Abdelhak Benchikha (born November 22, 1963) is an Algerian

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, currently in charge of

Mouloudia Oujda Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its c ...

Personal

Benchikha was born on November 22, 1963, in the Soustara neighborhood of

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.EN : Benchikha raconte son histoire en photos
His family is originally from the village of Sidi Abderrahmane in the commune of Timezrit,

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Managerial career

Benchikha began his managerial career coach with

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

, where he helped win the league title two years in a row, in 2000 and 2001. He then briefly coached

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and the Algerian Under-23 national team before returning to

in the later part of the 2004-2005 season. Benchikha then moved to

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and joined

Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...

, 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

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ES Zarzis Esperance Sportive de Zarzis ( ar, الترجي الرياضي الجرجيسي, often referred to as ''ESZ'') is a association football, football club from Zarzis in Tunisia and founded in 1934 by Haj Ali Bouchhioua . Achievements Performance ...

Club Africain

On June 13, 2007, Benchikha signed a one-year contract with

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. 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. Just a few months later, he followed that up with a triumph in the 2008 North African Cup of Champions beating Moroccan club

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in the final. In March 2009, the club offered him an extension but Benchikha chose to leave the club.

Algeria A'

On June 10, 2009, Benchikha was appointed as coach of the

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and the Algerian Under-23 national team. He qualified the A' national team to the

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, after beating

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2-2 on the away goals rule.

Algeria National Team

On September 13, 2010, Benchikha was appointed as coach of the Algerian national team on a permanent basis, following the resignation

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. On June 5, 2011, a day after losing 4-0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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, Benchikha resigned from his position. On October 5, 2011, Benchikha resigned from his position as manager of

. DZFoot.com, October, 2011. On December 17, 2011, Benchikha signed an 18-month contract with

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side

, returning to the club which he led to the 2008 league title. However, on April 20, 2012, a mutual agreement was reached by the club and Benchikha to terminate his contract.

Honours

* Won the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

twice with

in 2000 and 2001 * Won the

once with

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* Won the

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once with

* Won the Qatar 2nd Division once with Umm-Salal SC in 2006 *

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: :*Winners (1): 2013

References

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