Ali Fergani
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 21, 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Onnaing, France | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Algeria A' | ||
Youth career | |||
1967–1969 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1979 | NA Hussein Dey | 421 | (74) |
1979–1987 | JS Kabylie | ||
National team | |||
1973–1986 | Algeria | 72 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
1989–1990 | JS Kabylie | ||
1993 | MC Alger | ||
1993–1994 | Chabab Mohammédia | ||
1994–1995 | MC Oran | ||
1995–1996 | Algeria | ||
1996–1998 | Olympique Béja | ||
1999 | AS Marsa | ||
1999–2000 | Olympique Béja | ||
2000–2001 | US Monastir | ||
2001 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
2003–2004 | CA Bizerte | ||
2004–2005 | Algeria | ||
2011-2012 | Algeria A' | ||
2012-2013 | CA Batna | ||
2014-2015 | JSM Béjaïa | ||
2016 | JSM Béjaïa | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ali Fergani (Arabic: علي فرقاني) (born September 21, 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played in the midfield position as a playmaker.
Career[]
Fergani played club football for NA Hussein Dey and JE Tizi-Ouzou. Fergani played for the Algeria national football team at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He also took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.[2]
In 1981, Fergani came third in a run for an African Footballer of the Year award.[3]
Upon his retirement, Fergani was appointed as an assistant manager of Algeria national football team, as well as the coach of his former club JS Kabylie. His managing career took off to a good start as he won the 1990 African Cup of Nations in his homeland. Fergani was re-appointed as the coach of Algeria national team in 1995, but was dismissed just one year later, after a defeat to Kenya.[4]
After leaving the national team, Fergani coached several Tunisian sides, including Club Athletic Bizertin,[5] Union Sportive Monastir and Stade Tunisien, among others.
Following the resignation of Robert Waseige, Fergani was once again recalled to the Algeria national football team, as a manager. Currently Fergani works as the manager of Tunisia CA Bizertin.
On October 10, 2011, Fergani was appointed as manager of the Algeria A' national football team.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ali Ferghani Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Ali Fergani – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Pierrend, Jose Luis. "African Player of the Year 1981". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Algeria National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ EN A' : Ali Fergani nouveau sélectionneur; DZFoot.com, 10 October 2011.
External links[]
- Ali Fergani at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
- Association football midfielders
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- French footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- 1982 African Cup of Nations players
- 1984 African Cup of Nations players
- Algerian football managers
- Olympic footballers of Algeria
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria
- Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- Kabyle people
- JS Kabylie players
- NA Hussein Dey players
- US Monastir (football) managers
- Club Athlétique Bizertin managers
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers
- Algerian expatriates in Tunisia
- Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
- Algeria national football team managers
- JS Kabylie managers
- MC Oran managers
- USM Alger managers
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Algerian expatriates in Morocco
- 1996 African Cup of Nations managers
- SCC Mohammédia managers
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football