Hocine Gacemi (26 March 1974 – 21 March 2000) was an Algerian

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. He was born in Alger, Algeria.

Career

Gacemi started his career with home-town club

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. One of the most promising young strikers in the Algerian league, Gacemi signed with

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

at the beginning of the 1999 campaign. He was being linked with a move to

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club

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before he died.

Death

On 19 March 2000, in a league match between

and

USM Annaba Union Sportive Médinat d'Annaba ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة عنابة), known as USM Annaba or simply USMAN for short, is an Algerian football club based in Annaba. It was founded in 1983 and its colours are red and white. ...

, in

Tizi-Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia. History Etymology The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...

. Gacemi scored a goal with his head from a cross passed by teammate Fawzi Moussouni, but he hit his head violently on USM Annaba Defender Yacine Slatni, before collapsing to the ground and was knocked unconscious. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital and then to

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, where he died from his injuries two days later.

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L’Algérie pleure son champion: Hocine Gacemi est mort
1974 births Algerian men's footballers 2000 deaths JS Kabylie players Footballers from Algiers Sport deaths in France Association football players who died while playing MC Alger players Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub