Ali Benouna Explained
| Ali Benouna |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1912 |
| Death Place: | Algiers, Algeria |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years2: | 1936–1937 |
| Years3: | 1937–1938 |
| Years4: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs4: | RC Roubaix |
| Nationalyears1: | 1936 |
| Nationalteam1: | France |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Ali Benouna (23 July 1912 – 6 November 1980) was a former French professional footballer.
Career
Benouna was the first Algerian and North African to play in France, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s.[1] [2] [3]
He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the France National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia.[4]
Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium.[5]
Honours
Notes and References
- Web site: Benouna Ali . Thinesclaude.wifeo.com . fr . 5 May 2011 . 15 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121420/http://thinesclaude.wifeo.com/index-fiche-4091.html . live.
- Web site: Algerians in the French National Team . RSSSF.com . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 5 May 2011 . 14 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514012934/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/algfran-recintlp.html . live.
- Web site: Anciennes Gloires . Cheliff.org . fr . 5 May 2011 . 25 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725161959/http://cheliff.org/portail/?q=book%2Fprint%2F77 . live.
- Web site: 09/02/1936 Equipe de France A . FFF.fr . fr . 29 January 2009 . 5 May 2011 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902045307/http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=135 . dead.
- Web site: 08/03/1936 Equipe de France A . fr . FFF.fr . 29 January 2009 . 5 May 2011 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902045336/http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/match_detail.php?nomatch=136 . dead.
