Mohamed Salem
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Mohamed "Ben" SalemMohamed "Ben" Salem (born May 24, 1940 in Oran
, Algeria
-died May 4, 2008 in Belfort
, France
) was an Algeria
n football player of Mali
an origin who spent most of his career with CS Sedan. He started his career as a striker before ending his career as a defender. He is CS Sedan's second all-time top scorer with 107 goals for the club, including 81 goals in the French top flight
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Oran
Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
-died May 4, 2008 in Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n football player of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an origin who spent most of his career with CS Sedan. He started his career as a striker before ending his career as a defender. He is CS Sedan's second all-time top scorer with 107 goals for the club, including 81 goals in the French top flight
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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Club career
- ???-1956 MC OranMC OranMouloudia Club d'Oran , referred to as MC Oran or MCO for short, is a football club based in Oran in Algeria. MC Oran is also a multi-sports club and it's also known by it handball team...
- 1956-1959 Saint-Rémy de Provence
- 1959-1964 UA Sedan-Torcy
- 1964-1967 Daring de Bruxelles
- 1967-1972 RC Paris-Sedan
Honours
- Won the Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
once with UA Sedan-Torcy in 1961Coupe de France Final 1961The Coupe de France Final 1961 was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 7, 1961, that saw UA Sedan-Torcy defeat Nîmes Olympique 3-1 thanks to goals by Max Fulgenzi, Claude Brény and Mohammed Salem.-Match details:... - Won the Ligue 2 ChampionshipLigue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
once with RC Paris-Sedan in 1972 - Finalist of the Coupe Drago once with UA Sedan-Torcy in 1963
- Second all-time scorer for CS Sedan with 107 goals
- Scored 81 goals in Ligue 1Ligue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
- Has 4 caps for the Algerian National TeamAlgeria national football teamThe Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
(1963–1968)