Sofiane Bencharif, sometimes spelt as Soufiane Bencherif, (born 11 August 1986 in

Ollioules Ollioules (; oc, Oliulas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Ri ...

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) is a French-

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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player who is currently playing as a

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for Widad Amel Tlemcen. On 28 June 2010 Bencharif signed a two-year contract with

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Olympique Béja Olympique de Béja ( ar, الأولمبي الباجي, translated to the ''Olympic of Béja'' and often referred to as OB) is a football club from Béja in Tunisia. Founded in 1929. The team plays in red and white colors and its ground is the ...

. However, on 28 August 2010 it was announced that Bencharif had signed a two-year contract with another

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n club,

JS Kairouan Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية القيروانية) or JSK is a football club from Kairouan in Tunisia. Founded in 1942, the team plays in green and white colours. Their ground is Stade Hamda Laouani, whi ...

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