Noureddine Zekri

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Noureddine Zekri
Personal information
Date of birth November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Batna, Algeria
Team information
Current team
 Al-Kholood (head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
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

Noureddine Zekri (born 1964 in Batna) [1] is an Algerian football manager and the current head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood.

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Managerial career

Zekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA Pro License, in Italy's famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano. [2]

Brera Calcio

Zekri 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

On 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

On 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

On 17 April 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood until the end of the season. [8]

Al-Kholood

On 13 October 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood. [9]

Managerial statistics

As of 6 December 2024 [10]
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 8 October 200918 August 201050291478340+43058.00
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 6 March 201119 July 20112271142520+5031.82
Al-Ahly Shendi Flag of Sudan.svg 1 July 20121 June 2013381610123731+6042.11
Al-Raed Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 6 June 201316 February 20142576121931−12028.00
Al-Wakrah Flag of Qatar.svg 6 November 201419 February 201582331115−4025.00
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg 24 November 20185 February 20199513116+5055.56
Al-Fayha Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 5 February 201917 May 2019125251817+1041.67
Damac Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 5 October 20194 January 202139129185569−14030.77
Al-Okhdood Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 17 April 20241 June 20247232117+4028.57
Al-Kholood Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 13 October 20247133713−6014.29
Career totals217866269277249+28039.63

Honours

Manager

ES Sétif

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References

  1. ↑ Noureddine Zekri at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "ABILITATI CORSO ALLENATORE PROFESSIONISTA 1A CATEGORIA - UEFA PRO" (PDF) (in Italian). Settore Tecnico FIGC. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Il mio Brera calcio all'Arena con il mito del Chelsea' - la Repubblica.it".
  4. ↑ Noureddine Zekri, nouvel entraîneur de l’Entente
  5. ↑ "ESS : C'est désormais officiel Gianni nouvel entraîneur :. Le Buteur". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  6. ↑ L1 : Noureddine Zekri nouvel entraineur du MCA Archived 2011-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "L1 : MCA: Zekri s'en va, Thiessen nouvel entraîneur ? - Football algérien". www.dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
  8. ↑ "الأخدود يعين مدربا جديدا".
  9. ↑ ""Survival specialist" Ben Zekri returns to RSL with Al Kholood". onefootball.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "N. ZEKRI".


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