Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads
Below are the squads for the Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games, hosted in Split, Yugoslavia, and took place between 21 and 29 September 1979.[1]
Group A
Egypt
Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Thabet El-Batal | 16 September 1953 (aged 26) | .svg.png){kind=small} Al-Ahly
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| GK | Adel El-Maamour | 30 November 1954 (aged 24) | Zamalek
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| DF | Mohamed Salah | 19 July 1958 (aged 21) | Zamalek
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| DF | Medhat Ramadan | 1 October 1958 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Maher Hammam | 3 October 1956 (aged 22) | Al-Ahly
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| DF | Ibrahim Youssef | 1 January 1959 (aged 20) | Zamalek
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| MF | Farouk Gaafar | 29 October 1952 (aged 26) | Zamalek
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| MF | Wahid Kamil | Zamalek
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| MF | Mokhtar Mokhtar | 17 August 1952 (aged 27) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Fathi Mabrouk | 5 July 1951 (aged 28) | Al-Ahly
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| MF | Hamdi Nouh | El-Mokawloon El-Arab
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| MF | Shawky Gharieb | 26 February 1959 (aged 20) | Ghazl El-Mahalla
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| MF | Mohamed Nur | Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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| FW | Mussad Nur | 23 April 1951 (aged 28) | Al-Masry
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| FW | Gamal Abdel-Hameed | 24 November 1957 (aged 21) | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Sherif Abdel Moneim | Al-Ahly
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| FW | Ossama Khalil | 5 February 1954 (aged 25) | Ismaily
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Greece Ol.
Coach: Stefanos Petritsis
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Christos Ziakos | 5 February 1955 (aged 24) |  Panathinaikos
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| ... Tziontzios | ||||||
| ... Koktsidis | ||||||
| ... Kouimtzidis | ||||||
| ... Tsirikas | ||||||
| FW | Nikos Kourouzidis | 31 August 1958 (aged 21) | ||||
| MF | Anastasios Strantzalis | 31 August 1952 (aged 27) | Doxa Drama
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| ... Miskos | ||||||
| Andreas Anagnostou | 2 May 1960 (aged 19) | Pierikos
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| MF | Vasilios Dadakos | 7 June 1959 (aged 20) | ||||
| MF | Michalis Gerothodoros | 9 April 1958 (aged 21) | Fostiras
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| GK | Stavros Gatzilakis | 13 April 1953 (aged 26) | Doxa Drama
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| MF | Giorgos Pisas | 15 January 1956 (aged 23) | Korinthos
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| DF | Giorgos Kastanos | 20 July 1958 (aged 21) | Panathinaikos
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| FW | Takis Karagiozopoulos | 4 February 1961 (aged 18) | Veria
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| ... Chatzigiovanakis |
Morocco
Coach: 
Guy Cluseau
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Badou Zaki | 2 April 1959 (aged 20) |  Wydad Casablanca
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| DF | Jawad El Andaloussi | Raja Casablanca
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| DF | Mohamed "Chicha" Rabih | |||||
| DF | Mustapha Tahiri (captain) | US Sidi Kacem
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| MF | Aziz Bouderbala | 26 December 1960 (aged 18) | Wydad Casablanca
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| MF | Abdelmajid Dolmy | 19 April 1953 (aged 26) | Raja Casablanca
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| MF | Houcine Lahcen | FAR Rabat
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| MF | Kamel Smiri | MC Oujda
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| MF | Mohamed Timoumi | 15 January 1960 (aged 19) | US Touarga
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| FW | Ahmed Alaoui | 1 January 1949 (aged 30) | RS Settat
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| FW | Mohamed Boussati | Kenitra AC
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| FW | Jamal Jebrane | 20 August 1957 (aged 22) | Kenitra AC
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| FW | Khalid Labied | 24 August 1955 (aged 24) | FUS de Rabat
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| FW | Mustapha Mahrous | AS Salé
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| FW | Abdelmajid Shaita | 19 January 1954 (aged 25) | Wydad Casablanca
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Yugoslavia Ol.
Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tomislav Ivković | 11 August 1960 (aged 19) | .svg.png){kind=small} Dinamo Zagreb
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| GK | Aleksandar Stojanović | 19 June 1954 (aged 25) | Red Star Belgrade
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| DF | Srećko Bogdan | 5 January 1957 (aged 22) | Dinamo Zagreb
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| DF | Ismet Hadžić | 7 July 1954 (aged 25) | Sloboda Tuzla
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| DF | Miloš Hrstić | 20 November 1955 (aged 23) | NK Rijeka
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| DF | Mišo Krstičević | 19 February 1958 (aged 21) | Hajduk Split
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| DF | Boro Primorac | 5 December 1954 (aged 24) | Hajduk Split
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| DF | Vedran Rožić | 2 November 1954 (aged 24) | Hajduk Split
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| DF | Nenad Starovlah | 29 July 1955 (aged 24) | Željezničar Sarajevo
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| DF | Zoran Vujović | 26 August 1958 (aged 21) | Hajduk Split
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| MF | Nikica Cukrov | 6 March 1954 (aged 25) | HNK Rijeka
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| MF | Rajko Janjanin | 18 January 1957 (aged 22) | Dinamo Zagreb
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| MF | Dragan Okuka | 2 April 1954 (aged 25) | Velež Mostar
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| MF | Blaž Slišković | 30 May 1959 (aged 20) | Velež Mostar
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| FW | Predrag Pašić | 18 October 1958 (aged 20) | FK Sarajevo
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| FW | Miloš Šestić | 8 August 1956 (aged 23) | Red Star Belgrade
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| FW | Zlatko Vujović | 26 August 1958 (aged 21) | Hajduk Split
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Group B
Algeria
Coach: Mahieddine Khalef
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Mehdi Cerbah | 3 April 1953 (aged 26) |  JE Tizi Ouzou
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| 2 | DF | Mahmoud Guendouz | 4 February 1953 (aged 26) | MA Hussein Dey
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| 5 | DF | Chaâbane Merzekane | 18 March 1959 (aged 20) | MA Hussein Dey
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| 6 | MF | Smaïl Slimani | 31 December 1956 (aged 22) | USK Alger
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| 7 | FW | Tedj Bensaoula | 1 December 1954 (aged 24) | MP Oran
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| 8 | MF | Ali Fergani (captain) | 21 September 1952 (aged 27) | JE Tizi Ouzou
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| 9 | FW | Abdeslam Bousri | 28 January 1953 (aged 26) | MP Alger
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| 10 | MF | Ali Bencheikh | 9 January 1955 (aged 24) | MP Alger
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| 11 | FW | Bachir Douadi | 11 December 1953 (aged 25) | JE Tizi Ouzou
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| 15 | FW | Salah Assad | 13 March 1958 (aged 21) | RS Kouba
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| 16 | MF | Lakhdar Belloumi | 29 December 1958 (aged 20) | MP Oran
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| 17 | DF | Abdelkader Horr | 10 November 1953 (aged 25) | DNC Alger
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| GK | Mohamed Aït Mouhoub | 5 November 1952 (aged 26) | MP Alger
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| DF | Mahieddine Safsafi | 14 March 1957 (aged 22) | MA Hussein Dey
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| DF | Mohamed Chaïb | 20 May 1957 (aged 22) | RS Kouba
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| DF | Rezki Maghrici | 5 May 1953 (aged 26) | JE Tizi Ouzou
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| MF | Lyès Bahbouh | 6 April 1957 (aged 22) | JE Tizi Ouzou
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France Amateur
Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Jean-Pierre Mottet | 1 April 1959 (aged 20) | Lille OSC
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| GK | Raymond Esclassan | 18 October 1958 (aged 20) | FC Grenoble
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| DF | Jean-Louis Bérenguier | 28 February 1958 (aged 21) | SC Toulon
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| DF | Jean-Claude Lafargue | 23 December 1959 (aged 19) | Paris FC
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| DF | Dominique Trenoras | 27 May 1952 (aged 27) | ÉDS Montluçon
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| DF | Jacques Raymond | 30 November 1950 (aged 28) | RC Franc-Comtois
