Chaâbane Merzekane (born 8 March 1959 in

Hussein Dey Hussein Dey (real name Hüseyin bin Hüseyin; 1765 – 1838; ar, حسين داي) was the last Dey of the Deylik of Algiers. Early life He was born either in İzmir or Urla in the Ottoman Empire. He went to Istanbul and joined the Canoneers ( ...

, Algiers Province) is a former Algerian

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, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the

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, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the team's games. Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, ''Onalait d'Hussein-Dey'', where he played alongside

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. He spent most of his career playing for NA Hussein Dey and also had a brief stint with

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. He also coached MO Béjaïa and USM El Harrach briefly after his retirement.le site sur le football africain
. Africa-foot.com.

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Team of the Tournament:

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1959 births Living people People from Hussein Dey (commune) Algerian footballers Algeria men's international footballers Olympic footballers for 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 men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub