Rabah Madjer

Rabah Mustapha Madjer (Arabic: رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

[3] One of the most prolific Algeria internationals in number of games and goals, Madjer played in two World Cups with his national team, helping it to its first ever participation in 1982.

[7][8][9] After that stellar 1987, Madjer won the Ballon d'or Africain,[10] but was not allowed to compete for the European Golden Ball as he was not born in the region.

[11] After being close to transferring to Bayern Munich,[12] Madjer signed for La Liga's Valencia CF in January 1988, returning to his previous team after only a few months for a further three seasons.

Johan Cruyff had also attempted to sign Madjer for AFC Ajax at the time the clubs met in the 1987 European Super Cup.

[16] In 1993, Madjer began coaching the Algeria national team but after failing to qualify for two 1994 major competitions, the World Cup and the CAN, he resigned, returning to Porto as a youth coordinator.