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| Full name | Rabah Mustapha Madjer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (age 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hussein Dey,Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Onalait Hussein Dey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1978 | NA Hussein Dey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1983 | NA Hussein Dey | 94 | (58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Racing Paris | 50 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | →Tours (loan) | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1991 | Porto | 108 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | →Valencia (loan) | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Qatar SC | 9 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 282 | (143) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1992 | Algeria | 87 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Porto (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Wakrah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Rayyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Algeria A' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rabah Mustapha Madjer (Arabic:رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
He reached stardom as aPorto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time.[1][2] In his six-year spell with that club, he won nine major titles, including threenational championships and the1987 European Cup.[3]
One of the most prolificAlgeria internationals in number of games and goals, Madjer played in twoWorld Cups with his national team, helping it to its first ever participation in1982. Having taken up coaching immediately after retiring, he managed several clubs, and also had several spells with the Algeria national team.
Born in theAlgiers district ofHussein Dey ofKabyle origin (Tigzirt), Madjer started his European career in 1983, moving toRacing Club de France football Colombes 92 from localNA Hussein Dey. He stayed there for one and a half seasons, finishing 1984–85 with another French side,Tours FC.[4]
Madjer arrived atFC Porto in1985–86 and,the following campaign, entered the club's history books inthe final of theEuropean Cup againstBayern Munich, scoring the 1–1 equalizer in a memorable final, which eventually ended 2–1 to the Portuguese, and alsosetting up the winner ofJuary.[5][6]Pelé is believed to have said of this goal: "It would have been the greatest goal I have ever seen, if he had not looked back at it." He also netted in the club'sIntercontinental Cup conquest the same year.[7][8][9]
After that stellar 1987, Madjer won theBallond'or Africain,[10] but was not allowed to compete for the European Golden Ball as he was not born in the region. In the first part of1987–88 he scored ten times from only 11 appearances. In the summer 1988 he moved toInter Milan but the medical exams detected a serious thigh muscle injury that the player had in the past and the contract was never officially signed (despite the initial announcement and the official photos already taken).[11]
After being close to transferring to Bayern Munich,[12] Madjer signed forLa Liga'sValencia CF in January 1988, returning to his previous team after only a few months for a further three seasons.Johan Cruyff had also attempted to sign Madjer forAFC Ajax at the time the clubs met in the1987 European Super Cup. Cruyff was unhappy with his own club's board, believing that they leaked details of the transfer which caused Porto to pull out of the deal.[13]
Madjer retired from the game in 1992 at the age of nearly 34, after a brief stint withQatar SC.[14]
Madjer played for theAlgeria national team for 19 years, and was present at the1982 and1986 FIFA World Cup finals. He retired as the nation's top goalscorer at 28, in 87caps, having also won theAfrica Cup of Nations in1990 as the hosts incidentally beatNigeria twice, in the opening match 5–1 and the final 1–0.[15]
Madjer's most famous goal came in Algeria's 2–1 win overGermany in the 1982 World Cup, when he opened the scoring in the 53rd minute.[16]
In 1993, Madjer began coaching theAlgeria national team but after failing to qualify for two 1994 major competitions, theWorld Cup and theCAN, he resigned, returning to Porto as a youth coordinator.[1]
He subsequently managed Qatari clubsAl Sadd SC (1997–1998) andAl-Wakrah Sport Club (1998–1999).[14]
After a quick spell with the Algeria national team in 1999, Madjer returned two years later, only to resign with aggravation in the 2002 summer.[17]
In 2005 he was appointed coach of Qatari clubAl Rayyan SC.[18]
He controversially returned to the post of Algeria national team coach in October 2017, his first managerial work for over a decade, afterLucas Alcaraz failed to take the team to the2018 FIFA World Cup.[19] The following June he was dismissed, having won twice in seven games of which six were friendlies.[20]
After his coaching spells, Madjer started a career as a professional analyst in Qatar, forAl-Jazeera Sports (beIN Sports now).[21]
In 2011 he became aUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.[22]
Madjer's sonLotfi is also a footballer and representedQatar at youth level.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hussein Dey | 1978–79 | National 1 | — | 6 | 1 | – | ||||||||
| 1979–80 | — | 4 | 3 | – | ||||||||||
| 1980–81 | — | — | – | |||||||||||
| 1981–82 | — | — | – | |||||||||||
| 1982–83 | — | — | – | |||||||||||
| Total | 94 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 62 | ||||
| Racing Paris | 1983–84 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 20 | |||
| 1984–85 | French Division 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | – | 28 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 23 | 10 | 2 | — | — | – | 60 | 25 | |||||
| Tours (loan) | 1984–85 | French Division 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | – | |||||||
| Porto | 1985–86 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 13 | ||
| 1986–87 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 6[b] | 3 | 1[c] | 1 | 33 | 14 | |||
| 1987–88 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 4 | 1[a] | 1 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 1988–89 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 2 | — | 33 | 16 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 4 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Total | 108 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 138 | 71 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 1987–88 | La Liga | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| Qatar | 1991–92 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 6 | — | — | – | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 282 | 139 | ||||||||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 20 June 1980 | 19 Juin 1965,Oran, Algeria |  Sierra Leone | 3–1 | 3–1[25] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 20 July 1980 | Dinamo Stadium,Minsk,Soviet Union |  Syria | 2–0 | 3–0[26] | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | 10 April 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria |  Mali | 3–0 | 5–1[27] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 1 May 1981 | 17 Juin,Constantine, Algeria |  Niger | 1–0 | 4–0[28] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 30 August 1981 | 19 Juin 1965, Oran, Algeria |  Upper Volta | 1–0 | 7–0[29] | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 2–0 | |||||
| 8 | 30 October 1981 | 17 Juin, Constantine, Algeria |  Nigeria | 2–1 | 2–1[30] | 1982 World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 25 April 1982 | 5 Juillet,Algiers, Algeria |  Peru | 1–1 | 1–1[31] | Friendly |
| 10 | 28 April 1982 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0[32] | Friendly |
| 11 | 16 June 1982 | El Molinón,Gijón,Spain |  West Germany | 1–0 | 2–1[33] | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| 12 | 8 April 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Benin | 4–0 | 6–2[34] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 6–0 | |||||
| 14 | 26 April 1983 | Stade de l'Amitié,Cotonou, Benin | Benin | 1–1 | 1–1[35] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 | 10 June 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Uganda | 1–0 | 3–0[36] | Friendly |
| 16 | 28 August 1983 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Senegal | 1–0 | 2–0[37] | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 17 | 17 March 1984 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny,Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Egypt | 1–0 | 3–1[38] | 1984 African Cup of Nations |
| 18 | 13 July 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Zambia | 2–0 | 2–0[39] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 18 August 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria |  Kenya | 3–0 | 3–0[40] | 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 20 | 6 October 1985 | El Menzah,Tunis, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–1 | 1–4[41] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 18 October 1985 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Tunisia | 1–0 | 3–0[42] | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 14 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium,Alexandria, Egypt |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–3[43] | 1986 African Cup of Nations |
| 23 | 27 March 1987 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0[44] | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 24 | 7 January 1989 | 19 Mai 1956,Annaba, Algeria |  Zimbabwe | 3–0 | 3–0[45] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 25 | 25 June 1989 | National Sports Stadium,Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 2–1[46] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 26 | 25 August 1989 | 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0[47] | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 2 March 1990 | 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | 5–1[48] | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
| 28 | 2–0 |
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