| Intro | Moroccan footballer | ||
| Was |
Athlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager |
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| From | Morocco | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 25 September 1951, Morocco, Morocco | ||
| Death |
17 March 2010, Rabat, Morocco (aged 58 years) |
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| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Abdellah El-Ajri, “Blinda” (Arabic: عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.
Career
Abdellah Blinda was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team, making six appearances, and the Morocco national handball team at the same time.
As a football Player, he was illustrated with FUS Rabat especially when he scored two goals in the final of 1973 Moroccan Throne Cup against Ittihad Khemisset (3-2).
As a manager, Blinda managed several clubs in Morocco and abroad like Raja Casablanca, FUS Rabat and Baniyas SC. He also managed the Morocco national under-20 football team, senior Morocco national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup and the Morocco local national team in 2008.
On March 17, 2010, El-Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.