Freddy Zemmour
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-02-21) 21 February 1942
Place of birth Algiers, French Algeria
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1951–1957 Gallia d'Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1962 Gallia d'Alger – (–)
1962–1968 USM Alger – (–)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Freddy Zemmour (born 21 February 1942) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Freddy Zemmour, the Jewish Algerian player was part of the USM Alger team that won the first ever edition of the Algerian Championnat in 1962–63.

Freddy Zemmour began playing football at the age of nine with Gallia Sports Algérois and was Algiers Department Champion in the three categories, Minimes, Cadets and Juniors. He spent his first senior year at Gallia d'Alger in 1961–62. That year, he played with Achour Salah, Ghazi Djermane, Abdelghani Zitouni, Nassou and Boubekeur Belbekri. After the independence of Algeria became a soldier in the French army in El Harrach, Belbekri who played with him in Gallia d'Alger and during his visit to his mother to ask him to join him at the USM Alger, at Bologhine stadium. At that time, come out regularly from the military barracks to see his mother One day he went to train with USM Alger and was greeted by his friend Belbekri and coach Abdelaziz Ben Tifour.[2] In the 1962–63 season, Zemmour won his only title with USM Alger after winning the National 1 final against MC Alger 3–0 but did not participate in the game.

Later in 1964, Zemmour told his coach Ben Tifour that he wanted to become a professional player in France, His answer was clear "I will talk about you at Nice but I warn you, prepare to eat black bread" But Nice's answer was that he did not need a midfielder at the time so he stayed with USM Alger.[2] In 1964 in a match in Batna, Zemmour was attacked by one of the players in the locker room but all his teammates protected him It was the only time he was subjected to a racist incident because he was French and Jewish religion, two things that are very sensitive in Algeria so far.[3] In one of his statements he said "My decision to leave USM Alger and Algeria was not easy to make. But I have always been a "man of duty", and I had to focus on my professional career for the well being of my wife and children".[3]

Personal life

Freddy Zemmour was born on 21 February 1942 in Algiers, at 9 rue Adolphe Blasselle, in Belcourt. He got married on 24 October 1964 at the Consulate of France in Algiers. He then lived in 22 bd Bougara until August 1968, after which he left to France. On 18 January 1965 his son Bruno was born in Algiers, clinical Avenue Claude Debussy. His daughter, Sandrine, was born on 30 January 1969 in St Maur des Fosses (Paris region).[2] He left Algeria in 1968 because Zemmour and his wife wanted to get closer to their families who had left Algeria between 62 and 68.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USM Alger 1962–63 Critériums d'Honneur
1963–64 Division d'Honneur
1964–65 National
1965–66 Division d'Honneur 15020170
1966–67 Nationale II 415
1967–68 101
Total 000000
Career total 000000

Honours

USM Alger

References

  1. ↑ "Freddy Zemmour félicite l'USMA". djazairess.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "INTERVIEW DE FREDDY ZEMMOUR (1ère Partie)". usm-alger.com. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "INTERVIEW DE FREDDY ZEMMOUR (2ème Partie)". usm-alger.com. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Freddy Zemmour retrouve Alger : Comme un élixir de jeunesse !". elmoudjahid.com. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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