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Messaoud Koussim

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Messaoud Koussim
Personal information
Full name Messaoud Koussim
Date of birth (1941-02-06) February 6, 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Sétif, Algeria
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1958 USFM Sétif
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1977 ES Sétif
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Messaoud «Saoudi» Koussim (Arabic: مسعود كوسيم, born February 6, 1941) is a retired Algerian football player who spent his entire senior playing career with ES Sétif.[1] He was a member of the team that won the league-cup double in the 1967–68 season. He went on to become president of ES Sétif from 1972 to 1977, despite still playing for the team.[2] During his time with ES Sétif, he won the league title once, and the Algerian Cup three times, scoring in the 1967 and 1968 finals.[3]

He also played for the Algeria national team, featuring in two unofficial friendlies against Olympique de Marseille and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[4]

Koussim is the father of Algerian film director and screenwriter Yanis Koussim.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Ouahib, Yazid (June 3, 2012). "La double vie de "Saoudi"" (in French). El Watan. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rencontre avec une gloire du passé, Messaoud Koussim" (in French). Le Buteur. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "LES SEPT TROPHEES REMPORTES PAR L'ES SETIF" (in French). APS. April 29, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "E.N d'Algérie de Football - Les statistiques de Koussim Messaoud مسعود كوسيم" (in French). DZFootball.free.fr. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. ^ Graïne, Larbi (August 10, 2010). ""Khouya" de Yanis Koussim, unique film africain" (in French). Le Midi Libre. Retrieved June 4, 2012.