Mohamed Khedis

Mohamed Khedis

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Khedis
Date of birth	29 February 1952(1952-02-29)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Date of death	26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 56)
Place of death	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971–1982	NA Hussein Dey	?	(?)
National team
1972–1980	Algeria	49	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mohamed Khedis (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 Khedis currently plays for RC Kouba.

International career

In January 1980, Khedis 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, Khedis was again a member of the Algerian National Team, this time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Khedis played in 3 of Algeria's 4 matches at the tournament.^[6]

Honours

• Won the Algerian Cup once with NA Hussein Dey in 1979
• Finalist of the African Cup Winners' Cup once with NA Hussein Dey in 1978

External links

References

1. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=52113/index.html
2. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/mohamed-kheddis-1.html
3. ^ http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Joueurs/fiche/Kheddis-Mohamed.html
4. ^ http://www.echoroukonline.com/fra/sport/1891.html
5. ^ http://www.dzfoot.com/news-3586.php
6. ^ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Mohamed KHEDIS:

Persondata
Name	Khedis, Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	29 February 1952
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Date of death	26 August 2008
Place of death	Algiers, Algeria