Messaoud Koussim
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Messaoud Koussim | ||
| Date of birth | February 6, 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Sétif, Algeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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]
