Karim Belhocine (born 2 April 1978) is a French football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.[1] He is currently unemployed after most recently managing Belgian club Kortrijk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Vénissieux, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Saint-Priest | ||
| 1998–2001 | FC Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Espinho | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Forbach | 20 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Trélissac | 60 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Virton | 93 | (12) |
| 2008–2011 | Kortrijk | 92 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Standard Liège | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Waasland-Beveren | 51 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Gent | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 341 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Kortrijk (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2017–2019 | Anderlecht (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Anderlecht (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Charleroi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kortrijk | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editBelhocine was born in Vénissieux, France, to Algerian parents. His father is from Lakhdaria, while his mother is from Akbou.[2]
Playing career
editBelhocine previously played for the Belgian side RE Virton, the Portuguese club S.C. Espinho, as well as the French amateur clubs US Forbach and Trélissac . On 8 May 2008, he joined K.V. Kortrijk, which gained promotion to the Belgian First Division, on a free transfer from Virton.[3]
On 19 July 2011, Belhocine signed a two-year contract with Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège.[4]
Coaching career
editOn 12 October 2021, he returned to Kortrijk as a manager.[5]
Managerial Statistics
edit- As of matches played 18 September 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Kortijk | 9 February 2016[6][7] | 30 June 2017 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 30.23 | [8] |
| Anderlecht (caretaker) | 16 April 2019[9] | 30 June 2019 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 16.67 | [8] |
| Charleroi | 1 July 2019[10] | 30 June 2021[11] | 70 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 104 | 82 | +22 | 42.86 | [8] |
| Kortrijk | 12 October 2021[12] | Present | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 25.71 | [8] |
| Career totals | 154 | 53 | 38 | 63 | 201 | 223 | −22 | 34.42 | |||
Honours
editClub
editK.A.A. Gent
References
edit- ^ "Karim Belhocine | FOOTGOAL : Le webzine n°1 de l'actualité du Football Belge et International". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ^ Toufik O. (19 September 2009). "Interview Karim Belhocine (KV Kortrijk) "J'ai failli aller jouer en Algérie pour me rapprocher de l'EN."". DZFoot. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Transferts : Karim Belhocine au KV Kortrijk - Football algérien Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Transfert du défenseur central courtraisien" (in French). Standard Liège. 19 July 2011.
- ^ "WELKOM TERUG, KARIM BELHOCINE!" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Bart Van Lancker is nieuwe stroman bij KV Kortrijk" [Bart Van Lancker is new jackstraw at KV Kortrijk]. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Belhocine neemt opnieuw over als T1 bij KV Kortrijk" [Belhocine again takes over as head coach at KV Kortrijk]. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Karim Belhocine Managerial Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Anderlecht na vertrek van Rutten: "Belhocine is hoofdcoach" | Jupiler Pro League | sporza" [Anderlecht following Rutten departure: "Belhocine head coach"]. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Belhocine verlaat Anderlecht en wordt coach van Charleroi | Jupiler Pro League | sporza" [Belhocine leaves Anderlecht and becomes Charleroi manager]. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Charleroi ontslaat trainer Karim Belhocine na slechte resultaten" [Charleroi sacks manager Karim Belhocine following poor results]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk verwelkomt Karim Belhocine opnieuw als coach en start kort geding tegen KBVB" [KV Kortrijk welcomes Karim Belhocine again as manager and starts legal proceedings against Belgian FA]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.