FC in 1985 he came to Portugal to FC Porto. Here he finally matured into one of the top strikers in Europe. The highlight of his career was in 1987 when he won the European Champions Cup and the World Cup with FC Porto. In Vienna Prater Stadium, he won against Bayern Munich, the final of the European Champions Cup 2-1. Madjer scored the goal to 1:1 balance with the hoe from three meters away, preparing the winning goal with a dream edge before. In the World Cup final against Peñarol Montevideo from Uruguay he scored the winning goal to make it 2-1. In the same year he was elected to the African Footballer of the year.
Shortly afterwards stood Madjer before a change to Bayern. After the transfer was already considered to be safe, this burst at the last moment. So he moved in 1988 for half a year to FC Valencia, returned after the winter break but to FC Porto, where he once again Portuguese football champions in 1990. In 1991 he finished his playing career at FC Porto.
National
The striker Madjer had his international breakthrough in the Football World Cup 1982 in Spain. In the very first round match struck Algeria on Germany and created the biggest upset of this World Cup. Madjer scored the 1-0 to Algeria. The game won Algeria 2-1. The chance of a place in the second round of the Algerian team took the non-aggression pact of Gijon between Germany and Austria. In order to reach the next round, the German team had to win at all costs, while Austria could afford a narrow defeat. After 1-0 of the Germans in the 11th minutes, both teams were next round. From the beginning of the second half both teams kicked the ball up to the end of the game to be unmotivated and Madjers team was eliminated. Four years later he took part in the 1986 World Cup Algeria in Mexico, however, was not the first round again. For the most success in the National Dress came Madjer 1990 Africa Cup. Already in the opening match against Nigeria, the team was impressed by a 5-1 win. In the final game on March 16, the team was once again against the Nigerian choice and prevailed 1-0. It was the first and so far only winning the African Cup of Nations for Algeria. Madjer reach two goals during the whole tournament. At the conclusion of the competition, he was named player of the tournament. A year later Madjer played in the final of the Afro - Asian Cup of Nations against the team from Iran. After a 1-2 defeat the return game decided by a 1-0 to Algeria.
Coaching career
As a football coach Madjer was repeatedly active for the Algerian national football team. In 1994 he made as head coach before his first major tournament, the African Cup of headlines. Although the team managed to qualify as group runners, she was excluded from the finals appearance since Madjer had run up an ineligible player. Then he broke up for the first time from the post of national coach and was briefly a youth coach at FC Porto. In 1997, Madjer at al -Sadd Sports Club first time the head coach position at a league club. With the Qatari club Al - Wakrah SC In 1999 he was for the first time in the club's league champions. After this success Madjer again took over the selection of his home country. It remained for a brief interlude. It was not until 2001 he remained for a long time coach and oversaw the team at the African Cup of Nations 2002., Where the team was indeed the first round, but then dropped out in the first round of the knockout stage, which also meant Madjers again farewell. For the season 2005/ 06 he was hired again in Qatar and took over the affairs at Al- Rayyan Sports Club. This was his last previous job as a coach.
Achievements
As a player
Association
- Algerian soccer trophy with NA Hussein Dey: 1979
- European Champions Cup with FC Porto: 1987
- World Cup winner with FC Porto: 1987
- UEFA Super Cup with FC Porto: 1987
- Primeira Liga with FC Porto: 1988
- Portuguese Football Cup with FC Porto: 1988, 1991
- Portuguese soccer champion with FC Porto: 1990
- Portuguese Super Cup with FC Porto: 1986, 1991
National
- African Cup of Nations: 1990
- Afro - Asian Cup of Nations: 1991
Individually
- African Footballer of the Year: 1987
- Player of the African Cup of Nations: 1990
- Arabia's soccer player of the 20th century: 2004
- Algerian footballer of the 20th century: 2009 (together with Lakhdar Belloumi )
- Algeria Footballer of the Year: multiply
- African Footballer of the 20th Century: 5th place
As a coach
- Qatar Stars League with Al- Wakrah SC: 1999