Salah Assad

Salah Assad (; born 13 March 1958, in Larbaâ Nath Irathen) is a former Algerian football striker and manager.

He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian championship in 1981, 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, and at two edition of FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986, scored two goals.

Assad currently holds the record with Islam Slimani of most scored goals at the World Cup for Algeria, which were both scored in the 1982 World Cup. Slimani in 2014.

Biography

Salah Assad started playing young with JSM Cheraga and after with RC Kouba. In 1975, he played with the senior team until 1982 and he won the Algerian championship in 1981.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.

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

2nd best African football player of the year in 1982

References

External links

1958 births

Living people

People from Larbaâ Nath Irathen

Kabyle people

Algerian men's footballers

Algeria men's international footballers

Algerian expatriate men's footballers

Men's association football forwards

Algeria men's youth international footballers

African Games gold medalists for Algeria

African Games medalists in football

Mediterranean Games medalists in football

Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games

RC Kouba players

JSM Chéraga players

FC Mulhouse players

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players

Ligue 1 players

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria

Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Olympic footballers for Algeria

Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1982 FIFA World Cup players

1986 FIFA World Cup players

1980 African Cup of Nations players

1982 African Cup of Nations players

21st-century Algerian people