Abdellah El Ajri( ar, عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.

Career

Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing football. He played for the Morocco national football team, making six appearances, and the Morocco men's national handball team at the same time. As a football Player, he was illustrated with

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especially when he scored two goals in the final of 1973

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against Ittihad Khemisset (3-2). As a manager, El Ajri managed several clubs in

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and abroad like

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and

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. He also managed the

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, senior Morocco national football team in

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and the Morocco local national team in 2008. On March 17, 2010, El Ajri died in the morning after suffering a heart attack in Rabat. He was age 59.Abdallah Blinda is no more

References

1951 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Rabat Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers Moroccan football managers 1994 FIFA World Cup managers Botola players Fath Union Sport players Raja CA managers Morocco national football team managers Moroccan male handball players Association football midfielders Botola managers {{Morocco-footy-bio-stub