Djamel Menad

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Djamel Menad (born July 22, 1960 in El Bayadh, Algeria) is a former Algerian footballer of Kabyle descent.

[edit] Club Career

Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad, before moving to his native JS Kabylie. In 1987, Menad moved to France, signing with Nimes Olympique. He scored a total of 30 goals in 72 league appearances during his three seasons with the French side, before moving to Portuguese F.C. Famalicão. Menad scored a total of ten league goals in his first and only season with the Portuguese club. Djamel Menad returned to JS Kabylie and spent there two more years, winning the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1995, before retiring the following year.

[edit] International Career

At the international level, Djamel Menad took part in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and was part of Algeria's victorious 1990 African Cup of Nations campaign in his homeland, finishing as the competition's top scorer with four goals.

Djamel Menad finished third in the run for the 1986 African Footballer of the Year award.

[edit] Honours

• Won the African Cup of Nations with Algeria in 1990
• Participated in the 1986 World Cup with Algeria
• Won the African Cup Winners Cup with JS Kabylie in 1995
• Won the Algerian league five times with JS Kabylie in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1995
• Won the Algerian Cup twice:
  • With CR Belouizdad in 1978
  • With JS Kabylie in 1986

[edit] External links

• National Football Teams entry
• CAF cup finals

v • d • e Algeria squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Drid • 2 Guendouz • 3 Chebal • 4 Kourichi • 5 Liegeon • 6 Kaci Said • 7 Assad • 8 Maroc • 9 Menad • 10 Belloumi • 11 Madjer • 12 Bensaoula • 13 Harkouk • 14 Zidane • 15 Sadmi • 16 Mansouri • 17 Ben Khalidi • 18 Benmabrouk • 19 Chaib • 20 Megharia • 21 El Hadi • 22 Amara • Coach: Saadane

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