Radia Fertoul
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Constantine, Algeria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2000 | MBC Constantine | ||
| 2000–2004 | FC Béjaia | ||
| 2004–2018 | FC Constantine | ||
| 2018 | Algeria | ||
| 2021–2022 | Algeria | ||
| 2022–2023 | CS Constantine | ||
| 2023– | Al-Amal | ||
Radia Fertoul (Arabic: راضية فرتول; born 18 December 1974) is an Algerian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She was also an international player, playing the first-ever match of the Algeria national team in 1998.[1]
Playing career
[edit]On 5 July 1997, Fertoul played at the 5 July 1962 Stadium in a match between two regional teams, serving as the opening act for the final of the men's Algerian Cup. This event was well-received by the public and led to the formation of the Algeria women's national football team,[2] of which she would become the captain.[3] On 14 May 1998, she played in the team’s first official match, a 14–0 defeat against France.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Fertoul founded Algeria's first women's football club in 1998, the women's section of Mechaâl Boudraâ Salah of Constantine (MBSC).[2] with whom she reached the final of the Algerian Women's Cup before being dissolved due to a lack of resources. She then joined FC Béjaïa for four years.[2]
She then founded the women's football club Filles de la Concorde de Constantine in 2004.[5] she guided the team to victory in the Algerian Women's Championship in 2018.[6]
She served as the assistant coach of the Algeria women's junior team from 2007 to 2010 and was appointed assistant coach of the senior women's national team in 2008.[5] On 29 August 2018, she was appointed head coach of the Algerisenior team, succeeding Azzedine Chih.[3][7] She thus became the first woman to be the head coach of a national football team in the Arab world.[5] She led Algeria in the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where the team was eliminated in the group stage. As a result, she was dismissed from her position by the Algerian Football Federation on 25 December 2018.[8][9] However, She remained the president of the Women's Football Commission of the Federation while continuing to serve as the coach of FC Constantine.[10]
In 2020, the Confederation of African Football appointed Fertoul as a regional women's instructor.[11] She resumed the role of head coach in 2021 and led Algeria to the semi-finals of the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[12] She got sacked back after failing to qualify for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[13]
In September 2023, Saudi Women's First Division League club, Al-Amal appointed her as the head coach. She successfully guided the team to a historic promotion to the Premier League.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Équipe Nationale Féminine : Radia Fertoul parle des objectifs de la sélection". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Le fabuleux parcours d'une passionnée du ballon rond". vitaminedz.com (in French). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b "EN Fem. : Radia Fertoul nouvelle selectionneuse". dzfoot.com (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Équipe de France A - France-Algérie 14-0 / match report". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Radia Fertoul, la footballeuse devenue la première sélectionneuse de l'équipe nationale féminine algérienne". tajasport.com (in French). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Championnat féminin : Le FC Constantine sacré". dzfoot.com (in French). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Radia Fertoul remplace Chih". elwatan.com (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "CAN 2018 : Fertoul, « J'ai pris l'équipe trop tard »". dzfoot.com (in French). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Sélection Féminine : Radia Fertoul quitte la barre technique". lagazettedufennec.com (in French). 25 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Le FC Constantine remporte la 3e édition". lesoirdalgerie.com (in French). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "L'Algérienne Radia Fertoul désignée instructeur régional". lesoirdalgerie.com (in French). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Demi-finale de la Coupe Arabe (Dames) : Les Vertes sortent avec les honneurs". elmoudjahid.dz (in French). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "EN Fem. : Qui remplacera Radia Fertoul ?". dzfoot.com (in French). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Algerian coach Radia Fertoul achieves promotion to the Saudi Premier League with Al-Amal team". algeriemaintenant.dz (in Arabic). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Interview DZfoot : Radia Fertoul, « Les saoudiennes vont nous dépasser »". dzfoot.com (in French). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Radia Fertoul at Global Sports Archive
- Radia Fertoul at Soccerway
- Radia Fertoul at Transfermarkt
- Radia Fertoul at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
