Mounir Zeghdoud (Arabic: منير زغدود; born 18 November 1970) is an Algerian former football player and the current manager of US Biskra.[1]
International career
On November 26, 1995, Mounir Zeghdoud played for the first time against Ivory Coast in friendly match ended in a draw 0–0. Zaghdoud participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times, the first was in 1998 and participated in all matches, Where was the Algerian national team eliminated from the group stage, The second in 2000 with manager Nacer Sandjak selecting Zeghdoud for his 22-man squad.[2] where Algeria reached the quarter-finals but Zeghdoud did not participate in any match, The last African tournament Zeghdoud participated was in 2002 and eliminated from the group stage and Zeghdoud played only one game against Liberia, His last match with the national team was on July 3, 2004, in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Nigeria which ended in a 1–0 loss.[3]
On March 3, 2020, Mounir Zeghdoud joined to USM Alger for one season after Billel Dziri resigned from his post.[5] and although USM Alger announced that it would contract with a great coach for the new season, However Zeghdoud achieved good results as it stopped football in Algeria due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[6] With the start of the season the club contracted with a new coach and they asked Zeghdoud to be an assistant which he refused and said "I signed a contract until the end of the season. Now, if the management decides to hire a new coach for the next year, I will be forced to leave the club. I refuse the idea of taking the deputy position".[7] On March 8, 2021, Zeghdoud returned to USM Alger and went with them until the end of the season after agreeing with Achour Djelloul club president.[8]
