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 Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
