Abdelhak Benchikha

Abdelhak Benchikha (born 22 November 1963) is an Algerian football manager and the current head coach of USM Alger.[1]

Abdelhak Benchikha
Personal information
Full name Abdelhak Benchikha
Date of birth (1963-11-22) 22 November 1963
Place of birth Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
Team information
Current team
 USM Alger (head coach)
Youth career
USM Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
MC Alger
JS Bordj Ménaïel
JS El Biar
1991–1994 ES Zarzis
Managerial career
1999–2001 CR Belouizdad (assistant)
MC Alger
Algeria U23
2005 CR Belouizdad
2005–2006 Umm Salal SC
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– USM Alger
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal

Benchikha was born on 22 November 1963 in the Soustarah neighborhood of Algiers.[2]

His family is originally from the village of Sidi Abderrahmane in the commune of Timezrit, Boumerdès Province.[2]


Managerial career

Benchikha began his managerial career coach with CR Belouizdad, where he helped win the league title two years in a row, in 2000 and 2001.[3] He then briefly coached MC Alger and the Algerian Under-23 national team before returning to CR Belouizdad in the later part of the 2004-2005 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

USM Alger

On December 25, 2023, Abdelhak 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.[7][8] On March 13, 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.

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.

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.[9] 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.[10]

On 5 October 2011 Benchikha resigned from his position as manager of MC Alger.[11]

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.[12] However, on 20 April 2012 a mutual agreement was reached by the club and Benchikha to terminate his contract.[13]

Honours

As a manager

Club Africain

Difaâ d'El Jadida

RS Berkane

Managerial statistics
As of match played 26 February 2023
Team Nat From To Record
PWDLWin %
Club Africain Tunisia 11 June 2008[14] 30 22 6 2 073.33
Algeria A' Algeria 13 7 4 2 053.85
Algeria Algeria 13 September 2010 5 June 2011 4 1 1 2 025.00
MC Alger Algeria 1 September 2011 5 October 2011 6 3 1 2 050.00
Club Africain Tunisia 17 December 2011 20 April 2012 0 0 0 0 !—
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi Morocco 43 20 16 7 046.51
Raja Casablanca Morocco 4 June 2014[15] 25 September 2014[16] 7 4 1 2 057.14
Ittihad Kalba FC United Arab Emirates 24 October 2014[17] 16 9 1 6 056.25
IR Tanger Morocco 2 June 2015[18] 18 April 2017[19] 54 24 22 8 044.44
Moghreb Tétouan Morocco 6 September 2017[20] 14 7 1 6 050.00
ES Sétif Algeria 28 December 2017[21] 25 April 2018 17 6 4 7 035.29
Al-Ittihad Club Libya 13 July 2013[22] 2 March 2019[23] 11 8 1 2 072.73
MC Oujda Morocco 12 June 2019[24] 30 12 12 6 040.00
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi Morocco 20 October 2020[25] 30 June 2022[26] 48 17 18 13 035.42
RS Berkane Morocco 10 August 2022[27] 11 November 2022[28] 11 3 3 5 027.27
USM Alger Algeria 25 December 2022[29] 6 3 2 1 050.00
Career Total 310 146 93 71 047.10

References
  1. "USMA: Charef c'est fini, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur".
  2. EN : Benchikha raconte son histoire en photos Archived January 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. C'est finalement Benchikha Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Benchikha et Korichi en Tunisie Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Benchikha champion de Tunisie Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Le Club Africain tient à Benchikha Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "USMA: Charef limogé, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur (officiel)". lescore.dz. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  8. "USMA: Charef c'est fini, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur". africafootunited.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. Abdelhak Benchikha is appointed coach of Algeria
  10. Equipe nationale : Démission d'Abdelhak Benchikha Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "dzfoot.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-06. DZFoot.com, October, 2011.
  12. International : Benchikha de retour au Club Africain Archived January 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, December 17, 2011.
  13. Toufik O. (April 20, 2012). "Benchikha n'est plus l'entraîneur du CA (TUN)" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  14. "Abdelhak Benchikha a choisi le Club africain pour faire de la performance". djazairess.com. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  15. "Abdelhak Benchikha nommé à la tête du Raja Casablanca". dzfoot.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  16. "Maroc: Abdelhak Benchikha limogé par le Raja". dzfoot.com. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  17. "Émirats: Benchikha désigné à la tête de l'Ittihad Kalba". dzfoot.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  18. "IR Tanger: Benchikha sur le banc". 2022mag.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  19. "IR Tanger: le coach algérien Benchikha limogé !". lagazettedufennec.com. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  20. "Moghreb de Tétouan: Benchikha succède à Sahabi". lagazettedufennec.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  21. "ESS: Abdelhak Benchikha nouvel entraîneur". lagazettedufennec.com. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  22. "Libye: Abdelhak Benchikha à Al-Ittihad ?". dzfoot.com. July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  23. "Ittihad Tripoli: Abdelhak Benchikha limogé". March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  24. "Abdelhak Benchikha nouvel entraîneur du MC Oujda". lesoirdalgerie.com. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  25. "Maroc: Benchikha nouvel entraîneur d'El Jadida". dzfoot.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  26. "DHJ: Abdelhak Benchikha annonce son départ en fin de saison". sport.le360.ma. June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  27. "Abdelhak Benchikha succède à Florent Ibenge à la tête de la RS Berkane". lematin.ma. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  28. "Maroc: Benchikha n'est plus l'entraineur du RS Berkane". dzfoot.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  29. "USMA: Charef c'est fini, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur". africafootunited.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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