Mohamed Ali Messaoud

Mohamed Ali Messaoud (Arabic: محمد علي مسعود‎; born 15 September 1953) is an Algerian former footballer and manager.[1][2]

Mohamed Ali Messaoud
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ali Messaoud
Date of birth (1953-09-15) 15 September 1953
Place of birth Annaba, Algeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1976 Hamra Annaba
1976 Vitrolles 0 (0)
1976–1977 Paris Saint-Germain 5 (0)
1977–1978 → Alès (loan) 12 (0)
1978–1980 Alès 39 (5)
1980–1997 Hyères
National team
1974–1976 Algeria 16 (0)
Teams managed
1997–1999 Bormes Mimosas Sport
1999–2001 ASPTT Hyères
JSM Toulon
Hyères U15
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ali Messaoud began his career at Hamra Annaba, the club in his hometown of Annaba in Algeria. In 1976, he was scouted by Paris Saint-Germain while playing in a friendly match in Oran, and joined the club afterwards.[3]

After leaving Hamra, Ali Messaoud faced some complications with his old club and the Algerian Football Federation. His career had been stopped temporarily, but on top of this, he got himself into more trouble. In 1976, he went to play a friendly match in the region of Marseille, for the small club of Vitrolles, and was given a license without his authorization.

Ali Messaoud scored his first and only goal for PSG in an away match to Caen on 12 March 1977, the final score being 2–0 in the favor of PSG.[4] When PSG played against Olympique de Marseille later that year, he had been recognized by Albert Emon, and was told off for having two separate deals with two separate clubs. Ali Messaoud was suspended before an agreement had even been reached with Vitrolles.[5] He subsequently joined Alès in the Division 2.

A week before the beginning of the season while playing for Alès, Ali Messaoud suffered a serious knee injury in a friendly against Montpellier.[5] Despite this, after several months on the sidelines, he continued his career with the club, and also played for Hyères later on.

International career

Ali Messaoud played in the youth ranks of Algeria before making a total of 16 appearances for the Algeria national team.[1]

Style of play

Playing as a forward, usually as a right-winger, Ali Messaoud was a "very technical" player, but his "limited liveliness" prevented him from making a big impact at PSG.[5] He was also described as an "excellent dribbler" of the ball in his day.[3]

Mohamed Ali Messaoud stated in an interview with PSG70 that he saw himself as a resistant and endurant player, and generous to his teammates in front of goal. "I usually preferred to make others score rather than scoring myself," he declared.[5]

After football

After retiring from football in 1997, Ali Messaoud became the manager of Bormes Mimosas Sport. In 1999, he switched clubs, and started coaching ASPTT Hyères.

In 2000, Ali Messaoud created a new club called Jeunesse Sportive Méditerrannéenne de Toulon; he would go on to coach, preside, and become the sporting director of the club until 2010.[3] Simultaneously, he worked in the sports department for the town of Hyères, and also coached the U15 of Hyères FC.[5]

Personal life

Mohamed Ali Messaoud was born on 15 September 1953 in the town of Annaba in Algeria.

Mohamed's nickname is "Rida".

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 1976–77 Division 1 502171
Alès (loan) 1977–78 Division 2 12000120
Alès 1978–79 Division 2 18300183
1979–80 Division 2 21200212
Total 51500515
Career total 57521586

References
  1. "ALI MESSAOUD". PSG70 (in French).
  2. "Mohamed ALI-MESSAOUD". Histoire du #PSG (in French).
  3. "Ali Messaoud Rida". Paris.canal-historique (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "Caen – PSG 0-2, 12/03/77, Coupe de France 76-77". Archives Paris Football (in French). 6 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "Mohamed Ali Messaoud : "Je suis un homme du peuple"" [Mohamed Ali Messaoud: "I am a man of the people"]. PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. Mohamed Ali Messaoud at FootballDatabase.eu
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