Meziane Ighil

Meziane Ighil
Personal information
Full name Meziane Ighil
Date of birth (1952-01-12) January 12, 1952
Playing position Left Wing-back
Club information
Current team
MC Alger
Youth career
NA Hussein Dey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
NA Hussein Dey - (-)
National team
1973–1982 Algeria 13 (1)
Teams managed
1987–1988 WA Casoral
1988–1992 NA Hussein Dey
1992–1993 Algeria
1993–1994 Raja Casablanca
1998–1999 Algeria
2005–2006 Algeria U23
2005–2006 Algeria
2010–2011 ASO Chlef
2011–2012 JS Kabylie
2012–2013 USM Alger
2013–2014 ASO Chlef
2014–2015 NA Hussein Dey
2015– MC Alger

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Meziane Ighil (born January 12, 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former footballer. He is currently managing USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Club career

Ighil spent his entire playing career with NA Hussein Dey.[1] He was a member of the NA Hussein Dey team that won the 1979 Algerian Cup and reached the finals of the 1978 African Cup Winners' Cup.

International career

On June 3, 1973, Ighil made his debut for the Algerian National Team as a starter in a friendly against Brazil at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962.[2] Ighil played the entire match as Brazil won 2-0. [3]

In 1982, Ighil was selected as a member of the Algerian National Team for the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya. Ighil participated in just one game, the third place match against Zambia, as Algeria finished fourth.

Managerial career

On July 3, 2010, Ighil was appointed as the coach of ASO Chlef, signing a one year contract with the club.[4] In his first season with the club, Ighil lead them to the league title for the first time in the club's history.[5]

Honours

Player

Manager

Personal life

On May 21, 2007, Ighil was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the Khalifa embezzlement case.[6] On January 1, 2010, he was released from prison.

References

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