COACHES from Algeria

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerian Coaches of all time. This list of famous Algerian Coaches is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Jean Fernandez (b. 1954)

With an HPI of 46.01, Jean Fernandez is the most famous Algerian Coach.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954) is a French professional football manager and former player. He has previously managed Metz and Marseille, where France national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed Auxerre for five years, and was named as France's manager of the year in the 2009–10 season after guiding Auxerre into the UEFA Champions League. He managed Nancy for the 2011 season and half of the 2012 season. Jean Fernandez resigned from his position with Nancy before the end of the 2013 season on 10 January 2013. He became the new Montpellier manager on 1 July 2013, but departed on 5 December that year after a run of seven games without a win. Fernandez was born in Mostaganem, French Algeria. He competed for France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

2. Tedj Bensaoula (b. 1954)

With an HPI of 44.77, Tedj Bensaoula is the 2nd most famous Algerian Coach.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Tedj Bensaoula (Arabic: تاج بن سحاولة) (born 1 December 1954) is an Algerian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.