Mehdi Cerbah
Mehdi Cerbah (3 April 1953 – 29 October 2021) was an Algerian international football player. From 1975 until 1986, he played for the Algeria national football team, making 57 appearances.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehdi Cerbah | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Date of death | 29 October 2021 | (aged 68)||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–19?? | RAM Alger | ||
USM Alger | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1972 | USM Alger | – | (0) |
1972–1980 | JS Kabylie / JS Kawkabi / JE Tizi Ouzou | – | (0) |
1980–1982 | RS Kouba | – | (0) |
1983 | Montreal Manic | 5 | (0) |
1983–1986 | RS Kouba | – | (0) |
National team | |||
1975–1986 | Algeria | 57 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Cerbah died on 29 October 2021 at the age of 68.[1]
Honours
Club
- Algerian League Champion in 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980 with JS Kabylie and in 1981 with RC Kouba
- 2nd in the Algerian League in 1978, 1979 with JS Kabylie
- Algerian Cup winner in 1977 with JS Kabylie
- 2nd in Algerian Cup in 1979 with JS Kabylie
- 2nd in Maghreb Champions Cup with JS Kabylie
- 2nd in 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer with Montreal Manic
Country
- Gold medal in the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algiers
- Gold medal in the 1978 All-Africa Games in Algiers
- Bronze medal in the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split
- 2nd in the final of the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria
- Participation in FIFA World Cup of 1982 in Spain
Individual
- Best Algerian goalkeeper of the 20th Century
- Defensive MVP of 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer with Montreal Manic