Full name Mohamed Kheddis Name Mohamed Khedis Place of birth Algiers, Algeria Role Footballer | Place of death Algiers, Algeria Height 1.76 m Position Defender | |
Date of birth (1952-02-29)29 February 1952 Date of death 26 August 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 56) Died August 26, 2008, Algiers, Algeria Olympic medals Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics Similar People Ali Fergani, Chaabane Merzekane, Rabah Madjer, Mahmoud Guendouz, Lakhdar Belloumi | ||
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Mohamed Kheddis (29 February 1952 – 26 August 2008) was an Algerian international footballer. He played as a central defender. He represented Algeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics and participated in the qualification process for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He died from a heart attack. His son Sid Ahmed Kheddis currently plays for NA Hussein Dey.
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International career
In January 1980, Kheddis was a member of the Algerian National Team at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. He started all five of Algeria's games at the tournament, helping the team reach the final for the first time in the country's history. However, they lost the final 3–0 to hosts Nigeria.
Later that year, Kheddis was again a member of the Algerian National Team, this time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Kheddis played in 3 of Algeria's 4 matches at the tournament.
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