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Abdellah El Ajri
Fullname:Abdellah El Ajri
Birth Date:25 September 1951
Birth Place:Morocco
Death Place:Rabat, Morocco
Years1:–1973
Clubs1:FUS Rabat
Nationalyears1:–1973
Nationalteam1:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:?
Manageryears1:
Managerclubs1:FUS Rabat
Manageryears2:
Managerclubs2:Raja Casablanca
Manageryears3:1981
Managerclubs3:Morocco U20
Manageryears4:1990
Managerclubs4:Morocco
Manageryears5:1993–1994
Managerclubs5:Morocco

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

Career

Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team,[1] making six appearances,[2] and the Morocco men's 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, El Ajri 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[3] 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.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Courtney, Barrie. Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches. RSSSF. July 14, 2003.
  2. Web site: Orlando Sentinel. Graves, Gary. Blinda nabs home-grown talent from Europe. June 15, 1994.
  3. Web site: Mubarak, Hassanin. Morocco National Team Coaches. January 24, 2006. RSSSF. 2009-10-05.
  4. Web site: Le Matin. Hassouni, Ali. Abdellah El Ajri n'est plus. French. March 17, 2010.
  5. http://africafootballs.com/home/world-cup-2014-results/1-latest-news/178-abdallah-blinda-is-no-more Abdallah Blinda is no more