Salah Assad


Salah Assad is an Algerian former football player and manager who played as a forward.
Assad was born in Larbaâ Nath Irathen. He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian championship in 1981, and in France for FC Mulhouse. For the Algeria national team, he participated at the 1980, 1982, and 1986 African Cup of Nations, 1980 Summer Olympics, and at two edition of FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986, scored two goals.
Assad holds the record with Islam Slimani of most scored goals at the World Cup for Algeria, which were both scored in the 1982 World Cup. Slimani in 2014.

Career

Assad started playing young with JSM Cheraga and after with RC Kouba. In 1975, he played with the senior team until 1982 and he won the Algerian championship in 1981.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria1–11–11978 All-Africa Games
2Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia1–03–0Friendly
3Stadion Poljud, Split, Yugoslavia2–02–01979 Mediterranean Games
4Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca, Morocco5–15–11980 Summer Olympics qualification
5Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria3–03–01980 Summer Olympics qualification
6Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria1–22–21980 African Cup of Nations
719 June Stadium, Oran, Algeria2–02–0Friendly
8Stade du 19 Juin, Oran, Algeria7–07–01982 African Cup of Nations qualification
9Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia1–01–0Friendly
10March 28 Stadium, Benghazi, Libya2–12–11982 African Cup of Nations
1128 March Stadium, Benghazi, Tunisia2–12–31982 African Cup of Nations
12Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria1–02–0Friendly
13Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain1–03–21982 FIFA World Cup
14Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain2–03–21982 FIFA World Cup
15Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria2–07–0Friendly

Honours

RC Kouba
Algeria
Individual