Rabah Madjer

Rabah Madjer is forever tied in my mind to one impossible touch: the backheel goal in the 1987 European Cup final for Porto. That single moment of audacity is the kind of thing that defines a player's legacy more than any trophy haul. Born in Algiers in 1958, he's widely regarded as one of the greatest Algerian footballers ever, and his Porto years brought nine major titles. I love that his reputation rests on flair rather than mere accumulation. He later moved into coaching, which feels natural for someone whose instinct for the unexpected made him such a thrilling striker to watch.

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Name (English)

Rabah Madjer

Name (Japanese)

ラバー・マジェール

Reading

らばー・まじぇーる

Born

February 15, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabah%20Madjer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431343

Tags

• Algiers Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.