Noureddine Saâdi (6 May 1950 – 20 July 2021) was an Algerian

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who was managing

JSM Béjaïa Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa (; Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n temdint n Vgayet; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⴻⵎⵣⵉⵢⴻⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴻⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ) known ...

in the

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. He coached many major clubs in Algeria, as well as clubs in Libya and the United Arab Emirates. He was also a member of

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's coaching staff at the

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. Saadi died from

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in 2021, during the

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Managerial career

On 7 September 2011, Saâdi was appointed the coach of defending

champions

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