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| DF | Jean-Claude Fagès | 8 September 1958 (aged 21) | AS Monaco
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| DF | Philippe Krug | 16 May 1957 (aged 22) | FC Mulhouse
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| DF | Daniel Bruno | 6 November 1959 (aged 19) | Olympique Lyonnais
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| MF | Paul Brot | 18 February 1950 (aged 29) | AJ Auxerre
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| MF | Jacques Manic | 26 February 1949 (aged 30) | AAJ Blois
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| MF | Roger Ricort | 7 January 1959 (aged 20) | AS Monaco
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| FW | José Duch | 1 May 1950 (aged 29) | FC Gueugnon
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| FW | Alain Couriol | 24 October 1958 (aged 20) | AS Monaco
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| FW | Antoine Trivino | 13 June 1952 (aged 27) | AS Cannes
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| FW | José Touré | 24 April 1961 (aged 18) | FC Nantes
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| FW | Fabrice Picot | 20 May 1960 (aged 19) | FC Nantes
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Tunisia
Coach: Ahmed Dhib
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mokhtar Naili | 3 September 1953 (aged 26) | .svg.png){kind=small} Club Africain
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| GK | Abdelwahed Ben Abdallah | 8 January 1955 (aged 24) | CS Sfaxien
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| DF | Amor Jebali | 24 December 1956 (aged 22) | AS Marsa
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| DF | Khaled Ben Yahia | 12 November 1959 (aged 19) | ES Tunis
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| DF | Mohsen "Jendoubi" Labidi | 15 January 1954 (aged 25) | Stade Tunisien
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| DF | Kamel Chebli | 9 March 1954 (aged 25) | Club Africain
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| MF | Ridha Boushih | 24 August 1956 (aged 23) | Club Africain
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| MF | Khaled Gasmi | 8 April 1953 (aged 26) | CA Bizertin
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| MF | Mohamed Ben Mahmoud | 24 May 1957 (aged 22) | ES Tunis
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| FW | Rached Tounsi | 2 February 1954 (aged 25) | Stade Tunisien
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| FW | Abdelhamid Hergal | 27 January 1959 (aged 20) | Stade Tunisien
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| FW | Mustapha Sassi | Sfax RS
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| FW | Mongi Ben Brahim | 3 February 1955 (aged 24) | .svg.png){kind=small} La Chaux-de-Fonds
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| FW | Hédi Bayari | 9 November 1955 (aged 23) | Club Africain
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Turkey B
Coach: Nihat Atacan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Mustafa Ceylan |  Galatasaray
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| GK | Aslan Meriç | 10 October 1959 (aged 19) | Bursaspor
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| Süleyman Oktay | 9 January 1959 (aged 20) | Beşiktaş
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| Kadir Akbulut | 8 May 1960 (aged 19) | Denizlispor
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| Mustafa Ulucan | 9 August 1959 (aged 20) | Adanaspor
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| Muzaffer Badalıoğlu | 13 November 1960 (aged 18) | Zonguldakspor
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| İsmet Saral | Vefa
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| Nedret Oğuz Aydoğdu | 8 January 1960 (aged 19) | Galatasaray
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| Burhan Söğütlü | 11 August 1958 (aged 21) | Eskişehirspor
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| Ziya Doğan | 17 December 1961 (aged 17) | Beşiktaş
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| Alper Timur | 17 February 1961 (aged 18) | Altay
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| Mahmut Kılıç | 28 March 1961 (aged 18) | Orduspor
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| Aykut Yiğit | 7 October 1959 (aged 19) | Sakaryaspor
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| Nevzat Şuvak | 18 June 1958 (aged 21) | Ankara Demirspor
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| Rıdvan Çeçen | 18 November 1957 (aged 21) | Kayserispor
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| Ümit Türkoğlu | 11 June 1956 (aged 23) | Çorumspor
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References
- ^ "Mediterranean Games 1979 (Split, Yugoslavia)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. December 21, 2002.