Issaâd Dhomar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | El Biar, French Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2025 (aged 92) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | SCU El Biar | ||
| 1962–1967 | JS El Biar | ||
| International career | |||
| 1963 | Algeria | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1966 | JS El Biar | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Issaâd Dhomar (Arabic: إسعاد دوّمار; 27 July 1933 – 18 August 2025) was an Algerian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] He played from 1952 to 1968 and served as president of the Algerian Football Federation from 1984 to 1986.[2]
Career
Born in El Biar on 27 July 1933,[3] Dhomar played for SCU El Biar[4] and JS El Biar. He played in two matches for the Algeria national team: a match against Bulgaria on 6 January 1963 and against Czechoslovakia on 26 February 1963.[5] His leadership at the Algerian Football Federation saw the country's qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Death
Dhomar died on 18 August 2025, at the age of 92.[7]
References
- ^ "Foot: Décès de l'ancien président de la FAF, Issaad Dohmar". Algeria Press Service (in French). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Les présidents depuis 1962". La Nouvelle République (in French).
- ^ "ALG : Issaâd Dhomar nous a quittés". Foot Afrique (in French). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Sporting Club Union El Biar (DZA) — Stade de Reims (Coupe de France - 1956-57)". Archives Reims Football (in French).
- ^ "Dohmar Issaad". Statistiques DZFootball (in French).
- ^ Azzouz, Mohamed Amine (19 August 2025). "Ancien président de la FAF (1984-1986) : Issad Dhomar n'est plus". El Moudjahid (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien président de la FAF, Issaad Dohmar : les condoléances du président Walid Sadi". Algerian Football Federation (in French). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.