Abdelhamid Kermali (April 24, 1931 – April 13, 2013[1]) was an Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team.[2]
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Date of birth | (1931-04-24)April 24, 1931 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Akbou, Algeria | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | April 13, 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Sétif, Algeria | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1948–1951 | USM Sétif | |||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | USM Alger | |||||||||||||||
1952–1953 | FC Mulhouse | |||||||||||||||
1953–1955 | AS Cannes | |||||||||||||||
1955–1958 | Olympique Lyonnais | 65 | (14) | |||||||||||||
1962–1966 | USM Sétif | |||||||||||||||
1966–1967 | ES Sétif | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1958 | Algeria FLN | |||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1966–1967 | ES Sétif | |||||||||||||||
1983–1989 | MC Alger | |||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | MC Alger | |||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Algeria | |||||||||||||||
1999 | MC Alger | |||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | ES Sétif | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kermali was born in Akbou, Algeria. He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, before leaving for France to play for FC Mulhouse, AS Cannes and Olympique Lyonnais, with whom he made 65 Ligue 1 appearances, scoring 14 goals.[3]
As a manager, Kermali led the Algerian national team to its first continental trophy, winning the 1990 African Cup of Nations hosted in Algeria. He also guided the team to the title of the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations.
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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Algeria squad – 1990 African Cup of Nations winners (1st title) | ||
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Algeria squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Africa Cup of Nations winning managers | |
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