Hocine Benmiloudi (31 January 1955 – 5 November 1981) was an Algerian

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who played for

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in the

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Biography

Benmiloudi was born to an

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n mother and a Moroccan emigrant father in

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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 ...

, where he began playing football. In 1971, he joined the youth team

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 ...

. He died at the age of 26 in 5 November 1981, during the Ligue 1 match against

USM Aïn Beïda Union sportive de la Médina Aïn Béïda ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة عين البيضاء), known as USM Aïn Béïda or simply USMAB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Aïn Béïda in Oum El Bouaghi Province. ...

in Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers), from severe food poisoning.

Honours

Club

*Winner of 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 ...

in 1978

National team

*Runner-up in the

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References

External links

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- ''dzfootball'' 1955 births 1981 deaths Algerian footballers Men's association football forwards CR Belouizdad players Algeria men's international footballers 1980 African Cup of Nations players Footballers from Algiers Association football players who died while playing Sport deaths in Algeria Deaths from food poisoning {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub