Hocine Gacemi
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Hocine Gacemi (born 1974 in Alger, Algeria - died March 21, 2000 in Paris, France) was an Algerian football player.
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[edit] Career
Gacemi started his career with home-town club MC Alger. One of the most promising young strikers in the Algerian league, he signed with JS Kabylie at the beginning of the 1999 campaign. He was being linked with a move to Ligue 1 club RC Lens before he died tragically.
[edit] Death
Gacemi died in a hospital in Paris, France on March 21st, two days after falling on his head in a league game between JS Kabylie and USM Annaba in Tizi-Ouzou. After receiving a cross from teammate Fawzi Moussouni, Gacemi managed to score a goal from his header but could not avoid a clash with USM Annaba defender Yacine Slatni. Gacemi landed on his head and lost consciousness. He was transferred immediately to a local hospital and then to Salpêtrière hospital in France where he eventually succumbed from his injury.
