Habib Benmimoun

Habib Benmimoun (Arabic: الحبيب بن ميمون; 11 April 1957 – 29 March 2024) was an Algerian football player and head coach who played as a forward and centre-back, notably for MC Oran.

Habib Benmimoun

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-04-11)11 April 1957
Place of birth	Oran, French Algeria
Date of death	29 March 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 66)
Place of death	Oran, Algeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward, centre-back
Youth career
	MC Oran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1988	MC Oran
1988–1989	USM Bel Abbès
1989–1994	MC Oran
International career
1987	Algeria	1	(0)
Managerial career
1995–1997	MC Oran
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

An MC Oran youth product, Benmimoun spent most of his career with the club, from 1977 to 1988 and from 1989 to 1994.^[1] In the 1988–89 season he played for USM Bel Abbès.^[1] With MC Oran he won the 1987–88 Algerian Championnat National and the Algerian Cup in 1983–84 and 1984–85.^[1] Having begun his career as a centre-back, he was later converted to a forward.^[1]

He made one FIFA-official appearance for the Algeria national team, in a 0–0 draw against Tunisia on 11 December 1987, as part of the 1988 Arab Cup qualification.^[2][3]

Benmimoun was manager of MC Oran between 1995 and 1997.^[3]

Death

Benmimoun died on 29 March 2024 in Oran, at the age of 66.^[4]

Honours

MC Oran

• Algerian Championship: 1987–88;^[1] runner-up 1984–85, 1986–87
• Algerian Cup: 1983–84,^[1] 1984–85^[1]