| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 1964 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Batna, Algeria | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000 | Brera | ||
| 2005–2007 | Brera | ||
| 2009–2010 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2011–2011 | MC Alger | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 2018–2019 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2019 | Al-Fayha | ||
| 2019–2021 | Damac | ||
| 2024 | Al-Okhdood | ||
Noureddine Zekri (born 1964 in Batna)[1] is an Algerian football manager.
Zekri previously managed MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 before resigning on July 10, 2011.[2]
Zekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA Pro License, in Italy's famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano.[3]
Zekri started coaching the newly born Milan-based team Brera Calcio in 2000 in Serie D, but he was sacked shortly after and replaced with Walter Zenga.[4] He returned to Brera Calcio in the 2005-06 season and the following season succeeded in getting the team promoted from Prima CategoriatoPromozione, resigning immediately after.
On December 8, 2009, Zekri was announced as the coach of Algerian club ES Sétif.[5]
In his first season with Zekri, the club won the Algerian Cup, the North African Cup of Champions and the North African Super Cup.
However, On August 18, 2010, Zekri was sacked from his managerial position due to the poor results gained in the 2010 CAF Champions League group stage, picking up just one point out of the first three group matches. The 1-0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar.[6]
On March 11, 2011, Zekri was appointed as the coach of MC Alger, replacing outgoing Frenchman Alain Michel.[7] He signed a 16-month contract with the club. In his first game as manager, MC Alger lost 4-1 to Dynamos F.C.ofZimbabwe in the first round of the 2011 CAF Champions League. However, the team managed to win the return leg 3-0 to qualify to the next round. On July 10, 2011, Zekri resigned from his position.[2]
On 17 April 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.[8]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| ES Sétif | 
|
8 October 2009 | 18 August 2010 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 058.00 |
| MC Alger |
|
6 March 2011 | 19 July 2011 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 031.82 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | 
|
1 July 2012 | 1 June 2013 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 042.11 |
| Al-Raed | 
|
6 June 2013 | 16 February 2014 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 028.00 |
| Al-Wakrah | 
|
6 November 2014 | 19 February 2015 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 025.00 |
| ES Sétif |
|
24 November 2018 | 5 February 2019 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 055.56 |
| Al-Fayha |
|
5 February 2019 | 17 May 2019 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 041.67 |
| Damac |
|
5 October 2019 | 4 January 2021 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 030.77 |
| Al-Okhdood |
|
17 April 2024 | 1 June 2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 028.57 |
| Career totals | 210 | 85 | 59 | 66 | 270 | 236 | +34 | 040.48 | |||
ES Sétif
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