Kamel Lemoui (28 February 1939 – 3 January 2022) was an Algerian

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player and manager.

Playing career

Born in

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, Lemoui played club football for RC Paris B,

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, US Biskra,

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...

CR Belcourt 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 ...

Olympique de Médéa Olympique de Médéa ( ar, أولمبي المدية), also known as 'O Médéa or simply OM for short, is an Algerian football club based in Médéa. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are orange and blue. Their home stadium, Stade I ...

and

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 ...

. He also earned seven caps for the Algeria national team between 1963 and 1968.

Coaching career

Lemoui managed the Algeria national team.

Death

He died from COVID-19 on 3 January 2022, at the age of 82, during the

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.L’ancien sélectionneur national Kamel Lemoui emporté par le Covid-19

References

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