Mohamed Kheddis

Mohamed Kheddis was born on the 29^th February 1952; he died on the 26^th August 2008. He was an Algerian international football player. He played the role of a central defender for the Algerian national team. He was part of the Algerian national team that played in the 1980 Summer Olympics and he took part in the qualification process of the country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He died from a heart attack. His son, Sid Ahmed Kheddis is presently playing for N.A Hussein Dey.

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International Career

In January 1980, Kheddis was a member of the Algerian national team that played at the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria. He started all the five matches that was played by his country in the competition and assisted his team to get to the finals of the competition for the first time in the history of the nation’s football. Meanwhile, they lost 3-0 to the host country in the finals. Later that year, he was selected to be among the Algerian national team that played in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He played three of the four matches that were played by the country in the competition.

Honours

Club :

Ø  Algerian Professional League: Runner-up:1972-1973; 1975-1976; 1981-1982

Ø  Algerian Cup: Winner: 1978-1979

§  Runner-up: 1976-1977; 1981-1982

Ø  African Cup Winners' Cup;

§  Runner-up 1978

International:

Algeria:

Ø  Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 1980

Ø  Olympic Games: Quarter-Final 1980