Djamel Keddou (January 30, 1952 – November 16, 2011) was an Algerian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player and manager. He spent his entire playing career with

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

and had 25 caps for the

Algeria national football team The Algeria national football team ( ar, منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم) represents Algeria in men's international football and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the 5 July Sta ...

, winning a gold medal at the

1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Algiers 1975, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes ...

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

. As a manager, he led USM Alger to the Algerian Cup in 1988, beating rivals

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

in the final. Keddou also managed Algerian clubs

JS El Biar Jeunesse Sportive d'El Biar, referred to commonly as JS El Biar or JSEB for short, is an Algerian football club based in the El Biar district of Alger, Algeria. Founded in 1944, the team currently plays in the Régionale I in the Ligue Régi ...

and ES Ben Aknoun. On November 16, 2011, Keddou died after suffering a heart attack.Djamel Keddou est décédé
; El Watan, November 16, 2011. He is buried at the

El Kettar Cemetery El Kettar Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة القطار) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Oued Koriche. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of S ...

Honours

Player

* Won the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...

once with

in 1981

Manager

* Won the

once with

in 1988

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keddou, Djamel 1952 births 2011 deaths Algeria international footballers Algerian footballers Algerian football managers USM Alger players USM Alger managers People from Bab El Oued Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Association football defenders Mediterranean Games medalists in football 21st-century Algerian people African Games gold medalists for Algeria African Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games