Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria. Nicknamed Soukane II, he started his playing career in the junior ranks of JS El Biar. At the age of 20, he joined French club Le Havre AC, playing with the club for 8 seasons. He helped the team reach the top flight of French football in 1959, winning the Division 2 Championship. However, after three seasons, Le Havre was relegated again to the second division. Soukane stayed with the club until 1964, when the professional section of the club was disbanded. In his final season with Le Havre, he would finish as the top scorer in Ligue 2 with 21 goals, the first African to do so.
In 1964, he joined Toulouse FC after discussions with long-time FLN teammate Kader Firoud who was announced as coach of the team. In his first season, Toulouse finished a modest 11th in the 18-team top division. In his second season, they finished 4th in the standings, earning a ticket to the UEFA Cup (known as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finals then). He would also lead the team to the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, where they lost 2–1 to RC Strasbourg. Soukane scored Toulouse's only goal in that game, and was also used as goalkeeper after the expulsion of the Toulouse keeper Devis. Soukane played two more seasons with Toulouse FC, and at the end of the 1967 season left the club after the disbandment of the professional section. He played one season with Red Star 93 before retiring from football. He died at the age of 78 on 5 July 2015, in El Biar, Algiers.[1]
Marc Barreaud, Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997), l'Harmattan, 1997. cf. notice du joueur page 81.
^Abderrahamane Soukhane, membre de l’équipe FLN, nous quitte. 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine 6 July 2015. Retired 8 July 2015
^"Décès de l'ancien joueur de l'équipe du FLN Mohamed Soukhane". Aps.dz. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
External links
Abderrahmane Soukhane at National-Football-Teams.com
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abderrahmane, soukhane, abderrahmane, soukane, september, 1936, july, 2015, algerian, footballer, played, striker, contents, biography, international, career, honours, references, external, linksbiography, editsoukane, born, 1936, biar, algiers, algeria, nickn. Abderrahmane Soukane 13 September 1936 5 July 2015 was an Algerian footballer who played as a striker Contents 1 Biography 2 International career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditSoukane was born in 1936 in El Biar Algiers Algeria Nicknamed Soukane II he started his playing career in the junior ranks of JS El Biar At the age of 20 he joined French club Le Havre AC playing with the club for 8 seasons He helped the team reach the top flight of French football in 1959 winning the Division 2 Championship However after three seasons Le Havre was relegated again to the second division Soukane stayed with the club until 1964 when the professional section of the club was disbanded In his final season with Le Havre he would finish as the top scorer in Ligue 2 with 21 goals the first African to do so In 1964 he joined Toulouse FC after discussions with long time FLN teammate Kader Firoud who was announced as coach of the team In his first season Toulouse finished a modest 11th in the 18 team top division In his second season they finished 4th in the standings earning a ticket to the UEFA Cup known as the Inter Cities Fairs Cup Finals then He would also lead the team to the semi finals of the Coupe de France where they lost 2 1 to RC Strasbourg Soukane scored Toulouse s only goal in that game and was also used as goalkeeper after the expulsion of the Toulouse keeper Devis Soukane played two more seasons with Toulouse FC and at the end of the 1967 season left the club after the disbandment of the professional section He played one season with Red Star 93 before retiring from football He died at the age of 78 on 5 July 2015 in El Biar Algiers 1 International career EditSoukane along with his older brother Mohamed were members of the Algerian FLN football team 2 Honours EditTop scorer of Ligue 2 in 1964 with 21 goalsReferences EditCol Les Cahiers de l Equipe 1956 1957 Marc Barreaud Dictionnaire des footballeurs etrangers du championnat professionnel francais 1932 1997 l Harmattan 1997 cf notice du joueur page 81 Abderrahamane Soukhane membre de l equipe FLN nous quitte Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine 6 July 2015 Retired 8 July 2015 Deces de l ancien joueur de l equipe du FLN Mohamed Soukhane Aps dz Retrieved 4 September 2022 External links EditAbderrahmane Soukhane at National Football Teams com This biographical article related to a football forward from Algeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abderrahmane Soukhane amp oldid 1108444579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
