Selim Bengriba
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Selim Bengriba
| full_name = Selim Bengriba
| image = RC Lens - Grenoble Foot 38 (24-11-2018) 16.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Bengriba in november 2018.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dijon, France
| height = 1.76m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1991–1998 | youthclubs1 = Grenoble
| years1 = 1998–1999 | clubs1 = St Marcellin | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Seyssinet | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2000–2007 | clubs3 = Échirolles | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 2002–2004 | clubs4 = → Bourges (loan) | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2007–2011 | clubs5 = Chambéry | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 2011–2019 | clubs6 = Grenoble | caps6 = 175 | goals6 = 7
}}
Selim Bengriba (born 24 September 1980) is a French former professional footballer who is best known for his career with Grenoble as a defender.
Career
Bengriba began football at the age of 11 with Grenoble, and spent most of his footballing career in amateur leagues.{{cite web|url=https://stadito.fr/2018/05/10/selim-bengriba-je-touche-mon-reve-du-bout-des-doigts/|title=Selim Bengriba : "Je touche mon rêve du bout des doigts" - Stadito|date=10 May 2018|publisher=}} As an amateur footballer, he had jobs as a solderer, in his local town hall, and with Caterpillar Inc. In 2011, he returned to his childhood Grenoble after they filed for bankruptcy and was tasked with bringing them back up. In 2014, he gained the captain armband at the age of 33.{{cite web|url=https://www.dna.fr/sports/2013/05/10/le-poids-d-un-capitaine|title=Le poids d’un capitaine|publisher=}} He managed to promote Grenoble back to Ligue 2 in 2018, after one year in the Championnat National.{{cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/selim-bengriba-a-mon-age-c-est-encore-plus-jouissif-458850.html|title=Bengriba : " À mon âge, c'est encore plus jouissif "|website=SOFOOT.com}} Bengriba signed his first professional contract with Grenoble on 13 June 2018, at the age of 37.{{cite web|url=https://www.gf38.fr/bengriba-prolonge-laventure/|title=Bengriba prolonge l'aventure ! ⋆ GF38|date=13 June 2018|publisher=}}
Bengriba made his professional debut for Grenoble in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Metz on 14 August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/14/france/coupe-de-la-ligue/fc-de-metz/grenoble-foot-38/2839582/|title=Metz vs. Grenoble Foot 38 - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}
Personal life
Born in France, Bengriba is of Tunisian descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/01/05/les-algeriens-de-grenoble-eliminent-marseille-59567.php|title=Les Algériens de Grenoble éliminent Marseille|publisher=}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|selim-bengriba/169516}}
- {{LFP|bengriba-selim-1}}
- [http://www.foot-national.com/10640-joueur-football-Bengriba-Selim.html Foot National Profile]
- [https://www.gf38.fr/effectif/selim-bengriba/ GF38 Profile]
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Category:Footballers from Dijon
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Grenoble Foot 38 players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players