Rachid Belhout

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.

Rachid Belhout
Personal information
Full name Rachid Belhout
Date of birth (1944-06-14)June 14, 1944
Place of birth Sétif, Algeria
Date of death August 9, 2020(2020-08-09) (aged 76)
Place of death Nancy, France
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ahly Benghazi (Manager)
Youth career
FC Othe-Montmédy
ES Longuyonnaise
Le Havre AC
FC Antibes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
R.E. Virton
Teams managed
RJ Arlon
O Eischen
FA Red Boys Differdange
RLC Bastogne
USB Longwy
FC Wiltz 71
FC Lorrain Arlon
Racing FC Luxembourg
2005–2006 R.E. Virton
2006–2007 ES Sétif
2007–2008 ASO Chlef
2008–2009 MC El Eulma
2009–2010 Olympique Béja
2010–2011 JS Kabylie
2011–2011 US Monastir
2012 CS Constantine
2012 ASO Chlef
2012–2013 MC El Eulma
2013 CABBA
2014–2015 CS Constantine
2019–2020 Al-Ahly Benghazi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal

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 R.E. 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, Belhout 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

References
  1. Rachid Belhout, le communicateur Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rachid Belhout : L‘USMH c‘est du solide, la partie est loin d être gagnée
  3. Coupe d'Algérie Finale USM Alger 0-1 MC Alger
  4. L1 : La JSK renonce à Bouali, Belhout arrive Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Coupe d'Algérie Finale USMH 0-1 JSK Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. L1 : Rachid Belhout quitte la JS Kabylie Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. [Officiel] Rachid Belhout nouvel entraîneur de l'USM
  8. "L1:Rachid Belhout nouvel entraîneur du CS Constantine" (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  9. Football : L’entraîneur Rachid Belhout est mort
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