Ahmed Oudjani (19 March 1937 – 15 January 1998) was an Algerian football striker.
 Oudjani in 1997 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 1998 (aged 60) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955-1957 | JSMP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | US Vendôme | ||
| 1958–1965 | Lens | 148 | (112) |
| 1965–1966 | RC Paris | ||
| 1966–1967 | Sedan | ||
| 1967–1968 | Caen | ||
| 1968–1969 | US Tébessa | ||
| 1969–1971 | JSM Béjaïa | ||
| International career | |||
| Algeria FLN | |||
| Algeria | 15 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editOudjani was a member of the Algerian FLN team before the country gained its independence. He is also the all-time top scorer in RC Lens history, having scored 94 goals in 148 matches for the team, including 6 goals in one game against RC Paris in the 1963/1964 season. He scored 99 career goals in Ligue 1, and was the leading scorer in the 1963–64 French Division 1 with 30 goals.[1][2]
Ahmed is the father of former Algerian international Chérif Oudjani, who scored the winning goal in the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations.
Ahmed's family is of Kabyle origin, and hails from the village of Sidi Aïch in Bejaïa.
Honours
edit- Won the Coupe Drago three times with RC Lens in 1959, 1960 and 1965
- All-time top scorer in RC Lens history with 94 goals
- 15 caps with the Algerian National Team
References
edit- ^ "Tournoi de football à la mémoire de Ahmed Oudjani" [Football tournament in memory of Ahmed Oudjani] (in French). L'Expression. 17 January 2018.
- ^ "RETRO — Lens : blessé, il marque trois buts en finale avant de s'évanouir…" (in French). Le Quotidien du Sport. 27 April 2022.
External links
edit- Ahmed Oudjani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile
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