1. Madjid Bougherra is a football manager and former footballer who played as a centre-back.
19 Facts About Madjid Bougherra
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Madjid Bougherra ended his club career following a short spell at Football League Greece club Aris.
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Madjid Bougherra played for the Algeria national team from 2004 to 2015, winning 70 international caps and scoring four goals.
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Madjid Bougherra participated in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Madjid Bougherra served as the team's captain for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Madjid Bougherra was born and raised in Dijon, Cote-d'Or in eastern France.
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Madjid Bougherra began his career at AS Quetigny in 1999.
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Whilst with the Ligue 2 club, Madjid Bougherra made 49 league appearances and scored one goal.
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Madjid Bougherra made a single appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.
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Madjid Bougherra joined English Championship club Crewe Alexandra on loan at the end of January 2006.
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Madjid Bougherra signed for another Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday, in May 2006.
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However, Madjid Bougherra chose not to join Albion, saying that the absence of West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace during negotiations was a major factor; Peace commented that his presence was not required for the transfer to go through.
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On 12 September 2009, Madjid Bougherra was shown two yellows in the same minute against Motherwell at Fir Park, in doing so giving away a penalty.
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On 9 September 2016, Madjid Bougherra signed for Football League Greece club Aris.
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Three months later, after not featuring for Aris and only appearing on the bench once, Madjid Bougherra announced his retirement from football.
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Madjid Bougherra made his debut at under-23 level on 2 January 2004, in a 2004 Summer Olympics qualifier against Ghana.
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Madjid Bougherra made two more appearances at under-23 level in qualifiers against Ghana and Zambia.
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Madjid Bougherra made his full debut for the Algeria national team in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 20 June 2004 against Zimbabwe.
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In 2017, Madjid Bougherra joined the technical coaching staff of Georges Leekens at the national team of Algeria.