Tedj Bensaoula ( ar, تاج بن سحاولة) (born 1 December 1954 in Tessala,

Sidi Bel Abbès Province Sidi Bel Abbès ( ar, ولاية سيدي بلعباس) is one of the provinces (''wilayas'') of Algeria. Its name is derived from the name of its capital, the city of Sidi Bel Abbès. It is situated in the northwestern part of the country. Hist ...

) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He currently manages

CR Témouchent Chabab Riadhi Témouchent ( ar, شباب رياضي تموشنت), known as CR Témouchent or simply CRT for short, is an Algerian football club based in Aïn Témouchent. The club was founded in 1961 and its colours are red and white. Their hom ...

in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

Biography

Early years

Tedj Bensaoula was born in the farm of his grandparents, on the heights of the massif of 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.

Club career

Bensaoula played with MC Oran in Algeria and with Le Havre AC and USL Dunkerque in France.

International career

Bensaoula participated with the Algeria national football team at two editions of the FIFA World Cup, in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

(one goal scored) and

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

. He also participated in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Gallery

File:MC Oran (saison 1978-79).jpg, Bensaoula with MC Oran in 1978–79 File:Bensaoula, tedj 1986.jpg, Bensaoula in 1985, posting for the 1986 WC

Career statistics

International statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''

International goals (vs clubs)

Honours

Clubs

;MC Oran * Algerian Championship: Third place

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

;Le Havre * French Ligue 2: 1985

International

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

: Bronze medal

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

: Runner-up

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

; Third place

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: Quarterfinal

* FIFA World Cup: First round

References

1954 births Living people People from Sidi Bel Abbès Province Algerian footballers Algerian expatriate footballers Algeria international footballers Olympic footballers of Algeria Association football forwards MC Oran players Le Havre AC players USL Dunkerque players Ligue 1 players Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1980 African Cup of Nations players 1984 African Cup of Nations players 1986 African Cup of Nations players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Algeria national football team managers MC Oran managers Expatriate footballers in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian football managers Mediterranean Games medalists in football 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub