Sahnoun was born in Guerrouma, Algeria the son of a harki, and his family settled in Beauvais, France in 1962. Ten years later, at only 17, he made his professional debuts with FC Nantes, under Jean Vincent. A talented offensive player, he appeared however intermittently for the club due to heart problems, only posting two productive seasons in seven years, especially 1976–77 where he scored 15 times in 32 matches, as the Pays de la Loire team won the fourth Ligue 1 title in their history.
Sahnoun gained six caps for France, his debut coming on 23 February 1977 in a friendly with West Germany, in Paris. At the end of the year, he suffered a cardiac alert which cause him to put his career on hold for a few months; subsequently, he would not make the list for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
After having returned to active, Sahnoun played one year for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, being regularly used in a team that finished in sixth position. On 21 April 1980, four months shy of his 25th birthday, during club training, he died from a heart attack.
Personal life
Sahnoun's son, Nicolas, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played for Bordeaux.[1]
omar, sahnoun, arabic, عمر, سحنون, august, 1955, april, 1980, french, professional, footballer, played, midfielder, personal, informationdate, birth, 1955, august, 1955place, birthguerrouma, algeriadate, death21, april, 1980, 1980, aged, place, deathbordeaux, . Omar Sahnoun Arabic عمر سحنون 18 August 1955 21 April 1980 was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder Omar SahnounPersonal informationDate of birth 1955 08 18 18 August 1955Place of birthGuerrouma AlgeriaDate of death21 April 1980 1980 04 21 aged 24 Place of deathBordeaux FranceHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Position s MidfielderYouth career1967 1972BeauvaisSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1972 1979Nantes105 21 1979 1980Bordeaux32 5 Total137 26 International career1977 1978France6 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Football career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksFootball career EditSahnoun was born in Guerrouma Algeria the son of a harki and his family settled in Beauvais France in 1962 Ten years later at only 17 he made his professional debuts with FC Nantes under Jean Vincent A talented offensive player he appeared however intermittently for the club due to heart problems only posting two productive seasons in seven years especially 1976 77 where he scored 15 times in 32 matches as the Pays de la Loire team won the fourth Ligue 1 title in their history Sahnoun gained six caps for France his debut coming on 23 February 1977 in a friendly with West Germany in Paris At the end of the year he suffered a cardiac alert which cause him to put his career on hold for a few months subsequently he would not make the list for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina After having returned to active Sahnoun played one year for FC Girondins de Bordeaux being regularly used in a team that finished in sixth position On 21 April 1980 four months shy of his 25th birthday during club training he died from a heart attack Personal life EditSahnoun s son Nicolas was also a footballer and a midfielder He too played for Bordeaux 1 Honours EditLigue 1 1972 73 1976 77 Coupe de France 1978 79References Edit Match Hommage a Omar Sahnoun Match Honouring Omar Sahnoun in French Girondins 30 October 2014 Archived from the original on 3 June 2016 Retrieved 25 May 2016 External links EditOmar Sahnoun at the French Football Federation in French Omar Sahnoun at the French Football Federation archived in French Omar Sahnoun at National Football Teams com Omar Sahnoun at EU Football info Omar Sahnoun at WorldFootball net Biography at We Are Football in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Sahnoun amp oldid 1130480331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
