Abdelghani Zitouni was a former Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n international football player and manager

Coach (sport)

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Club career

Zitouni spent the majority of his playing career with OMR El Annasser

OMR El Annasser

Olympic Mostakbel Ruisseau de El Annasser is an Algerian football club based in Mohamed Belouizdad, quarter of Algiers.-History:It was founded in 1962, the year of the Algerian Independence. The club played one season in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and was just one year later relegated to...

, after starting off with RC Kouba

RC Kouba

Raed Chabab Kouba is an Algerian football club based in Kouba, a district of Algiers. It was founded in 1942. They play at the Stade Omar Benhaddad.-Performance in CAF competitions:* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance...

. He also played briefly with CR Belouizdad

CR Belouizdad

Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad is an Algerian football club based in Mohamed Belouizdad, a district of Algiers. It was founded in 1962...

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International career

On Jaunuary 6, 1963, Zitouni made his debut for the Algerian National Team

Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...

 in a 2-1 win over Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team

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 in a friendly at the Stade 20 Août in Algiers

Algiers

' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

. In that game, he scored a goal in the 72nd minute, which was also the first goal in the history of independent Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

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On June 17, 1965, Zitouni got his last cap for Algeria, in a 3-0 loss against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 in Oran

Oran

Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...

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Managerial career

After his playing career, Zitouni managed a number of Algerian clubs, most notably USM Alger

USM Alger

Union Sportive Médina d'Alger, , known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is an football club based in the city of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their venue, the Stade Omar Hammadi, has a capacity of some 10,000...

in the 1970s.