Karim Bencherifa is a Morrocan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 coach. Successes including promoting Olympic Club Youssoufia to the Moroccan first division, winning the Calsburg Cup with Floriana and winning the Durand Cup

Durand Cup

The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. The initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two...

 with the Churchill Brothers SC.

On a personal note, he has been voted coach of the year in Malta (2001), Singapore (2004 & 2005) and India (2007 & 2008).
He is currently coaching Indian I-League side and former Champions Club of India, Salgaocar Sports Club.

External links

• Karim Bencherifa's personal website