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.

Mehdi Cerbah
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Cerbah
Date of birth (1953-04-03)3 April 1953
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Date of death 29 October 2021(2021-10-29) (aged 68)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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

References
  1. Carnet noir: Le légendaire gardien Mehdi Cerbah n'est plus (in French)
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