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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1968 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2008–2009 | 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 | |||
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 | 54.29 | ||
| Salgaocar | 1 July 2010[10][11] | 19 October 2012 | 54 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 55.56 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 19 October 2012 | 29 April 2014 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 35.42 | ||
| Pune | 9 June 2014 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Total | 137 | 66 | 35 | 36 | 48.18 | ||||
Honours
As manager
Salgaocar
Mohun Bagan
- Calcutta Football League: 2007–08
Individual