Kamel Lemoui (28 February 1939 – 3 January 2022) was an Algerian football player and manager.

Kamel Lemoui
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-02-28)28 February 1939
Place of birth Batna, French Algeria
Date of death 3 January 2022(2022-01-03) (aged 82)
Place of death Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 RC Paris B
1959–1962 Béziers 49 (5)
1962–1964 US Biskra
1964–1966 MC Alger
1966–1968 CR Belcourt
1968–1970 Olympique de Médéa
1970–1972 JS El Biar
International career
1963–1968 Algeria 7 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Algeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Batna, Lemoui played club football for RC Paris B, Béziers, US Biskra, MC Alger, CR Belcourt, Olympique de Médéa and JS El Biar.[1] He also earned seven caps for the Algeria national team between 1963 and 1968.[1]

Coaching career

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Lemoui managed the Algeria national team.[2]

Death

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He died from COVID-19 on 3 January 2022, at the age of 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kamel Lemoui". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Algeria National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ L’ancien sélectionneur national Kamel Lemoui emporté par le Covid-19 (in French)