Karim Bencherifa

{{short description|Moroccan coach and former footballer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|2|15}}

| birth_place = Rabat, Morocco

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Singapore (women) (head coach)

| youthyears1 = 1984–1987

| youthclubs1 = Safi

| years1 = 1987–1989

| clubs1 = ASMF Rabat

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| years2 = 1990–1992

| clubs2 = Stade Marocain

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| years3 = 1992–1993

| clubs3 = 3COM Rabat

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| manageryears1 = 1994–1995

| managerclubs1 = AST Rabat

| manageryears2 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs2 = USP Rabat

| manageryears3 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs3 = Morocco (women)

| manageryears4 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs4 = Youssoufia FC

| manageryears5 = 1999–2000

| managerclubs5 = SA Salé

| manageryears6 = 2000–2002

| managerclubs6 = Floriana

| manageryears7 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs7 = Brunei{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20040325/sport/bencherifa-takes-charge-of-brunei-national-team.126831|title=Bencherifa takes charge of Brunei national team|access-date=25 September 2014|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730110342/https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20040325/sport/bencherifa-takes-charge-of-brunei-national-team.126831|url-status=live}}

| manageryears8 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs8 = Tanjong Pagar United

| manageryears9 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs9 = Woodlands Wellington

| manageryears10 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs10 = Churchill Brothers

| manageryears11 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs11 = Mohun Bagan

| manageryears12 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs12 = Salgaocar{{cite web|title=Dada Nabeel lands in Salgaocar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-31/top-stories/29603517_1_beml-clubs-striker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094716/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-31/top-stories/29603517_1_beml-clubs-striker|url-status=dead|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|archive-date=2 February 2014|location=Bengaluru|first=Biju Babu|last=Cyriac|date=31 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|date=19 October 2011|access-date=8 January 2023|title=Indian football: Suspects vs outsiders|first1=Mario|last1=Rodrigues|website=livemint.com|publisher=LiveMint News|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601004022/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|archive-date=1 June 2018}}

| manageryears13 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs13 = Mohun Bagan

| manageryears14 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs14 = Pune

| manageryears15 = 2015

| managerclubs15 = Warriors FC

| manageryears16 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs16 = Morocco U23 (assistant)

| manageryears17 = 2020

| managerclubs17 = Mouloudia Oujda (assistant)

| manageryears18 = 2021

| managerclubs18 = Hafia FC

| manageryears19 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs19 = IZK Khemisset

| manageryears20 = 2023–

| managerclubs20 = Singapore (women)

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Karim Bencherifa (born 15 February 1968) is a Moroccan football manager and former player, who is head coach the Singapore women's national team. Bencherifa has coached teams in his native Morocco, Malta, Brunei, Singapore, India and the Republic of Guinea.{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/balaidas-chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-113072901219_1.html |url-status=dead |title=Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna |website=www.business-standard.com |publisher=Business Standard India |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=13 October 2022 |location=Kolkata |agency=Press Trust of India |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013060233/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/balaidas-chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-113072901219_1.html }}{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=11 October 2022|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041621/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/}}{{cite web|location=Gangtok|last=Srivastava|first=Ayush|title=United Sikkim 3–2 Salgaocar FC — The Snow Lions stun Karim Bencherifa's side|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93645/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-salgaocar-football-club/report|website=goal.com|publisher=GOAL|date=6 October 2012|access-date=17 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016001316/https://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93645/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-salgaocar-football-club/report|archive-date=16 October 2012|url-status=dead}}[http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2007.html Season ending Transfers 2007: India]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2007.html |date=17 February 2020 }}. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.{{cite news |title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 — Version 8 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-version-8 |date=14 December 2012 |first1=Arunava |last1=Chaudhuri |access-date=18 July 2020 |work=Sportskeeda |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718054225/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-version-8 }} He received some of his training in Germany.{{cite news |title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2011 - Version 10 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/indian-football-transfer-season-2011-version-10 |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=sportskeeda |date=24 September 2011 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521161406/https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/indian-football-transfer-season-2011-version-10 |url-status=live }}