Krimo Rebih ( – ) was a professional

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who played as a

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Life and career

Krimo was born on 1 May 1932 at The

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. He began his career at the Ideal of

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in 1946. From 1948 to 1952, he played at the USMA. Called to military service in France, he will carry the colors of Belfort and Limoges in corporate clubs. In 1956, he went to Libya to serve the

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. But it is Hamam Lif in

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that affirm being a key element of the training led by the Bey family. Krimo was one of the founders of the NLA team, composed mainly of players from Algerian Tunisian clubs. At independence, he signed for

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, his old love he never left until 1970, at the age of 38 years. Algiers was the club as honorary president

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who attended some of the meetings and was close to the players. Krimo never forced their ability to dribble a whole regiment of defenders. It is not by chance that he was nicknamed the Prince of Hamam Lif.

Clubs

Honours

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*** Winner: 1962-63

References

External links

Profile on djazairess.com site
1932 births 2012 deaths Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers Footballers from Algiers USM Alger players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub