Abdelhakim Serrar (born 24 April 1961 in Sétif) is an Algerian former professional football player who won the

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in 1990 and is one of a few that won the Afro-Asian Cup for both club and country. Serrar played as a central defender throughout his career for Entente sportive de Sétif. He is currently the president of

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in ...

, and since his presidency the club has been arguably one of the best teams in the division, if not the best. He retired from football on 1 July 1991 at the age of 30.

Presidency

He sacked coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi immediately after the end of the game between

and

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due to the elimination of the club in the second leg of the semi-final of the

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played in Rades Stadium. Zekri was sacked from his managerial position at

on 18 August 2010, due to the poor results gained at the

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group stage. The 1–0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for Abdelhakim Serrar. On 19 August 2010, Abdelhakim Serrar mentioned that former

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physical trainer Gianni Solinas is likely to become head coach of

Honours

As a player: *Champion from Algeria in 1987 *Vice Champion of Algeria in 1986 *Winner of the Cup of Algeria in 1989 *Winner of the Champions League CAF in 1988 *Winner of the Afro-Asian Cup in 1989 *Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990 *Winner of the Afro-Asian Cup in 1991 As president of ES Setif : *Champion from Algeria in 2007 and 2009 *Winner Cup of Algeria in 2010 and 2012 *Runners Supercup Algeria in 2007 *Won the Arab Champions League in 2007 and 2008 *Finalist in the CAF Cup in 2009 *Winner of the Coupe North African club champions in 2009

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1961 births Living people Algerian footballers ES Sétif players Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Algeria international footballers 1990 African Cup of Nations players Footballers from Sétif Algeria under-23 international footballers Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Association football defenders Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria 21st-century Algerian people 20th-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub