Chaâbane Merzekane
Appearance
![]() Chaâbane Merzekane in 1982 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chaâbane Merzekane | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Algeria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1987 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
1987–1989 | MC Alger | ||
International career | |||
1978–1988 | Algeria | 60 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Chaâbane Merzekane (born 8 March 1959 in Hussein Dey, Algiers Province) is a former Algerian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the team's games.[1]
Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, Onalait d'Hussein-Dey, where he played alongside Rabah Madjer. He spent most of his career playing for NA Hussein Dey and also had a brief stint with MC Alger. He also coached MO Béjaïa and USM El Harrach briefly after his retirement.[2][3]
Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1982
References
- ^ 1982 – Squads – Algeria. Planet World Cup.
- ^ Mouloudia Club Algérois Archived February 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Sebbar.oldiblog.com.
- ^ le site sur le football africain Archived July 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Africa-foot.com.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Hussein Dey (commune)
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Algeria
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- 1982 African Cup of Nations players
- 1986 African Cup of Nations players
- 1988 African Cup of Nations players
- NA Hussein Dey players
- MC Alger players
- Algeria youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- Algerian football defender stubs