Ali Fergani () (born September 21, 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played in the midfield position as a playmaker.
Career
Fergani played club football for NA Hussein Dey and JE Tizi-Ouzou. Fergani played for the Algeria national football team at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
In 1981, Fergani came third in a run for an African Footballer of the Year award.
Upon his retirement, Fergani was appointed as an assistant manager of Algeria national football team, as well as the coach of his former club JS Kabylie. His managing career took off to a good start as he won the 1990 African Cup of Nations in his homeland. Fergani was re-appointed as the coach of Algeria national team in 1995, but was dismissed just one year later, after a defeat to Kenya.
After leaving the national team, Fergani coached several Tunisian sides, including Club Athletic Bizertin, Union Sportive Monastir and Stade Tunisien, among others.
Following the resignation of Robert Waseige, Fergani was once again recalled to the Algeria national football team, as a manager.
On October 10, 2011, Fergani was appointed as manager of the Algeria A' national football team.
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1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Nord (French department) Men's association football midfielders Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent 1980 African Cup of Nations players 1982 African Cup of Nations players 1984 African Cup of Nations players Algerian football managers Algerian expatriate football managers Olympic footballers for Algeria Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1982 FIFA World Cup players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Kabyle people JS Kabylie players NA Hussein Dey players US Monastir (football) managers CA Bizertin managers Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate football managers in Tunisia Algeria national football team managers JS Kabylie managers MC Oran managers USM Alger managers Expatriate football managers in Morocco Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco 1996 African Cup of Nations managers SCC Mohammédia managers Mediterranean Games medalists in football