Nordine Sam

Nordine Sam
Personal information
Full name	Nordine Belahmideche Sam
Date of birth	25 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central Defender
Youth career
1998–2002	RC Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	RC Strasbourg
2004–2005	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2005–2007	FC Luzern
2007	FC Luzern II
2007–2010	Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
2010–2011	Al-Nasr Benghazi
2011	CS Constantine
International career‡
2003	Algeria U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, February 19, 2012 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 4, 2009

Nordine Belahmideche Sam (born 25 March 1982) is an Algerian football player.

Club career

A product of the RC Strasbourg academy, Sam made just one appearance for the RC Strasbourg first team, a 0–0 draw against AC Ajaccio in the final week of the 2002-2003 Ligue 1 season.^[1] In 2005, Sam left the club to join FC Luzern who were playing in the Swiss Challenge League. He helped the team win the division in 2006 and gain promotion to the Swiss top flight. However, he was dropped down to the reserve team for the 2007 season and terminated his contracted with the club in December 2007. He quickly received an offer from Nea Salamis and a signed a contract for two and a half years.^[2]

International career

Sam played two games for the Algerian Under-23 National Team in 2003, against Tunisia and Libya.^[3]

Personal

Although born in France, Sam is originally from Mostaganem, Algeria.

References

^ http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=&code_jr_tr=J38&num_ordre=1 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.
^ "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.

External links

Nordine Sam – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

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[1] ttp://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=&code_jr_tr=J38&num_ordre=1 ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.

[3] "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.

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