Meziane Ighil

Ali Meziane Ighil (born January 12, 1952) is an Algerian former footballer and the current football manager of JS Saoura.[1]

Meziane Ighil
Personal information
Full name Ali Meziane Ighil
Date of birth (1952-01-12) January 12, 1952
Position(s) Left Wing-back
Club information
Current team
 JS Saoura (Head coach)
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
1993–1995 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
2015–2016 MC Alger
2017 DRB Tadjenanet
2019 NA Hussein Dey
2019 RC Relizane
2020– JS Saoura
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ighil spentNA Hussein Dey.[2] 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.[3] Ighil played the entire match as Brazil won 2–0. [4]

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.[5] In his first season with the club, Ighil lead them to the league title for the first time in the club's history.[6]

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.[7] On January 1, 2010, he was released from prison.

References
  1. "Ligue 1 : JS Saoura : Meziane Ighil, 4ème entraineur de la saison".
  2. M.O. "Ighil, Une Marque de Fabrique", Competition, June 23, 2011, accessed August 12, 2011.
  3. Algérie 0-2 Brésil Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Meziane Ighil - مزيان إيغيل
  5. T.B. "ASO Chlef : Ighil nouvel entraîneur", Horizons, July 3, 2010, accessed August 12, 2011.
  6. Ligue 1 : L'ASO Chlef est champion 2010/2011 Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Ighil Meziane et Ali Aoun condamnés à la prison ferme Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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