Mathieu Khedimi
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| Born | 19 February 1964 France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 December 2023 (aged 59) Saint-Estève, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mathieu Khedimi (19 February 1964 – 31 December 2023) was a French
AS Saint-Estève with which he won several titles. An author of the rugby league literature considered him as "long the soul of the club".[2]
Biography
Khedimi was trained in rugby union in the ranks of USA Perpignan, reaching the Reichel Championship semi-final in 1982, under the guidance of the coach Louis Cros.[3]
In rugby league, he was part of the great
Lord Derby Cup
in the 1980s and the 1990s.
Career
Finally, he earned 9 caps for
Lord Derby Cup
title.
Before his death, Khedimi was the French Rugby League Federation vice-president, along with Marc Palanques.
Personal life
Mathieu Khedimi was father of the rugby league players Matthieu Khedimi and Romain Khedimi, the former being a French international.
In his civil life, he owned an earthworks company, after being a municipal police officer.[4]
Khedimi died on 31 December 2023, at the age of 59.[5]
Honours
Player
- Team Honours :
- Winner of the Saint-Estève).
- Winner of the Saint-Estève).
- Runner-up at the Saint-Estève).
- Runner-up at the Saint-Estève).
- Winner of the
Coach
- Team honours :
- Winner of the Saint-Estève).
- Winner of the Saint-Estève).
- Winner of the
References
- ^ Mathieu Khedimi rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
- ^ "Khedimi s'éclate à XIII en Australie". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ Mathieu Khedimi Attaché à St-Estève et aux valeurs humaines du rugby, Mathieu Khedimi est une figure du XIII stéphanois, L'Indépendant, 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Rugby à XIII : légende du XIII Français et du rugby catalan, Mathieu Khedimi est décédé". L'Indépendant. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.