Boualem Charef
Personal information
Full name Boualem Charef
Date of birth (1958-02-17) 17 February 1958 (age 66)
Team information
Current team
 USM El Harrach (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
1999–1999 Algeria
2001–2002 WA Tlemcen
2002–2002 ES Sétif
2003–2004 Algeria (assistant)
2004–2005 ASM Oran
2005–2005 USM Annaba
2006–2006 USM El Harrach
2007–2008 ASM Oran
2008–2014 USM El Harrach
2014 MC Alger
2015 USM Bel-Abbès
2015–2016 USM El Harrach
2016–2017 USM El Harrach
2022 USM Alger
2023– USM El Harrach

Boualem Charef (Arabic: بوعلام شارف; is an Algerian football manager and retired professional player.

Career

Boualem Charef was a graduate of the Institut des Sciences et Technologies du Sport in Algiers. During his studies there, he was also the assistant coach to Ali Benfadah.[1] In July 2003, Charef was selected by Algeria national football team manager Rabah Saâdane to be his assistant.[2] In 2008, Boualem Charef signed with the new promoted USM El Harrach and one of his most prominent ambitions is to rely on training, and he was behind the brilliance of several players most notably Baghdad Bounedjah. In 2011 Charef reached the final of the Algerian Cup where they was defeated against JS Kabylie. On October 1, 2012, the technician was pinned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). A very severe sanction explained through a press release. The LFP Disciplinary Committee imposed a six month suspension on Charef for unsportsmanlike behavior towards officials during the match against MC El Eulma.[3] In the 2012–13 season, Charef competed strongly for the league title until the last round and lost by two points to ES Setif, which is his best result since the beginning of his training career. On September 14, 2013, Boualem Charef resigned after the home defeat against USM Alger the 4th consecutive since the start of the Ligue Professionnelle 1, this departure is the end of five years with yellow and black which is an exception in Algerian football, and tangible tension appeared between him and President Mohamed Laib, especially because of Bounedjah’s transfer.[4]

On December 16, 2013, Charef was again punished with a one month and six month suspension for his assistant Mohamed Haniched.[5] On August 4, 2022, USM Alger contracted with Boualem Charef to be the new coach with his staff Mustapha Amellal (first assistant), Mohamed Haniched (goalkeeping coach) and Moufdi Cherdoud (physical trainer), Charef had previously been in post at CR Belouizdad for three and a half years in charge of training development.[6] Boualem Charef received a lot of criticism from USMA supporters because of the performance, which did not convince them. Charef stated that the players do not have consistency between them and he does not have enough time to gather them all because of the Algeria A' national team that was preparing for the CHAN 2022, Where was the coach Madjid Bougherra summoning 9 players for evry preparatory internship.[7] On December 25, 2022, USM Alger terminated the contract with Charef, with three months compensation.[8][9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 December 2022
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L Win %
USM El Harrach Algeria 1 July 2008 30 June 2014 203 86 53 64 042.36
MC Alger Algeria 27 May 2014[10] 9 November 2014[11] 10 3 3 4 030.00
USM Bel-Abbès Algeria 9 January 2015[12] 15 February 2015[13] 5 1 0 4 020.00
USM El Harrach Algeria 2 March 2015[14] 30 April 2016[15] 38 13 12 13 034.21
USM El Harrach Algeria 1 July 2016 12 May 2017 28 9 11 8 032.14
USM Alger Algeria 4 August 2022[6] 25 December 2022[8][9] 17 9 5 3 052.94
Career Total 301 121 84 96 040.20

Honours

WA Tlemcen

MC Alger

References

  1. ^ MA (April 29, 2011). "Charef : une juste récompense pour un coach hors pair" (in French). Le Temps d'Algérie. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ^ S.B. (July 9, 2003). "Charef, ce "chouchou" de Saâdane, IL A ETE NOMME PREMIER ENTRAÎNEUR ADJOINT DE L'EN" (in French). Liberté. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "USMH : Charef suspendu six mois". elwatan.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 : Boualem Charef quitte l'USMH après 5 ans à sa tête". .dzfoot.com. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Un et six mois de suspension pour Charef et Hanniched". vitaminedz.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "USMA : Boualem Charef nommé entraineur". dzfoot.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "L'USMA charge le staff de l'EN A'". dzfoot.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "USMA: Charef limogé, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur (officiel)". lescore.dz. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b "USMA : Charef c'est fini, Benchikha nouvel entraîneur". africafootunited.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  10. ^ "MCA : Charef coach du MCA pour 3 ans". competition.dz. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. ^ "MC Alger : la direction officialise le limogeage de Charef". elmoudjahid.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Wallemme s'en va et Charef lui succède". djazairess.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Ligue 1 : Boualem Charef quitte l'USM Bel Abbes". DZFoot.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Dix mois plus tard, Charef retrouve le banc". lexpression.dz. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Boualem Charef n'est plus l'entraîneur de l'USM Harrach". radioalgerie.dz. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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