Noureddine Zekri

Noureddine Zekri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-11-04) 4 November 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Batna, Algeria
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
2024–2025	Al-Kholood

Noureddine Zekri (born 1964 in Batna) ^[1] is an Algerian football manager.

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]

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	058.00
MC Alger		6 March 2011	19 July 2011	22	7	11	4	25	20	+5	031.82
Al-Ahly Shendi		1 July 2012	1 June 2013	38	16	10	12	37	31	+6	042.11
Al-Raed		6 June 2013	16 February 2014	25	7	6	12	19	31	−12	028.00
Al-Wakrah		6 November 2014	19 February 2015	8	2	3	3	11	15	−4	025.00
ES Sétif		24 November 2018	5 February 2019	9	5	1	3	11	6	+5	055.56
Al-Fayha		5 February 2019	17 May 2019	12	5	2	5	18	17	+1	041.67
Damac		5 October 2019	4 January 2021	39	12	9	18	55	69	−14	030.77
Al-Okhdood		17 April 2024	1 June 2024	7	2	3	2	11	7	+4	028.57
Al-Kholood		13 October 2024		7	1	3	3	7	13	−6	014.29
Career totals				217	86	62	69	277	249	+28	039.63

Honours

Manager

ES Sétif

• Algerian Cup: 2009–10
• North African Cup of Champions: 2009
• North African Super Cup: 2010

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". 12 August 2000.
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". كووورة. 17 April 2024.
9. ""Survival specialist" Ben Zekri returns to RSL with Al Kholood". onefootball.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
10. "N. ZEKRI".