Hocine Yahi (born April 25, 1960 in

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who played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

At age 11, Yahi joined his hometown club of CR Belouizdad, where he would go on to spend his entire domestic career. During his time with the club, he won the Algerian Cup in 1978 defeating

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2-0 on penalties in the final. In 1990, he signed with

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, with whom he won the Gold Cup and reached the final of the 1990 Floodlit Cup during his brief stint with the club.

International career

Yahi played for Algeria at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan, where he started in all four of Algeria's games and scored a goal in the opener against

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, which ended 1-1. Yahi played for Algeria at the African Cup of Nations in four tournaments: 1982,

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. In four tournaments, he made 16 appearances and scored 1 goal. In 1980, Yahi was a member of the Algerian squad at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. However, he did not make any appearances as Algeria lost 3-0 to

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in the quarter-finals. Yahi was a member of the Algerian squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in

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. However, he made just one appearance as a substitute in the final group game against

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FIFA. Algeria went on to win the game 3-2.

Honours

* Won the Algerian Cup once with CR Belouizdad in 1978 * Won the Northern Irish Gold Cup in 1990

References

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