Amokrane Oualiken Explained

Amokrane Oualiken
Birth Date:6 April 1933
Birth Place:Ben Aknoun, Algeria
Death Place:Ben Aknoun, Algeria
Height:1.72 m
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:1945–1950
Youthclubs1:ES Ben Aknoun[1]
Youthyears2:1952–1951
Youthclubs2:MC Alger
Years1:1951–1952
Clubs1:MC Alger
Years2:1952–1953
Clubs2:Corporative Hussein-Dey
Years3:1953–1954
Clubs3:FSGT Seine-Saint-Denis
Years4:1954–1955
Clubs4:Tours
Years5:1955–1956
Clubs5:Châteauroux
Years6:1956–1957
Clubs6:Vélo Sport Chartrain
Years7:1957–1960
Clubs7:Nîmes
Years8:1960–1961
Clubs8:SO Montpellier
Caps8:8
Goals8:2
Years9:1962–1963
Clubs9:MC Alger
Years10:1963–1967
Clubs10:USM Alger
Nationalteam1:Algeria
Manageryears1:1967–1969
Managerclubs1:USM Alger
Manageryears2:1969–1970
Managerclubs2:ES Ben Aknoun
Manageryears3:1970–1971
Managerclubs3:Union Sportive des Hospitaliers d'Alger
Manageryears4:1971–1977
Managerclubs4:JS El Biar
Manageryears5:1989–1990
Managerclubs5:MC Alger[2]
Manageryears6:1991–1992
Managerclubs6:Burkina Faso

Amokrane "Da Mokrane" Oualiken (6 April 1933 – 22 June 2010) was an Algerian football player and manager. He played as a right winger.

Club career

Oualiken was born in Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria, on 6 April 1933.[3]

He played for French club Nîmes Olympique where he became three-time Division 1 runner-up and reached the final of the Coupe de France.[3]

After Algeria's independence in 1962, he played for MC Alger and USM Alger.[4]

Oualiken died on 22 June 2010 in Ben Aknoun, Algiers,[4] following a long illness.[3]

International career

In 1960, Oualiken became a member of the Algerian FLN team.[3]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from playing he started his coaching career with DNC Alger.[4] He helped the amateur club win the 1981–82 Algerian Cup and promote to the Championnat National 1, the Algerian first tier, in 1985.[3] He later coached the Burkina Faso national team.[4]

Oualiken was also coach of the football section of the Algerian Gendarmerie from 1969 to 1977. In 1977, he became the Technical Director of now defunct club DNC Alger, helping the team climb from the amateur divisions up to the top flight and win the Algerian Cup in 1982.

Honours

As a player

Nîmes

SO Montpellier

USM Alger

As a coach

DNC Alger

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OUALIKEN Amokrane "Da Mokrane" . sebbar.oldiblog.com . 16 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110826225609/http://sebbar.oldiblog.com/designs/include/popup_photo.php?id=1664494&nbl=74363 . 26 August 2011 . French.
  2. News: Mokrane Oualiken n'est plus . 16 March 2019 . Le Temps d'Algerie . 23 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202553/http://www.letempsdz.com/content/view/40351/1/ . 13 July 2011 . French.
  3. News: Oualiken Amokrane n'est plus . 13 March 2019 . Algérie 1 . 23 June 2010 . French.
  4. News: Mokrane Oualiken n’est plus . 13 March 2019 . . 24 June 2010 . French.