Kaddour Bekhloufi (7 June 1934 – 26 July 2019) was a professional

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who played as a

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and also as a defender. He played international football for

FLN football team The FLN football team (in ar, فريق جبهة التحرير الوطني لكرة القدم, in french: Équipe du FLN de football), also known as ''Le onze de l'indépendance'' ( en, The eleven of the Independence) was a team made ...

and Algeria.

Biography

Since he was young, Kaddour Bekhloufi is already interested in football, with the large number of clubs created in

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

, Kaddour had the choice, so he left to sign at the ''Club Athlétique Liberté d'Oran (CAL Oran)'', before joining the ''AS Marine d'Oran''. A few years later, in 1956, he received his first proposals contract from abroad, from Valencia and AS Monaco. He therefore goes to test AS Monaco that will prove conclusive. He will then make two tours with his club, in

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and Germany where he confirms his value. For his first match, he will replace Michel Hidalgo, and he will score a goal, which will be applauded by Prince Rainier and his wife Grace Kelly, who will insist on seeing him after the match. In 1958, Kaddour left to join the

in Tunis, with whom he will stay for 4 years and play 30 games. After this period, he played with

USM Bel Abbès Union Sportive Medinat Bel Abbès ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة بلعباس), known as USM Bel Abbès or simply USMBA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, that was founded in 1933 and i ...

, then returned to Oran at

ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية لمدينة وهران), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their ...

and will finish his career as a player at

USM Sétif Union Sportive Madinet Sétif ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة سطيف), known as USM Sétif or simply USMS for short, is an Algerian football club located in Sétif, Algeria. The club was founded in 1933 and its colors are garnet ...

, he will train after training his ASM Oran heart club.

References

1934 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Oran Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers FLN football team players French footballers AS Monaco FC players USM Bel Abbès players ASM Oran players USM Sétif players Ligue 1 players Association football forwards 21st-century Algerian people {{France-footy-forward-1930s-stub