Abderrahman Ibrir

Abderrahman Ibrir

Personal information
Date of birth	(1919-11-10)10 November 1919
Place of birth	Dellys, French Algeria
Date of death	18 February 1988(1988-02-18) (aged 68)
Place of death	Sidi Fredj, Algeria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Bordeaux	19	(0)
1947–1951	Toulouse	133	(0)
1951–1953	Marseille	31	(0)
Total		183	(0)
International career
1949–1950	France	6	(0)
1959–1960	FLN
Managerial career
1964–1965	Algeria
1978–1979	MP Alger
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abderrahman Ibrir (10 November 1919 – 18 February 1988) was a professional football player and manager. Born in French Algeria, he represented both the France national team and the FLN team at international level.

Playing career

Born in Dellys, Ibrir played club football in France for Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille. He also earned six caps for France national team the between 1949 and 1950, and later played for the FLN team between 1959 and 1960.

Coaching career

Ibrir managed the Algeria national team. He was also Algerian champion with MC Alger in 1979.

Later life and death

He died by drowning, off the coast of Sidi Fredj, in 1988.