Abderrahman Ibrir

Abderrahman Ibrir (10 November 1919 – 18 February 1988) was an Algerian football player and manager.

Abderrahman Ibrir

Personal information
Date of birth	10 November 1919
Place of birth	Dellys, French Algeria
Date of death	18 February 1988 (aged 68)
Place of death	Sidi Fredj, Algeria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Bordeaux	19	(0)
1947–1951	Toulouse	133	(0)
1951–1953	Marseille	31	(0)
Total		183	(0)
National team
1949–1950	France	6	(0)
1959–1960	FLN
Teams managed
1964–1965	Algeria
1978–1979	MP Alger
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Dellys, Ibrir played club football in France for Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille.[1] He also earned six caps for French national team the between 1949 and 1950,[1] and later played for the FLN team between 1959 and 1960.[2][3]

Coaching career

Ibrir managed the Algerian national team.[4] He was also Algerian champion with MC Alger in 1979.[5]

Later life and death

He died by drowning, off the coast of Sidi Fredj, in 1988.[6]

References

1. "Abderrahman Ibrir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Le football dans la révolution" (in French). Mémoria. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. "Les autres joueurs du FLN" (in French). So Foot. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
4. "Algeria National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. "Championnat d'Algérie" (in French). Carfootal. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
6. "Ces Algériens qui ont marqué les Bleus". France Football (in French). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.