| Assad in 1986  | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salah Assad | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | JSM Chéraga | ||
| 1974–1975 | RC Kouba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1982 | RC Kouba / RS Kouba | – | (–) |
| 1982–1983 | FC Mulhouse | 26 | (13) |
| 1983–1984 | → Paris-SG (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1984–1986 | FC Mulhouse | 55 | (15) |
| 1986–1989 | RS Kouba / R Kouba | – | (–) |
| 1989 | JSM Chéraga | – | (–) |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1989 | Algeria | 68 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Salah Assad (Arabic: صالح عصاد; born 10 June 1958 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen) is a former Algerian football striker and manager.
He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse For Algeria national football team, he participated at the 1980, 1982, and 1986 African Cup of Nations, 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] and at two edition of FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986, scored two goals.
Assad currently holds the record of most scored goals at the World Cup for Algeria, which were both scored in the 1982 World Cup.[2]
Honours
Club
- Algerian League Champion in 1981 with RC Kouba
International
- Gold medal in the 1978 All-Africa Games in Algiers
- Bronze medal in the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split
- 2nd in the final of the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria
- Quarter final round in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
- 2 participations in FIFA World Cup of 1982 in Spain & 1986 in Mexico
Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament:1980,1982
- Best left forward in 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Best African sportsman in 1982
- 2nd best African football player in 1982
References
- ^ "Salah Assad Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/worldcup2010/team/history/_/id/624/algeria?cc=5739&ver=globa
External links
- Salah Assad – FIFA competition record
- Salah Assad at National-Football-Teams.com