Moussa Saïb (born 6 March 1969) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He is currently unattached, after last managing

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), ( Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian professi ...

in the

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Club career

Saïb started his football career with a club from the west of Algeria called (Jeunesse Sportive de Tiaret) then he moved to JSK and helped them to win the

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in 1990. In 1992, he joined French club AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee. In May 1997,

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coach Arsène Wenger tried to buy him along with Swiss center back

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in what would have been a "sensational" £7 million deal; however the deal did not succeed and Saib instead joined Spanish club

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for £3 million. In 1998, he joined struggling English club Tottenham Hotspur for £2.3 million, thus becoming the first Algerian to play in the

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. He helped Tottenham avoid relegation by scoring the sixth goal in their penultimate game of the 1997–98 season against Wimbledon, which ended 6–2.

International career

He played as a midfielder and was captain of the Algerian national team in the early 1990s. the team won the 1990 African Nations Cup.

Coaching career

On 18 August 2007, Saïb was appointed manager of Algerian team

. In June 2008, after steering the team to the Algerian league title, Saïb left to take charge of Saudi Arabian team Al-Watani. On 27 June 2011, he was appointed as manager of

for the second time. On 1 September 2011, JS Kabylie president Mohand Chérif Hannachi announced that Saïb was relieved from his duties as manager of the club.

Honours

As player

JS Kabylie *

: 1990 * Algerian League: 1990, 2004 *

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: 1992 *

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: 1992 Auxerre *

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: 1996 * French Cup: 1994, 1996 Lorient * French Cup: 2002 Tottenham Hotspur * League Cup: 1999 Al Nassr * FIFA Club World Championship participation:

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International *

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: 1990 * Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1991 Individual *

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: 2003 * Algerian Ballon d'Or: 2004Official Le Buteur Ballon d'Or website

As coach

JS Kabylie * Algerian League: 2008

References

External links

Article on Saib in ''Mehstg'' magazine
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saib, Moussa 1969 births Living people Kabyle people Association football midfielders Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Algerian expatriate footballers Premier League players La Liga players Ligue 1 players AJ Auxerre players Valencia CF players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players AS Monaco FC players FC Lorient players Al Nassr FC players Dubai CSC players JS Kabylie players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in England Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco 2000 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Monaco Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Algerian football managers JS Kabylie managers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia People from Tissemsilt Province ASO Chlef managers JSM Tiaret players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Saudi Professional League players UAE Pro League players 21st-century Algerian people Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League managers