Abdelhak Benchikha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdelhak Benchikha | ||
Date of birth | November 22, 1963 | ||
Place of birth | , Algiers, Algeria | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mouloudia Oujda (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
USM Alger | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
MC Alger | |||
JS Bordj Ménaïel | |||
JS El Biar | |||
1991–1994 | ES Zarzis | ||
Teams managed | |||
1999–2001 | CR Belouizdad (assistant) | ||
MC Alger | |||
Algeria U23 | |||
2005 | CR Belouizdad | ||
2005–2006 | Umm Salal SC | ||
2006–2007 | ES Zarzis | ||
2007–2009 | Club Africain | ||
2009–2010 | Algeria A' / Algeria U23 | ||
2010–2011 | Algeria | ||
2011–2012 | MC Alger | ||
2011–2012 | Club Africain | ||
2013–2014 | Difaâ El Jadidi | ||
2014 | Raja Casablanca | ||
2014–2015 | Al-Ittihad Kalba | ||
2015–2017 | IR Tanger | ||
2017 | Raja Casablanca | ||
2017 | Moghreb Tétouan | ||
2018 | ES Sétif | ||
2018–2019 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
2019– | Mouloudia Oujda | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Abdelhak Benchikha (born November 22, 1963) is an Algerian football manager, currently in charge of Mouloudia Oujda.
Personal[]
Benchikha was born on November 22, 1963, in the Soustara neighborhood of Algiers.[1] His father died when he was still young, and Benchikha was sent to live with a foster family in Bordj Bou Arreridj because his mother could not afford to support him.
His family is originally from the village of Sidi Abderrahmane in the commune of Timezrit, Boumerdès Province.[1]
Managerial career[]
Benchikha began his managerial career coach with CR Belouizdad, where he helped win the league title two years in a row, in 2000 and 2001.[2] He then briefly coached MC Alger and the Algerian Under-23 national team before returning to CR Belouizdad in the later part of the 2004-2005 season. Benchikha then moved to Qatar and joined Umm-Salal Sports Club, which was playing in the second division. In his only season with the club, he helped it gain promotion to the top flight. The following season, he joined the Tunisian side ES Zarzis.
Club Africain[]
On June 13, 2007, Benchikha signed a one-year contract with Tunisian side Club Africain.[3] In his first season with the club, he led them to the league title for the first time in 12 years, beating out Etoile du Sahel by just 2 points in the final standings.[4] Just a few months later, he followed that up with a triumph in the 2008 North African Cup of Champions beating Moroccan club FAR Rabat in the final. In March 2009, the club offered him an extension but Benchikha chose to leave the club.[5]
Algeria A'[]
On June 10, 2009, Benchikha was appointed as coach of the Algeria A' national football team and the Algerian Under-23 national team. He qualified the A' national team to the 2011 African Nations Championship, after beating Libya 2-2 on the away goals rule.
Algeria National Team[]
On September 13, 2010, Benchikha was appointed as coach of the Algerian national team on a permanent basis, following the resignation Rabah Saâdane.[6] On June 5, 2011, a day after losing 4-0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco, Benchikha resigned from his position.[7]
On October 5, 2011, Benchikha resigned from his position as manager of MC Alger.[8]
On December 17, 2011, Benchikha signed an 18-month contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain, returning to the club which he led to the 2008 league title.[9] However, on April 20, 2012, a mutual agreement was reached by the club and Benchikha to terminate his contract.[10]
Honours[]
- Won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 twice with CR Belouizdad in 2000 and 2001
- Won the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 once with Club Africain in 2008
- Won the North African Cup of Champions once with Club Africain in 2008
- Won the Qatar 2nd Division once with Umm-Salal SC in 2006
- Coupe du Trône:
- Winners (1): 2013
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b EN : Benchikha raconte son histoire en photos Archived January 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ C'est finalement Benchikha Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Benchikha et Korichi en Tunisie Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Benchikha champion de Tunisie Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Le Club Africain tient à Benchikha Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Abdelhak Benchikha is appointed coach of Algeria
- ^ Equipe nationale : Démission d’Abdelhak Benchikha Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "dzfoot.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-06. DZFoot.com, October, 2011.
- ^ International : Benchikha de retour au Club Africain Archived January 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, December 17, 2011.
- ^ Toufik O. (April 20, 2012). "Benchikha n'est plus l'entraîneur du CA (TUN)" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
External links[]
- Abdelhak Benchikha at Footballdatabase
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Kabyle people
- People from Casbah
- Algerian footballers
- ES Zarzis players
- MC Alger players
- JS El Biar players
- JS Bordj Ménaïel players
- Association football midfielders
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Algerian football managers
- MC Alger managers
- Algeria under-23 international managers
- CR Belouizdad managers
- Umm Salal SC managers
- ES Zarzis managers
- Club Africain football managers
- Algeria national football team managers
- Raja CA managers
- Al-Ittihad Kalba SC managers
- Ittihad Tanger managers
- Moghreb Tétouan managers
- ES Sétif managers
- Al-Ittihad Tripoli managers
- Algerian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Qatar
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate football managers in Libya
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya