Karim Belhocine (born 2 April 1978) is a French

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He is currently unemployed after most recently managing Belgian club

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Early life

Belhocine was born in

Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the sou ...

, France, to Algerian parents. His father is from

Lakhdaria Lakhdaria (), is a town in northern Algeria, in the Bouïra Province. It is located 50 miles (75 km) south east of Algiers. It is surrounded by the Kabylie mountains, and by a 3 miles long river named oued Isser, passing by rocky mountains ...

, while his mother is from

Akbou Akbou or Aqvu ( ar, أقبو) is a town in the Kabylie region in northern Algeria in Béjaïa Province. It is a growing city with a population of 52,300 in 2008. This is a number approximately 20,000 more than what was recorded in 1998. Histor ...

Playing career

Belhocine previously played for the Belgian side RE Virton, the Portuguese club S.C. Espinho, as well as the French amateur clubs

US Forbach Union Sportive de Forbach Football (; commonly referred to as US Forbach or simply Forbach) is a French football club based in Forbach in the Lorraine region. The club was founded in 1909 under the name ''Sport Club Forbach'' and is a part of a ...

and

Trélissac Trélissac (; oc, Trelhissac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne depart ...

. On 8 May 2008, he joined K.V. Kortrijk, which gained promotion to the

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

, on a free transfer from

Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the princ ...

. On 19 July 2011, Belhocine signed a two-year contract with

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side

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Coaching career

On 12 October 2021, he returned to

as a manager.

Managerial Statistics

Honours

Club

K.A.A. Gent *

: 2014–15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belhocine, Karim 1978 births Living people People from Vénissieux Men's association football midfielders Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French men's footballers French people of Kabyle descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent AS Saint-Priest players K.V. Kortrijk players R.E. Virton players Standard Liège players S.K. Beveren players K.A.A. Gent players Kabyle people Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC players French football managers K.V. Kortrijk managers R.S.C. Anderlecht managers Royal Charleroi S.C. managers Belgian Pro League managers French expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Footballers from Lyon Metropolis