Mathieu Khedimi

Mathieu Khedimi (born on 19 February 1964) is a French rugby league player and coach, he played as hooker or lock forward. He played his entire career for AS Saint-Estève with which he won several titles. An author of the rugby league literature considered him as "the soul of the club since long times".[2]

Mathieu Khedimi

Personal information
Born	19 February 1964 France
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ????–82 USA Perpignan
Rugby league
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–97 AS Saint-Estève Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–94 France 7 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1997–?? AS Saint-Estève
As of 29 January 2021 Source: [1]

Biography

Khedimi was formed 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 Saint-Estève team, collecting the titles of the French Championship and Lord Derby Cup in the 80s and the 90s.

Career

Finally, he earned 9 caps for France between 1987 and 1994,[2] taking part at the 1985-1988, 1989-1992 and 1995 World Cups. He was also the coach of AS Saint-Estève in 1998, with a French Championship and Lord Derby Cup title. Currently, Khedimi is the French Rugby League Federation vice-president, along with Marc Palanques.

Personal life

He is father of the rugby league players Matthieu Khedimi and Romain Khedimi, the former being a French international.

In his civil life, he owns an earthworks company, after being a municipal police officer.[4]

Honours

Player

• Team Honours :
  • Winner of the French Championship : 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1997 (Saint-Estève).
  • Winner of the Lord Derby Cup : 1987, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (Saint-Estève).
  • Runner-up at the French Championship : 1992, 1995 and 1996 (Saint-Estève).
  • Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup :1988 and 1990 (Saint-Estève).

Coach

• Team honours :
  • Winner of the French Championship : 1998 (Saint-Estève).
  • Winner of the Lord Derby Cup : 1998 (Saint-Estève).

References

1. Mathieu Khedimi rugbyleagueproject.org
2. Mouret, Aimé (2011). "Kedhimi (sic) Mathieu". Le Who's who du rugby à XIII. Toulouse: Éditions de l'Ixcea. p. 145. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
3. "Khedimi s'éclate à XIII en Australie". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
4. 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.