Noureddine Zekri

Noureddine Zekri
Personal information
Date of birth November 1964 (age 59–60)
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

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

Zekri previously managed MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 before resigning on July 10, 2011.[2]

Managerial career

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Zekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA Pro License, in Italy's famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano.[3]

Brera Calcio

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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.[4] 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

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On December 8, 2009, Zekri was announced as the coach of Algerian club ES Sétif.[5]

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.[6]

MC Alger

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On March 11, 2011, Zekri was appointed as the coach of MC Alger, replacing outgoing Frenchman Alain Michel.[7] 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.[2]

Al-Okhdood

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

Managerial statistics

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As of 27 May 2024[9]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
ES Sétif Algeria 8 October 2009 18 August 2010 50 29 14 7 83 40 +43 058.00
MC Alger Algeria 6 March 2011 19 July 2011 22 7 11 4 25 20 +5 031.82
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan 1 July 2012 1 June 2013 38 16 10 12 37 31 +6 042.11
Al-Raed Saudi Arabia 6 June 2013 16 February 2014 25 7 6 12 19 31 −12 028.00
Al-Wakrah Qatar 6 November 2014 19 February 2015 8 2 3 3 11 15 −4 025.00
ES Sétif Algeria 24 November 2018 5 February 2019 9 5 1 3 11 6 +5 055.56
Al-Fayha Saudi Arabia 5 February 2019 17 May 2019 12 5 2 5 18 17 +1 041.67
Damac Saudi Arabia 5 October 2019 4 January 2021 39 12 9 18 55 69 −14 030.77
Al-Okhdood Saudi Arabia 17 April 2024 1 June 2024 7 2 3 2 11 7 +4 028.57
Career totals 210 85 59 66 270 236 +34 040.48

Honours

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Manager

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ES Sétif

References

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