# Mounir Zeghdoud

Mounir Zeghdoud (Arabic: منير زغدود; born 18 November 1970) is an Algerian former football player and the current manager of US Biskra.

## International career

On 26 November 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. 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 3 July 2004, in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Nigeria which ended in a 1–0 loss.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 14 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USM Alger | 1996–97 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 1997–98 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 1998–99 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 1999–2000 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2000–01 | National 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2001–02 | National 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2002–03 | National 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2003–04 | National 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2004–05 | National 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2005–06 | National 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| USM Alger | 2006–07 | National 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| USM Alger | Total | Total | 122 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — | 176 | 0 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 2007–08 | National 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 2008–09 | National 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| JSM Béjaïa | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes the Algerian Cup
* ↑ All appearance(s) in African Cup Winners' Cup
* ↑ four appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances in African Cup Winners' Cup
* 1 2 All appearance(s) in Champions League
* ↑ ten appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances in CAF Confederation Cup

## Managerial career

On 3 March 2020 Mounir Zeghdoud joined USM Alger for one season, after Billel Dziri resigned from his post. 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. 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". On 8 March 2021 Zeghdoud returned to USM Alger and went with them until the end of the season after agreeing with Achour Djelloul club president.

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 24 August 2021
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| USM Alger (c) | | 19 May 2015 | 1 July 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 066.67 |
| JSM Béjaïa | | 21 June 2017 | 15 May 2018 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 051.61 |
| ASM Oran | | | 16 October 2018 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 020.00 |
| DRB Tadjenanet | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| USM Alger | | 3 March 2020 | 5 August 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 |
| USM Alger | | 8 March 2021 | 24 August 2021 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 057.69 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 72 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 050.00 |

## Honours
### As a player
#### USM Alger

* Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (3): 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05
* Algerian Cup (4): 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004

#### JSM Béjaïa

* Algerian Cup (1): 2008