Noureddine Zekri (born 1964 in Batna)[1] is an Algerian football manager and the current head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Batna, Algeria | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Kholood (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000 | Brera | ||
| 2005–2007 | Brera | ||
| 2009–2010 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2011–2011 | MC Alger | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 2018–2019 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2019 | Al-Fayha | ||
| 2019–2021 | Damac | ||
| 2024 | Al-Okhdood | ||
| 2024– | Al-Kholood | ||
Managerial career
editZekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA Pro License, in Italy's famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano.[2]
Brera Calcio
editZekri started coaching the newly born Milan-based team Brera Calcio in 2000 in Serie D, but he was sacked shortly after and replaced with Walter Zenga.[3] He returned to Brera Calcio in the 2005-06 season and the following season succeeded in getting the team promoted from Prima Categoria to Promozione, resigning immediately after.
ES Sétif
editOn December 8, 2009, Zekri was announced as the coach of Algerian club ES Sétif.[4]
In his first season with Zekri, the club won the Algerian Cup, the North African Cup of Champions and the North African Super Cup.
However, On August 18, 2010, Zekri was sacked from his managerial position due to the poor results gained in the 2010 CAF Champions League group stage, picking up just one point out of the first three group matches. The 1-0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar.[5]
MC Alger
editOn March 11, 2011, Zekri was appointed as the coach of MC Alger, replacing outgoing Frenchman Alain Michel.[6] He signed a 16-month contract with the club. In his first game as manager, MC Alger lost 4-1 to Dynamos F.C. of Zimbabwe in the first round of the 2011 CAF Champions League. However, the team managed to win the return leg 3-0 to qualify to the next round. On July 10, 2011, Zekri resigned from his position.[7]
Al-Okhdood
editOn 17 April 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood until the end of the season.[8]
Al-Kholood
editOn 13 October 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 6 December 2024[10]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| ES Sétif | 
|
8 October 2009 | 18 August 2010 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 58.00 |
| MC Alger |
|
6 March 2011 | 19 July 2011 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31.82 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | 
|
1 July 2012 | 1 June 2013 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 42.11 |
| Al-Raed | 
|
6 June 2013 | 16 February 2014 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 28.00 |
| Al-Wakrah | 
|
6 November 2014 | 19 February 2015 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 25.00 |
| ES Sétif |
|
24 November 2018 | 5 February 2019 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 55.56 |
| Al-Fayha |
|
5 February 2019 | 17 May 2019 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 41.67 |
| Damac |
|
5 October 2019 | 4 January 2021 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 30.77 |
| Al-Okhdood |
|
17 April 2024 | 1 June 2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 28.57 |
| Al-Kholood |
|
13 October 2024 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 14.29 | |
| Career totals | 217 | 86 | 62 | 69 | 277 | 249 | +28 | 39.63 | |||
Honours
editManager
editES Sétif
References
edit- ^ Noureddine Zekri at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "ABILITATI CORSO ALLENATORE PROFESSIONISTA 1A CATEGORIA - UEFA PRO" (PDF) (in Italian). Settore Tecnico FIGC. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "'Il mio Brera calcio all'Arena con il mito del Chelsea' - la Repubblica.it".
- ^ Noureddine Zekri, nouvel entraîneur de l’Entente
- ^ "ESS : C'est désormais officiel Gianni nouvel entraîneur :. Le Buteur". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ L1 : Noureddine Zekri nouvel entraineur du MCA Archived 2011-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "L1 : MCA: Zekri s'en va, Thiessen nouvel entraîneur ? - Football algérien". www.dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
- ^ "الأخدود يعين مدربا جديدا".
- ^ ""Survival specialist" Ben Zekri returns to RSL with Al Kholood". onefootball.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "N. ZEKRI".
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