Ali "Alilou" Bencheikh ( ar, علي بن شيخ; born 9 January 1955 in the village of ath-wouaguag at the town

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n international footballer.

Biography

«Alilou», as he was known to the

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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

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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

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team at the

1982 World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 i ...

. Alilou was 19th in

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voting for the African player of the century.

Club career

* 1973-1988

* 1979-1980 DNC Alger * 1986-1987 JSM Chéraga

Honours

Country: * Played in the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

* Played in the

1982 African Cup of Nations The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams, which were split into ...

* Won the gold medal at the 1978

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

* Won the bronze medal at the 1979

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 ...

* 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

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

in 1974 * Won the Algerian League 4 times with

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

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

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- ''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 {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub