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.
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]