Mounir Zeghdoud ( ar, منير زغدود; born 18 November 1970 in

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) is an Algerian former

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player and a current manager.

International career

On November 26, 1995 Mounir Zeghdoud played for the first time against

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in friendly match ended in a draw 0–0. Zaghdoud participated in the

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three times, the first was in

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and participated in all matches, Where was the Algerian national team eliminated from the group stage, The second in

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with manager

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selecting Zeghdoud for his 22-man squad. where Algeria reached the quarter-finals but Zeghdoud did not participate in any match, The last African tournament Zeghdoud participated was in

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and eliminated from the group stage and Zeghdoud played only one game against

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, His last match with the national team was on July 3, 2004 in

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against

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which ended in a 1–0 loss.

Career statistics

Club

Managerial career

On March 3, 2020, Mounir Zeghdoud joined to USM Alger for one season after

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resigned from his post. and although USM Alger announced that it would contract with a great coach for the new season, However Zeghdoud achieved good results as it stopped football in algeria due to the

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. With the start of the season the club contracted with a new coach and they asked Zeghdoud to be an assistant which he refused and said "I signed a contract until the end of the season. Now, if the management decides to hire a new coach for the next year, I will be forced to leave the club. I refuse the idea of taking the deputy position". On March 8, 2021, Zeghdoud returned to USM Alger and went with them until the end of the season after agreeing with Achour Djelloul club president.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

;

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

(3): 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05 *

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(4):

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;

JSM Béjaïa Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...

(1):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeghdoud, Mounir 1970 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players CS Constantine players JSM Béjaïa players USM Alger players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Footballers from Constantine, Algeria Association football defenders Algerian football managers USM Alger managers CS Constantine managers US Biskra managers JSM Béjaïa managers ASM Oran managers RC Kouba managers DRB Tadjenanet managers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers 21st-century Algerian people