Djamel Keddou (January 30, 1952 – November 16, 2011) was an Algerian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

player and manager. He spent his entire playing career with

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

and had 25 caps for the

Algeria national football team The Algeria national football team () represents Algeria in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the Stade du 5 Juillet, 5 July Stadium in ...

, winning a gold medal at the

1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Algiers 1975, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes ...

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

. As a manager, he led USM Alger to the Algerian Cup in 1988, beating rivals

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (); known as CR Belouizdad or simply CRB for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algeria, that plays in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top flight of Algerian football. The club has com ...

in the final. Keddou also managed Algerian clubs

JS El Biar Jeunesse Sportive d'El Biar (), known as JS El Biar or JSEB for short, is an Algerian football club based in the El Biar district of Algiers, Alger, Algeria. The club was founded in 1944, and its colours are blue, red, and white. Their home stad ...

and

ES Ben Aknoun Étoile Sportive Ben Aknoun (), known as ES Ben Aknoun or simply ESBA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Hai Ouled Smail in Ben Aknoun. The club was founded in 1935 and its colours are Red black and white. Their home stadium, Moham ...

. On November 16, 2011, Keddou died after suffering a heart attack.Djamel Keddou est décédé
; El Watan, November 16, 2011. He is buried at the

El Kettar Cemetery El Kettar Cemetery () is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the commune of Oued Koriche. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of Sidi Abderrahmane destroyed in 1830. It was prev ...

after his death.

Honours

Player

* Won the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

once with

in 1981

Manager

* Won the

once with

in 1988

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keddou, Djamel 1952 births 2011 deaths Algeria men's international footballers Algerian men's footballers Algerian football managers USM Alger players USM Alger managers People from Bab El Oued Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Men's association football defenders Mediterranean Games medalists in football 21st-century Algerian people African Games gold medalists for Algeria African Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1978 All-Africa Games 20th-century Algerian sportsmen