# Tedj Bensaoula

Tedj Bensaoula (Arabic: تاج بن سحاولة) (born 1 December 1954) is an Algerian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

## Biography
### Early years

Tedj Bensaoula was born in the farm of his grandparents in Oued Berkeche, on the heights between the massifs of Hammam Bou Hadjar and Tessala. In 1958 his family was driven out of this area prohibited during the Liberation War, the family moved to Hammam Bou Hadjar, Tedj was four years old.

### Club career

Bensaoula played with MC Oran in Algeria and with Le Havre AC and USL Dunkerque in France.

### International career

Bensaoula participated with the Algeria national football team at two editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1982 (one goal scored) and 1986. He also participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

## Gallery

* Bensaoula with MC Oran in 1978–79
* Bensaoula in 1986, posting for the 1986 WC

## Career statistics
### International statistics

    As of matches played on 6 June 1986
Algeria national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1979 | 5 | 4 |
| 1980 | 15 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 10 | 4 |
| 1984 | 6 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 19 |

#### International goals

    Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 21 September 1979 | Omiš Stadium, Omiš | France Am. | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1979 Mediterranean Games |
| 2. | 9 December 1979 | Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca | Morocco | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 3. | 9 December 1979 | Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca | Morocco | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 4. | 9 December 1979 | Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca | Morocco | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 5. | 16 March 1980 | Liberty Stadium, Ibadan | Guinea | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1980 African Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 16 March 1980 | Liberty Stadium, Ibadan | Guinea | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1980 African Cup of Nations |
| 7. | 31 May 1980 | Steven Siaka Stadium, Freetown | Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 13 June 1980 | Stade du 19 Juin, Oran | Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 12 December 1980 | Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine | Sudan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 10 April 1981 | Stade du 19 Juin, Oran | Mali | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11. | 16 June 1982 | Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo | Chile | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| 12. | 8 April 1983 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Benin | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13. | 8 April 1983 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Benin | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14. | 10 June 1983 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Uganda | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 15. | 14 August 1983 | Stade Demba Diop, Dakar | Senegal | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 16. | 6 January 1984 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Egypt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 17. | 8 March 1984 | Stade Bouaké, Bouaké | Ghana | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1984 African Cup of Nations |
| 18. | 13 July 1985 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19. | 28 July 1985 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Zambia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |

#### International goals (vs clubs)

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 5 December 1980 | Stade du 17 Juin, Constantine | Liaoning FC | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 29 May 1982 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne | Lausanne-Sport | 0–? | 0–4 | Friendly |
| 3. | 29 May 1982 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne | Lausanne-Sport | 0–? | 0–4 | Friendly |
| 4. | 1 June 1982 | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours | Tours FC | ?–5 | 4–5 | Friendly |
| 5. | 17 January 1983 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | Ipswich Town | 1–? | 1–1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Clubs
#### MC Oran

* Algerian Championship: Third place 1979

#### Le Havre

* French Ligue 2: 1985

### International

* Mediterranean Games: Bronze medal 1979
* Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 1980; Third place 1984
* Summer Olympics: Quarterfinal 1980
* FIFA World Cup: First round 1982, 1986