Abdellah Blinda
Encyclopedia
Abdellah El-Ajri, "Blinda" was a Moroccan
football player and manager and a handball
player.
player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team
, making six appearances, and the Morocco national handball team
at the same time.
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).
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
, senior Morocco national football team
in 1994 FIFA World Cup
and the Morocco local national team
in 2008.
On March 17, 2010, El-Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat
. He was age 59.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
football player and manager and a handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player.
Career
Abdellah Blinda was firstly a handballTeam handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team
Morocco national football team
The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
, making six appearances, and the Morocco national handball team
Morocco national handball team
The Moroccan national handball team is the national handball team of Morocco and is controlled by the Moroccan Handball Federation based in the Capital of Morocco, Rabat-African Nations Championship Record:* 1994 : 4th* 1996 : 4th* 1998 : 4th* 2000 : 4th...
at the same time.
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).
As a manager, Blinda managed several clubs in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and abroad like Raja Casablanca, FUS Rabat and Baniyas SC. He also managed the Morocco national under-20 football team
Morocco national under-20 football team
-African Cup of Nations:* Round 2 : 1979, 1983, 1985.* Semi-final : 1987, 2005.* Winner : 1997.. Safouane-Current squad:...
, senior Morocco national football team
Morocco national football team
The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
in 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
and the Morocco local national team
Morocco national football team
The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
in 2008.
On March 17, 2010, El-Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
. He was age 59.