| Tedj Bensaoula | |
| Fullname: | Tedj Bensaoula |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Oued Berkeche, Algeria |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1970–1977 |
| Caps1: | 210 |
| Goals1: | 37 |
| Years2: | 1977–1983 |
| Years3: | 1983–1986 |
| Caps3: | 73 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 1986–1987 |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1979–1986 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 51 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 19 |
| Manageryears1: | 1999 |
| Managerclubs1: | Algeria |
| Manageryears2: | 2001–2002 |
| Managerclubs2: | Algeria |
| Manageryears3: | 2002 |
| Managerclubs3: | MC Oran |
Tedj Bensaoula (ar|تاج بن سحاولة) (born 1 December 1954) is an Algerian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Tedj Bensaoula was born in the farm of his grandparents in Oued Berkeche, on the heights between the massifs of Hammam Bou Hadjar and Tessala. In 1958 his family was driven out of this area prohibited during the Liberation War, the family moved to Hammam Bou Hadjar, Tedj was four years old.[1]
Bensaoula played with MC Oran in Algeria and with Le Havre AC and USL Dunkerque in France.
Bensaoula participated with the Algeria national football team at two editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1982 (one goal scored) and 1986. He also participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Algeria national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1979 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1980 | 15 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 19 | |
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[3]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 September 1979 | 1979 Mediterranean Games | ||||
| 2. | 9 December 1979 | 1–5 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | |||
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| 5. | 16 March 1980 | 3–2 | 1980 African Cup of Nations | |||
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| 7. | 31 May 1980 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 8. | 13 June 1980 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 9. | 12 December 1980 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 10. | 10 April 1981 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification | ||||
| 11. | 16 June 1982 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||||
| 12. | 8 April 1983 | 6–2 | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification | |||
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| 14. | 10 June 1983 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification | ||||
| 15. | 14 August 1983 | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification | ||||
| 16. | 6 January 1984 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification | ||||
| 17. | 8 March 1984 | 1984 African Cup of Nations | ||||
| 18. | 13 July 1985 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 19. | 28 July 1985 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 December 1980 | Friendly | ||||
| 2. | 29 May 1982 | 0–4 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | ||||||
| 4. | 1 June 1982 | Friendly | ||||
| 5. | 17 January 1983 | Friendly | ||||
Third place 1979
1985