Djamel Keddou

{{short description|Algerian footballer and manager (1952-2011)}}

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|fullname = Djamel Keddou

|birth_date = {{birth date|1952|1|30}}

|birth_place = Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|11|16|1952|1|30}}

|death_place = Algiers, Algeria

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|position = Defender

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|youthclubs1 = USM Alger

|years1 = 1972–1982

|clubs1 = USM Alger

|caps1 = -

|goals1 = -

|nationalyears1 = 1973–1978

|nationalteam1 = Algeria

|nationalcaps1 = 26

|nationalgoals1 = 2

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|manageryears1 = 1982–1983

|managerclubs1 = USM Alger

|manageryears2 = 1987–1988

|managerclubs2 = USM Alger

|manageryears3 =

|managerclubs3 = JS El Biar

|manageryears4 =

|managerclubs4 = WB Aïn Benian

|manageryears5 =

|managerclubs5 = WA Rouiba

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|managerclubs6 = JSM Chéraga

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|managerclubs7 = ES Ben Aknoun

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Djamel Keddou (January 30, 1952 – November 16, 2011) was an Algerian football player and manager.[http://www.elwatan.com/sports/djamel-keddou-nous-a-quittes-17-11-2011-147640_110.php Djamel Keddou nous a quittés] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120002555/http://www.elwatan.com/sports/djamel-keddou-nous-a-quittes-17-11-2011-147640_110.php |date=2011-11-20 }}; El Watan, November 17, 2011. He spent his entire playing career with USM Alger and had 25 caps for the Algeria national football team, winning a gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algiers.[http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Joueurs/fiche/Keddou-Djamel.html Djamel Keddou - جمال كدو] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226060128/http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Joueurs/fiche/Keddou-Djamel.html |date=February 26, 2012 }}; DZFootball.free.fr As a manager, he led USM Alger to the Algerian Cup in 1988, beating rivals CR Belouizdad in the final.[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-10312/djamel-keddou-un-pilier-de-l-usm-alger-des-annees-70/ Djamel Keddou, un pilier de l'USM Alger des années 70] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220135359/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-10312/djamel-keddou-un-pilier-de-l-usm-alger-des-annees-70 |date=2011-12-20 }}; DZFoot, November 17, 2011. Keddou also managed Algerian clubs JS El Biar and ES Ben Aknoun.{{cite web|publisher=El Moudjahib|title=Décès : "Le libéro de charme du football algérien" Djamel Keddou nous quitte|url=http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/actualites/19817|language=French|date=17 November 2011}}

On November 16, 2011, Keddou died after suffering a heart attack.[http://www.elwatan.com/sports/djamel-keddou-est-decede-16-11-2011-147522_110.php Djamel Keddou est décédé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118211422/http://elwatan.com/sports/djamel-keddou-est-decede-16-11-2011-147522_110.php |date=2011-11-18 }}; El Watan, November 16, 2011.

He is buried at the El Kettar Cemetery after his death.