Abdelhak Benchikha

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Abdelhak Benchikha
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Benchikha in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-11-22) 22 November 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
Youth career
USM Alger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
MC Alger
JS Bordj Ménaïel
JS El Biar
1991–1994 ES Zarzis
Managerial career
2001 MC Alger
2001–2002 Algeria U23
2002 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
2005 CR Belouizdad
2005–2006 Umm Salal
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
2019–2020 Mouloudia Oujda
2020–2022 DH El Jadida
2022 RS Berkane
2022–2023 USM Alger
2023–2024 Simba Sports Club
2024–2025 JS Kabylie
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdelhak Benchikha (born 22 November 1963) is an Algerian football coach and former player.

Contents

Personal life

Benchikha was born on 22 November 1963 in the Soustarah neighborhood of Algiers. [1]

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 consecutive seasons (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 2004–05 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 13 June 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 10 June 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.[ citation needed ]

Algeria National Team

On 13 September 2010, Benchikha was appointed as coach of the Algerian national team on a permanent basis, following the resignation Rabah Saâdane. [6] On 5 June 2011, a day after losing 4–0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco, Benchikha resigned from his position. [7]

Club-hopping tenure

On 5 October 2011, Benchikha resigned from his position as manager of MC Alger. [8]

On 17 December 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 20 April 2012, a mutual agreement was reached by the club and Benchikha to terminate his contract. [10]

He later had short spells in different countries, in which he managed Difaâ El Jadidi, Raja Casablanca, IR Tanger, Moghreb Tétouan, Mouloudia Oujda, DH El Jadida and RS Berkane in Morocco, Al-Ittihad Kalba in the United Arab Emirates, ES Sétif in Algeria and Al-Ittihad Tripoli in Libya.[ citation needed ]

USM Alger

On 25 December 2022, Benchikha contracted with USM Alger for a year and a half succeeding Boualem Charef, with Farid Zamiti assistant and Farid Belmellat coach of the goalkeepers. [11] [12] On 13 March 2023, in the late match against HB Chelghoum Laïd in the Ligue 1, USM Alger supporters in the 37th minute of the second half left the stands in protest against the club administration. After the end of the match Benchikha stated that he did not understand the anger of the supporters and that he Satisfied with the performance of his players, especially since in a month they played eight matches. Benchikha set a goal, which is to win the CAF Confederation Cup, and his career was good, with his experience and the way he treated his players. Benchikha said after the match against ASEC Mimosas in the semi-finals that it is the time to win the CAF Confederation Cup title for the first time. [13]

In the final against Young Africans, Benchikha managed to win his first title in Algeria and the first continental title in the history of USM Alger. [14] After the derby match against CR Belouizdad, Benchikha stated that the players after winning the CAF Confederation Cup went on vacation and that some players decided to leave. Benchikha said that he is comfortable and that if he can compete for titles he will stay or prefer to stay in his home. [15] On 16 July 2023, Benchikha announced after the end of the Ligue 1 that he would remain in the club despite the offers he had received from clubs outside the country. Benchikha said that he started recruiting and that there were players who agreed with them to sign and others who renewed their contracts. [16] [17] On 15 September 2023, Benchikha won the CAF Super Cup title for the second consecutive season after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title that he presented to USM Alger in three months. [18] [19] On 9 October 2023 Abdelhak Benchikha submitted his resignation from his position, according to the official page on Facebook. The reason was that he was subjected to insults at the entrance to the Omar Hamadi Stadium. [20] Later via video, Benchikha denied this and said that he resigned for sporting and professional reasons. [21]

Simba SC

On 24 November 2023, Benchikha signed as Simba SC head coach [22] replacing Robertinho, penning a contract for a year and a half. On 27 April 2024 Benchikha won the Tanzania FA Cup title against the NBC Premier League runner-up Azam. For his first season with the Tanzanians won the FA Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League losing to the title holders Al Ahly. [23] The next day, Simba SC announced in a press release that Benchikha and his Algerian assistants, Kamel Boudjenane and Farid Zemiti, have decided to leave the club for family reasons. In a video published by the club's networks, Benchikha thanked the supporters, the staff and all of Simba SC. [24]

JS Kabylie

On 30 June 2024, replacing the coaching duo of Djilali Bahloul and Rabah Bensafi, Benchikha was appointed head coach of JS Kabylie, a role he held until 3 January 2025 when he resigned in front of journalists after an Algerian Cup game, citing fan hostility as the reason. [25] By resigning from his position as head coach of JSK, even though he had the support of his management, he abandoned the club, in the middle of the season. [26] He was under contract with JS Kabylie until the end of the 2025–26 season. On 6 January 2025, the president of JS Kabylie, El Hadi Ould Ali responded to Benchikha in a press release where he said he deplored the way in which he announced his resignation but especially the justification of this to a supposed isolated incident involving a supporter. [27]

Honours

As a manager

Umm Salal

Club Africain

Difaâ d'El Jadida

RS Berkane

USM Alger

Simba SC

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 October 2023
TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 11 June 2008 [30] 302262073.33
Algeria A' Flag of Algeria.svg 13742053.85
Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg 13 September 20105 June 20114112025.00
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1 September 20115 October 20116312050.00
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 17 December 201120 April 20120000!—
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg 20 July 20134320167046.51
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 4 June 2014 [31] 25 September 2014 [32] 7412057.14
Ittihad Kalba FC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 24 October 2014 [33] 16916056.25
IR Tanger Flag of Morocco.svg 2 June 2015 [34] 18 April 2017 [35] 5424228044.44
Moghreb Tétouan Flag of Morocco.svg 6 September 2017 [36] 14716050.00
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 28 December 2017 [37] 25 April 201817647035.29
Al-Ittihad Club Flag of Libya.svg 13 July 2013 [38] 2 March 2019 [39] 11812072.73
MC Oujda Flag of Morocco.svg 12 June 2019 [40] 3012126040.00
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg 20 October 2020 [41] 30 June 2022 [42] 48171813035.42
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 10 August 2022 [43] 11 November 2022 [44] 11335027.27
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 25 December 2022 [12] 9 October 2023 [20] 3412913035.29
Career Total33815510083045.86

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