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.

Karim Belhocine
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-04-02) 2 April 1978 (age 46)
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

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Belhocine was born in Vénissieux, France, to Algerian parents. His father is from Lakhdaria, while his mother is from Akbou.[2]

Playing career

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Belhocine 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

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On 12 October 2021, he returned to Kortrijk as a manager.[5]

Managerial Statistics

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As of matches played 18 September 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
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 −25 030.23 [8]
Anderlecht (caretaker) 16 April 2019[9] 30 June 2019 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 016.67 [8]
Charleroi 1 July 2019[10] 30 June 2021[11] 70 30 18 22 104 82 +22 042.86 [8]
Kortrijk 12 October 2021[12] Present 35 9 7 19 36 54 −18 025.71 [8]
Career totals 154 53 38 63 201 223 −22 034.42

Honours

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Club

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K.A.A. Gent

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Transferts : Karim Belhocine au KV Kortrijk - Football algérien Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Transfert du défenseur central courtraisien" (in French). Standard Liège. 19 July 2011.
  5. ^ "WELKOM TERUG, KARIM BELHOCINE!" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c d "Karim Belhocine Managerial Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.