Abdelkader Ghalem "Zerga" - International Appearances


The outstanding goal keeper (also known as Abdelkader Ganem) obtained 26 international caps with two National Teams (9 for Tunisia and 17 for Algeria). All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 27- 4-1938
Died: 13-12-2016
Country: Tunisia 
Caps:  9 for Tunisia 		(W 5-D1-L 3 - GF15-GA 9 - %61.11)
Caps: 17 for Algeria 		(W 6-D3-L 8 - GF17-GA18 - %44.12)
Total Caps: 	26		(W11-D4-L11 - GF32-GA27 - %50.00)

Age First Cap for Tunisia : 	22 yr 186 d  30-10-1960 vs. Morocco 1-2
Age Last Cap for Algeria : 	29 yr 297 d  18- 2-1968 vs. France B 2-5
Total Two Team Career: 7 yr 111 d


Cap   Date	Venue   	Opponent       Score	Competition

for Tunisia

 1  30-10-60	Casablanca	Morocco 	1-2	World Cup Qualifier
 2  13-11-60	Tunis   	Morocco 	2-1	World Cup Qualifier
 3   4-12-60 	Tunis   	East Germany 	0-3
 4   8-12-60 	Gzira   	Malta   	0-1
 5  22- 1-61 	Palermo 	Morocco  	1-1 [1]	World Cup Qualifier
 6   2- 4-63	Beirut  	Syria   	1-0	Arab Nations Cup
 7   4- 4-63	Beirut  	Jordan  	4-0	Arab Nations Cup
 8   6- 4-63	Beirut  	Kuwait  	5-1	Arab Nations Cup
 9   7- 4-63	Beirut  	Lebanon 	1-0	Arab Nations Cup

[1] Morocco  won on coin toss.

NB: the Tunisian FA affiliated to FIFA during 1960; matches prior to that are being
    investigated.

for Algeria

 1   8-10-64	Oran    	Romania  XI	1-0
 2  11-10-64 	Alger   	Romania XI	0-0
 3   1-11-64 	Constantine	Soviet Union	0-1
 4  16-12-64	Alger   	Czechoslov. XI	4-0
 5  27-12-64 	Alger   	Tunisia 	1-0	Jeux de l'Amitié Qual.
 6  14- 3-65	Tunis   	Tunisia 	0-0 	Jeux de l'Amitié Qual.
 7  17- 6-65	Oran    	Brazil  	0-3
 8  19- 7-65	Brazzaville 	Ivory Coast	0-1 	Jeux de l'Amitié
 9  20- 7-65	Brazzaville 	Congo-Leopoldv.	4-1	Jeux de l'Amitié
10  21- 7-65	Brazzaville	Madagascar	1-0	Jeux de l'Amitié
11  23- 7-65	Brazzaville	Mali    	1-2 	Jeux de l'Amitié
12  25- 7-65	Brazzaville	Ivory Coast	0-2 	Jeux de l'Amitié
13   1-11-65 	Alger   	Morocco 	0-0
14  19-12-65 	Alger   	Sov. Union Ol. 	0-1
15  22- 3-67 	Alger   	Hungary 	0-1
16   7- 9-67 	Tunis   	France Amateur	3-1	Mediterranean Games
17  18- 2-68 	Alger   	France B 	2-5	

NB: the following three matches Ghalem played for Algeria against foreign club teams are
    not considered official:

    26- 5-65	Alger   	AS St.-Etienne 	1-4
     8- 6-65	Alger   	FC Toulouse 	1-0
    27- 1-67	Alger   	La Chaux-de-F.	3-0


Total Record

           Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points  Percentage

Total         26    11	 4   11	  32- 27      26      50.00


Types of Matches
Friendlies		11
Jeux de l'Amitié	 5
Arab Nations Cup	 4
World Cup Qualifier	 3
Jeux de l'Amitié Qual.	 2	
Mediterranean Games      1 

Total:          	26

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