Mohamed Khedis

Mohamed Kheddis
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Kheddis
Date of birth (1952-02-29)29 February 1952
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Date of death 26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 56)
Place of death Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1982 NA Hussein Dey ? (?)
National team
1972–1980 Algeria 49 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Mohamed Kheddis (29 February 1952 – 26 August 2008) was an Algerian international footballer. He played as a central defender. He represented Algeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics and participated in the qualification process for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3] He died from a heart attack.[4][5] His son Sid Ahmed Kheddis currently plays for NA Hussein Dey.

International career

In January 1980, Kheddis was a member of the Algerian National Team at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. He started all five of Algeria's games at the tournament, helping the team reach the final for the first time in the country's history. However, they lost the final 3–0 to hosts Nigeria.

Later that year, Kheddis was again a member of the Algerian National Team, this time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Kheddis played in 3 of Algeria's 4 matches at the tournament.[6]

Honours

Club :

Runner-up:
1972-1973; 1975-1976; 1981-1982
Winner : 
1978-1979

Runner-up : 
1976-1977; 1981-1982
Runner-up 1978

International :

Algeria :

Runner-up 1980
Quarter-Final 1980

References


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