Djamel Belmadi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Djamel Belmadi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lekhwiya (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Martigues | 31 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Cannes | 26 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | → Celta Vigo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Marseille | 48 | (9) |
| 2003 | → Manchester City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Ittihad | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Kharitiyath | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2007 | Southampton | 36 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Valenciennes | 37 | (2) |
| Total | 197 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2004 | Algeria | 20 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2012 | Lekhwiya | ||
| 2013–2014 | Qatar B | ||
| 2014–2015 | Qatar | ||
| 2015– | Lekhwiya | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Djamel Belmadi (Arabic: جمال بلماضي; born 27 March 1976) is a retired Algerian footballer and is the current manager of Lekhwiya.
Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France, Belmadi started his career at Paris Saint-Germain, making his debut in January 1996 against Gueugnon before spending a season at Martigues. He spent the 1997–98 season at Marseille, and then moved to Cannes for the 1998–99 season. In August 1999, he was signed again by Marseille, but immediately went on loan to Spanish club Celta Vigo, where he counted Benni McCarthy of South Africa among his team-mates.
In January 2000, Belmadi returned to Marseille, eventually securing a regular place in the first team's midfield in 2000–01. In January 2001, he made good use of a rare opportunity presented him to play in Marseille's attack, when Liberian maestro George Weah—who had been the main attacker—was away on international duty with the Lone Stars of Liberia. Belmadi seized the opportunity to score a vital goal for Marseille against fellow strugglers Toulouse to keep Marseille just outside the relegation zone.
On 14 April 2001, he scored the winning goal in Marseille's 2–1 victory over Sedan, before a near–60,000 crowd, giving Bernard Tapie's team a much needed lifeline out of relegation.
In January 2003, he had fallen out of favour at Marseille, now managed by Alain Perrin, who agreed to loan him to Kevin Keegan’s Manchester City after a successful trial. He joined ranks with fellow Algerian, Ali Benarbia.
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