Mahieddine Khalef

Mahieddine Khalef
Personal information
Full name	Mahieddine Khalef
Date of birth	January 17, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Morocco
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Algeria

Mahieddine Khalef (Arabic: محيي الدين خالف; born January 17, 1944 in Mechra Bel Ksiri, Morocco) is an Algerian football (soccer) manager. Most notably he was the co-manager of the Algeria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, together with Rachid Mekloufi,^[1] where Les Fennecs caused a sensation by defeating European reigning champions West Germany for their first world cup appearance.^[2] Despite this achievement, Algeria went on to be eliminated at the end of the group stage, thanks to a convenient result for both West Germany and Austria in their fixture, in what is known as the Disgrace of Gijon.^[3]

References

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^ FIFA.com. "World Cup Highlights: Germany - Algeria, Spain 1982 - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
^ Doyle, Paul (2010-06-12). "The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

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[2] FIFA.com. "World Cup Highlights: Germany - Algeria, Spain 1982 - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

[3] Doyle, Paul (2010-06-12). "The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

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