Mahieddine Khalef

Mahieddine Khalef (Arabic: محيي الدين خالف; 17 January 1944 – 10 December 2024) was an Algerian football player and manager. Most notably he was the co-manager of the Algeria national team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, together with Rachid Mekloufi,^[1] where Les Fennecs caused a sensation by defeating European reigning champions West Germany in their first World Cup appearance.^[2] Despite this achievement, Algeria went on to be eliminated at the end of the group stage, thanks to a convenient result for both West Germany and Austria in their fixture, in what is known as the Disgrace of Gijón.^[3] Austrian player Reinhold Hintermaier later admitted that that match was fixed.^[4] Khalef died in Algiers on 10 December 2024, at the age of 80.^[5]

Mahieddine Khalef

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-01-17)17 January 1944
Place of birth	Mechra Bel Ksiri, French protectorate in Morocco
Date of death	10 December 2024(2024-12-10) (aged 80)
Place of death	Algiers, Algeria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1961	KAC Kenitra
1961–1967	IZ Khemisset
1968–1970	JS Kabylie
1970–1971	NA Hussein Dey
1971–1974	JS Kabylie
Managerial career
1977–1990	JS Kabylie
1979–1984	Algeria
1990–1991	Al Ain FC
1991–1993	IR Tanger
1993–1997	MC Oujda
2000	ES Sahel
2000–2001	JS Kabylie
Medal record Men's football Representing  Algeria (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations 1984
* Club domestic league appearances and goals