Noureddine Zekri (born 1964 in Batna) is an Algerian football manager.
Managerial career Zekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA Pro License, in Italy's famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano.
Brera Calcio Zekri started coaching the newly born Milan-based team Brera Calcio in 2000 in Serie D, but he was sacked shortly after and replaced with Walter Zenga. He returned to Brera Calcio in the 2005–06 season and the following season succeeded in getting the team promoted from Prima Categoria to Promozione, resigning immediately after.
ES Sétif On December 8, 2009, Zekri was announced as the coach of Algerian club ES Sétif.Noureddine Zekri, nouvel entraîneur de l’Entente
In his first season with Zekri, the club won the Algerian Cup, the North African Cup of Champions and the North African Super Cup.
However, On August 18, 2010, Zekri was sacked from his managerial position due to the poor results gained in the 2010 CAF Champions League group stage, picking up just one point out of the first three group matches. The 1–0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar.
MC Alger On March 11, 2011, Zekri was appointed as the coach of MC Alger, replacing outgoing Frenchman Alain Michel.L1 : Noureddine Zekri nouvel entraineur du MCA He signed a 16-month contract with the club. In his first game as manager, MC Alger lost 4–1 to Dynamos F.C. of Zimbabwe in the first round of the 2011 CAF Champions League. However, the team managed to win the return leg 3–0 to qualify to the next round. On July 10, 2011, Zekri resigned from his position.
Al-Okhdood On 17 April 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood until the end of the season.
Al-Kholood On 13 October 2024, Zekri was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood.
Al-Shabab In February 2026, Zekri became the head coach of Saudi club Al-Shabab.
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordES Sétif 8 October 2009 18 August 2010MC Alger6 March 201119 July 2011Al-Ahly Shendi 1 July 2012 1 June 2013Al-Raed 6 June 2013 16 February 2014Al-Wakrah6 November 201419 February 2015ES Sétif 24 November 2018 5 February 2019Al-Fayha 5 February 2019 17 May 2019Damac 5 October 2019 4 January 2021Al-Okhdood 17 April 2024 1 June 2024Al-Kholood 13 October 2024 30 June 2025Career totals
Honours Manager ES Sétif Algerian Cup: 2009–10 North African Cup of Champions: 2009 North African Super Cup: 2010
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