Abderrahman Ibrir (10 November 1919 – 18 February 1988) was an Algerian football player and manager.

Playing career

Born in

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, Ibrir played club football in France for

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and

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. He also earned six caps for

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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

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in 1979.

Later life and death

He died by drowning, off the coast of

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, in 1988.

References

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