Rachid Belhout (Arabic: رشيد بلحوت; June 14, 1944 – August 9, 2020) was an Algerian football manager and player. At the time of his death, he was managing Al-Ahly Benghazi in the Libyan Premier League.
Early life
Belhout was born on June 14, 1944, in Sétif. At age 4, he moved with his family to France.[1]
Managerial career
Belhout received his coaching license from the Royal Belgian Football Association.[2] He began his career by coaching a number of amateur and semi-professional teams in Belgium and Luxembourg. In 2005, he was appointed as coach of Virton, who were then playing in the Belgian Second Division.
In 2007, Belhout led USM Alger to the final of the Algerian Cup, where they lost 1–0 to MC Alger.[3]
On December 22, 2010, Belhout was appointed as manager of JS Kabylie.[4] On May 1, 2011, he won the 2010–11 Algerian Cup by beating USM El Harrach 1–0 in the final.[5] On June 26, 2011, Belhout resigned from his position as manager of the club.[6]
On July 19, 2011, Belhout signed a one-year contract with Tunisian club Union Sportive Monastir.[7]
On February 10, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Algerian club CS Constantine.[8]
Death
Belhout died August 9, 2020, aged 76, after being involved in a traffic collision in Nancy, France.[9]
Honours
Manager
Olympique Béja
- Tunisian President Cup: 2010
JS Kabylie
USM Alger
- Algerian Cup runner-up: 2007
References
- ^ Rachid Belhout, le communicateur Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rachid Belhout : L‘USMH c‘est du solide, la partie est loin d être gagnée
- ^ Coupe d'Algérie Finale USM Alger 0-1 MC Alger
- ^ L1 : La JSK renonce à Bouali, Belhout arrive Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Coupe d'Algérie Finale USMH 0-1 JSK Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ L1 : Rachid Belhout quitte la JS Kabylie Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [Officiel] Rachid Belhout nouvel entraîneur de l'USM
- ^ "L1:Rachid Belhout nouvel entraîneur du CS Constantine" (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ Football : L’entraîneur Rachid Belhout est mort
External links
- Rachid Belhout at WorldFootball.net
