Mahieddine Meftah

Mahieddine Meftah

Personal information
Full name	Mahieddine Meftah
Date of birth	25 September 1968 (1968-09-25) (age 43)
Place of birth	Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1980-1987	JS Kabylie
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987-1996	JS Kabylie
1996-2007	USM Alger
National team
1990-2006	Algeria	107	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mahieddine "Tchico" Meftah (born September 25, 1968 in Tizi Ouzou) is a former Algerian national footballer. He currently holds the record as the most capped Algerian player (with 107 national caps). He is the cousin of JS Kabylie defender Mohamed Rabie Meftah and USM Alger defender Rahim Meftah.

Career

• 1987-1996 JS Kabylie
• 1996-2006 USM Alger

Honours

• Won the 1990 African Cup of Nations
• Won the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
• Holds the record for the most caps by an Algerian international with 107 caps
• Won the African Cup of Champions Clubs once with JS Kabylie in 1990
• Won the African Cup Winners' Cup once with JS Kabylie in 1995
• Won the Algerian league 6 times:
  • 3 times with JS Kabylie in 1989, 1990 and 1995
  • 3 times with USM Alger in 2002, 2003 and 2005
• Won the Algerian Cup 7 times:
  • 2 times with JS Kabylie in 1992 and 1994
  • 5 times with USM Alger in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004

External links

• Mahieddine Meftah at National-Football-Teams.com
• Interview with Meftah (French)

Persondata
Name	Meftah, Mahieddine
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Date of birth	September 25, 1968
Place of birth	Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
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