Mohamed Kheddis (29 February 1952 – 26 August 2008) was an Algerian international

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. He played as a central defender. He represented

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in the

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and participated in the qualification process for the

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. He died from a heart attack. His son Sid Ahmed Kheddis currently plays for

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International career

In January 1980, Kheddis was a member of the Algerian National Team at the

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in Nigeria. He started all five of Algeria's games at the tournament, helping the team reach the

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for the first time in the country's history. However, they lost the final 3–0 to hosts

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. Later that year, Kheddis was again a member of the Algerian National Team, this time at the

in Moscow,

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. Kheddis played in 3 of Algeria's 4 matches at the tournament.

Honours

Club : * Algerian Professional League : Runner-up: 1972–1973; 1975–1976; 1981–1982 *

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: Winner : 1978–1979 Runner-up : 1976–1977; 1981–1982 *

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; Runner-up

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International : Algeria : *Africa Cup of Nations : Runner-up 1980 *Olympic Games : Quarter-Final 1980

References

1952 births 2008 deaths Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Olympic footballers of Algeria Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics NA Hussein Dey players Footballers from Algiers African Games competitors for Algeria Footballers at the 1973 All-Africa Games 1980 African Cup of Nations players Association football central defenders 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub