Karim Bencherifa

Karim Bencherifa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-02-15) 15 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Rabat, Morocco
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Singapore (women) (head coach)
Youth career
1984–1987	Safi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1989	ASMF Rabat
1990–1992	Stade Marocain
1992–1993	3COM Rabat
Managerial career
1994–1995	AST Rabat
1996–1997	USP Rabat
1997–1998	Morocco (women)
1998–1999	Youssoufia FC
1999–2000	SA Salé
2000–2002	Floriana
2003–2004	Brunei[1]
2004–2005	Tanjong Pagar United
2005–2006	Woodlands Wellington
2006–2007	Churchill Brothers
2008–2010	Mohun Bagan
2010–2011	Salgaocar[2][3]
2012–2014	Mohun Bagan
2014–2015	Pune
2015	Warriors FC
2017–2019	Morocco U23 (assistant)
2020	Mouloudia Oujda (assistant)
2021	Hafia FC
2022–2023	IZK Khemisset
2023–	Singapore (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Bencherifa (born 15 February 1968) is a Moroccan football manager and former player, who is head coach the Singapore women's national team. Bencherifa has coached teams in his native Morocco, Malta, Brunei, Singapore, India and the Republic of Guinea.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} He received some of his training in Germany.^[9]

I-League coaching record

As of 10 June 2014.

Team	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
Mohun Bagan	1 July 2008	4 February 2010	35	19	6	10	054.29
Salgaocar	1 July 2010[10][11]	19 October 2012	54	30	11	13	055.56
Mohun Bagan	19 October 2012	29 April 2014	48	17	18	13	035.42
Pune	9 June 2014	2015	0	0	0	0	!—
Total			137	66	35	36	048.18

Honours

As manager

Salgaocar

• I-League: 2010–11^[12]
• Federation Cup: 2011

Mohun Bagan

• Calcutta Football League: 2007–08

Individual

• FPAI Syed Abdul Rahim Award: 2010–11

References

1. "Bencherifa takes charge of Brunei national team". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. Cyriac, Biju Babu (31 May 2011). "Dada Nabeel lands in Salgaocar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bengaluru: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
3. Rodrigues, Mario (19 October 2011). "Indian football: Suspects vs outsiders". livemint.com. Mumbai: LiveMint News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
4. "Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna". www.business-standard.com. Kolkata: Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. Srivastava, Ayush (6 October 2012). "United Sikkim 3–2 Salgaocar FC — The Snow Lions stun Karim Bencherifa's side". goal.com. Gangtok: GOAL. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
7. Season ending Transfers 2007: India. Archived 17 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
8. Chaudhuri, Arunava (14 December 2012). "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 — Version 8". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
9. "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2011 - Version 10". sportskeeda. 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
10. "SALGAOCAR FC ANNOUNCES KARIM BENCHERIFA'S RESIGNATION AS HEAD COACH". Salgaocar Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
11. "David Booth succeeds Bencherifa at Salgaocar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
12. "Fixtures & Results Rounds 1 – 16". The-AIFF.com. All India Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010.

External links

• Karim Bencherifa Interview