Mohamed Khedis

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Mohamed Kheddis
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Kheddis
Date of birth(1952-02-29)29 February 1952
Place of birthAlgiers, Algeria
Date of death26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 56)
Place of deathAlgiers, Algeria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionCentral Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1982N.A.Hussein-Dey?(?)
National team
1972–1980Algeria49(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 N.A.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 :

  • Algerian Professional League :
Runner-up:
1972-1973; 1975-1976; 1981-1982
Winner : 
1978-1979

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

International :

Algeria :

  • Africa Cup of Nations :
Runner-up 1980
  • Olympic Games :
Quarter-Final 1980

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