Amokrane Oualiken
Amokrane «Da Mokrane» Oualiken (6 April 1933 – 22 June 2010) was an Algerian football player and manager. He played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Ben Aknoun, Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2010 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Ben Aknoun, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1950 | ES Ben Aknoun[2] | ||
| 1952–1951 | MC Alger[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | MC Alger[2] | ||
| 1952–1953 | Corporative Hussein-Dey[2] | ||
| 1953–1954 | FSGT Seine-Saint-Denis[2] | ||
| 1954–1955 | Tours[1] | ||
| 1955–1956 | Châteauroux[1] | ||
| 1956–1957 | Vélo Sport Chartrain[1] | ||
| 1957–1960 | Nîmes[1] | ||
| 1960–1961 | SO Montpellier[1] | 8 | (2) |
| 1962–1963 | MC Alger[1] | ||
| 1963–1967 | USM Alger[2][1] | ||
| International career | |||
| Algeria | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1969 | USM Alger[2] | ||
| 1969–1970 | ES Ben Aknoun[2] | ||
| 1970–1971 | Union Sportive des Hospitaliers d'Alger[2] | ||
| 1971–1977 | JS El Biar[2] | ||
| 1989–1990 | MC Alger[3] | ||
| 1991–1992 | Burkina Faso[3] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Oualiken was born in Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria, on 6 April 1933.[4]
He played for French club Nîmes Olympique where he became three-time Division 1 runner-up and reached the final of the Coupe de France.[4]
After Algeria's independence in 1962, he played for MC Alger and USM Alger.[5]
Oualiken died on 22 June 2010 in Ben Aknoun, Algiers,[5] following a long illness.[4]
International career
In 1960, Oualiken became a member of the Algerian FLN team.[4]
Coaching career
Following his retirement from playing he started his coaching career with DNC Alger.[5] He helped the amateur club win the 1981–82 Algerian Cup and promote to the Championnat National 1, the Algerian first tier, in 1985.[4] He later coached the Burkina Faso national team.[5]
Oualiken was also coach of the football section of the Algerian Gendarmerie from 1969 to 1977. In 1977, he became the Technical Director of now defunct club DNC Alger, helping the team climb from the amateur divisions up to the top flight and win the Algerian Cup in 1982.
Honours
As a player
Nîmes
- Division 1 runner-up:[4] 1958,[citation needed] 1959,[1] 1960[1]
- Coupe de France runner-up:[4] 1958[citation needed]
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 1958[1]
SO Montpellier
- Division 2: 1961[1]
USM Alger
As a coach
DNC Alger
- Algerian Cup: 1982[4]
- Promotion to Championnat National 1: 1985[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Amokrane Oualiken at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j . sebbar.oldiblog.com (in French). Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b . Le Temps d'Algerie (in French). 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oualiken Amokrane n'est plus". Algérie 1 (in French). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Mokrane Oualiken n'est plus". Liberté (in French). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
External links
- Amokrane Oualiken at FootballDatabase.eu
- . aitbouhini.blog.ca (in French). 3 August 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2019.