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

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, Sidi Bel Abbès Province) is an Algerian

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and former player. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the

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Biography

Early years

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

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. 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

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and with

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and

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in France.

International career

Bensaoula participated with the

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at two editions of the

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, in 1982 (one goal scored) and

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. He also participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Gallery

File:MC Oran (saison 1978-79).jpg, Bensaoula with

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

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;Le Havre * French Ligue 2: 1985

International

* Mediterranean Games: Bronze medal

* Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 1980; Third place

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* Summer Olympics: Quarterfinal 1980 *

: First round 1982,

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