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
Belhocine was born in Vénissieux, France, to Algerian parents. His father is from Lakhdaria, while his mother is from Akbou.[2]
Playing career
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
On 12 October 2021, he returned to Kortrijk as a manager.[5]
Managerial Statistics
- 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
Club
K.A.A. Gent