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
Personal information
Full name Abdellah El Ajri
Date of birth (1951-09-25)September 25, 1951
Place of birth Morocco
Date of death March 17, 2010(2010-03-17) (aged 58)
Place of death Rabat, Morocco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1973 FUS Rabat
International career
–1973 Morocco 6 (?)
Managerial career
FUS Rabat
Raja Casablanca
1981 Morocco U20
1990 Morocco
1993–1994 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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.[3]

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).[3]

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,[2] senior Morocco national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup[4] and the Morocco local national team in 2008.[3]

On March 17, 2010, El Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Courtney, Barrie (July 14, 2003). "Morocco - Details of World Cup Matches". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b Graves, Gary (June 15, 1994). "Blinda nabs home-grown talent from Europe". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. ^ a b c d Hassouni, Ali (March 17, 2010). "Abdellah El Ajri n'est plus" (in French). Le Matin.
  4. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (January 24, 2006). "Morocco National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  5. ^ Abdallah Blinda is no more Archived December 22, 2014, at archive.today