:Mohamed Bradja
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamed Bradja
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|11|16}}
| birth_place = Troyes, France
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Troyes (assistant head coach)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Troyes Aube Football
| youthyears2 = 1986–1988
| youthclubs2 = Valenciennes
| years1 = 1988–2003
| clubs1 = Troyes
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam1 = Algeria
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2015
| managerclubs1 = Troyes
| manageryears2 = 2016
| managerclubs2 = Troyes
}}
Mohamed Bradja (born 16 November 1969) is a football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Troyes. A centre-back, he spent his entire playing career with Troyes. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level, participating at the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Club career
Born in Troyes, Bradja began playing football at his hometown club. Due to the lack of stability after the bankruptcy of Troyes Aube Football, he left in 1986 to join US Valenciennes as a trainee.
After two seasons, failing to win a professional contract, Bradja returned to Troyes and to the newly created Troyes AC, at regional level. He helped the club in achieving promotions from National 2 to Ligue 2 in only six years. He gained a professional contract with the club, and, three years after, secured the promotion of the club to the French top flight, Ligue 1, for the first time in almost 20 years. Even if he played less during the next seasons, he kept his place in the first team. With Troyes, he also played European football, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001 by beating Newcastle United.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/22/newsstory.sport2|title=Robson swiftly sunk by Troyes tempest |publisher=The Guardian |date=22 August 2001 |accessdate=11 September 2018}} He ended his career at the end of the 2002–03 season, when Troyes finished bottom of the Ligue 1 and were relegated to Ligue 2. He also captained the team on several occasions.
International career
Bradja represented Algeria at international level. He played in a 4–1 loss against France. In 2002, he participated at the African Cup of Nations.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} In total, he made ten appearances.{{cite news |title=Mohamed Bradja, de retour dans le Nord |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/archive/recup/region/mohamed-bradja-de-retour-dans-le-nord-jna13b0n589845 |accessdate=12 March 2019 |work=La Voix du Nord |date=20 July 2012 |language=French}}
Coaching career
One of the longest servants of the club, he was offered several roles in the technical staff after his retirement. He was a scout for the club, before being appointed first-team coach during the management of Ludovic Batelli.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
He was once again assistant manager after the comeback of Jean-Marc Furlan in 2010. In December 2015, he became interim manager after Furlan's dismissal.{{cite news |title=Troyes: l'ex-international Bradja coach intérimiaire |url=http://lagazettedufennec.com/chrono/troyes-lex-international-bradja-coach-interimiaire/ |accessdate=12 March 2019 |work=La Gazette du Fennec |date=6 December 2015 |language=French}}
Honours
Troyes
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1537/match%3D68074/index.html |title=Newcastle 4-4 Troyes (Aggregate: 4 - 4)|publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217144855/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1537/match%3D68074/index.html|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-date=17 December 2001}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|15785}}
- {{worldfootball.net|mohamed-bradja}}
- {{Lequipe|3413}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002356/http://www.estac.fr/newsite/equipes/pros-2/staff-technique.htm Biography at Troyes AC official site]
- {{cite book |last1=Vilas |first1=Nicolas |title=Le racisme dans le foot |date=5 September 2018 |publisher=Marabout |isbn=978-2501120210 |pages=368 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQZrDwAAQBAJ&q=mohamed+bradja+momo&pg=PT38 |accessdate=12 March 2019 |language=French}}
{{Algeria squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Troyes AC managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradja, Mohamed}}
Category:Footballers from Troyes
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Algeria men's international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players
Category:Algerian football managers
Category:French football managers
Category:ES Troyes AC managers
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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