Mohamed Ali Messaoud

Mohamed Ali Messaoud
Mohamed "Rida" Ali Messaoud (born 15 September 1953) is an Algerian former professional football player and manager.
Early life
Mohamed Ali Messaoud was born on 15 September 1953 in the town of Annaba in Algeria. His nickname is "Rida".
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.
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 , 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. When PSG played against 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. 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. 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.
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. He was also described as an "excellent dribbler" of the ball in his day.
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.
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. Simultaneously, he worked in the sports department for the town of Hyères, and also coached the U15s of Hyères FC.
Career statistics
References
1953 births
Living people
Algerian men's footballers
People from Annaba
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football wingers
Algerian football managers
HAMRA Annaba players
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
Olympique Alès players
Hyères FC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
French Division 3 (1971–1993) players
French Division 4 (1978–1993) players
Championnat National 3 players
Algeria men's international footballers
Naturalized citizens of France
Algerian emigrants to France
French sportspeople of Algerian descent