Ali "Alilou" Bencheikh ( ar, علي بن شيخ; born 9 January 1955 in the village of ath-wouaguag at the town
El M'hir
El M'hir ( ar, المهير) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,160.
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n international footballer.
Biography
«Alilou», as he was known to the
MC Alger
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fans, was born in the village of (at-waguag in the biban mountains of basse kabylie), close to the village of ''El M'hir'' daira of manssourah in the province of
Bordj Bou Arreridj. He made his first team debut as a midfielder for
MCA
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at age 17 and went on to win many trophies and awards on the way, including the club's only
African Champions Cup in 1976. He was a member of the
Algerian
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team at the
1982 World Cup
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.
Alilou was 19th in
IFFHS
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voting for the African player of the century.
Club career
* 1973-1988
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...
* 1979-1980
DNC Alger
* 1986-1987
JSM Chéraga
Honours
Country:
* Played in the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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* Played in the
1982 African Cup of Nations
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* Won the gold medal at the 1978
All-Africa Games
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* Won the bronze medal at the 1979
Mediterranean Games
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* Has 63 caps for the
Algerian National Team
Club:
* Won the
African Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...
once with
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...
in 1976
* Won the
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup
The Maghreb Cup Winners Cup was a North African football competition organized by the Union Maghrebine de Football (UMF) and which regrouped the cup winners from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya (only in the first edition). Mauritania at thi ...
once with
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...
in 1974
* Won the
Algerian League 4 times with
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...
in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979
* Won the
Algerian Cup
The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...
3 times with
MC Alger
Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...
in 1973, 1976 and 1983
Personal:
* Voted as the runner-up for the 1978
African Footballer of the Year award
* Voted as third for the 1976
African Footballer of the Year award
References
External links
Player profile- ''dzfootball''
1955 births
Living people
People from El M'hir
1982 African Cup of Nations players
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Algerian footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Algeria men's international footballers
MC Alger players
JSM Chéraga players
African Games gold medalists for Algeria
African Games medalists in football
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria
Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games
21st-century Algerian people
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