| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billel Dziri | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ES Ben Aknoun (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 1995–1998 | USM Alger | ||
| 1998–1999 | ES Sahel | ||
| 1999 | USM Alger | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sedan | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2007 | USM Alger | 159 | (29) |
| 2007 | Al-Sadd | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | USM Alger | 62 | (9) |
| Total | 234 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Algeria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | Algeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991-2005 | Algeria | 87 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2015 | USM Alger (Caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | RC Arbaâ | ||
| 2016–2017 | WA Boufarik | ||
| 2017–2018 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 2018–2019 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | ||
| 2019–2020 | USM Alger | ||
| 2020–2021 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | ||
| 2021 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 2023 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2023– | ES Ben Aknoun | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Billel Dziri (Arabic:بلال دزيري; born 21 January 1972) is an Algerianfootball manager, former player and the current head coach ofES Ben Aknoun.[1]
After starting off withNA Hussein Dey, Dziri played most of his career withUSM Alger and had spells withÉtoile Sportive du Sahel in Tunisia,CS Sedan Ardennes in France andAl-Sadd inQatar.[2][3]
In 2005 Billel Dziri won theBallon d'or as the second player from USMA to achieve it, Dziri said he was expecting an individual crown and now that he had it he could only express his immense joy and that the award was the fruit of the efforts he had made for years in Algeria and outside the country. The award was received from the hand of the World Cup champion the former French starLaurent Blanc also with a message fromZinedine Zidane.[4][5] With the end of the2009–10 season, USM Alger captain Billel Dziri decided to put an end to his football career, which lasted more than 20 years, most of which were spent inUSM Alger and his last match was against his former clubNA Hussein Dey. And stated yes i confirm this because I have reached the age of 38 years and four months, which is the age that pushes me to retire because it is the right time for me, although i am sure that i can play for at least one or two more seasons.
On 23 September 1992 Billel Dziri played for the first time againstTunisia infriendly match ended in a draw 1–1. In the1994 African Cup of Nations qualification, Dziri scored his first goal was a brace with the national team againstGuinea-Bissau, Dziri participated in theAfrica Cup of Nations four times, the first was in1996 where he played all the matches and scored a goal in the group stage againstBurkina Faso, The second participation was in1998 and a bad participation for Algeria and elimination from the group stage with three defeats and Dziri scored a goal in the last match againstCameroon, The third in2000 with managerNacer Sandjak selecting Dziri for his 22-man squad.[6] where Algeria reached the quarter-finals where he played in all the matches and scored one goal againstGabon and it was his last goal in theAfrica Cup of Nations, Dziri was selected in the tournament squad with big stars such asJay-Jay Okocha andSamuel Eto'o. The last participation in the African Cup was in2002 and Algeria eliminated from the group stage where he played all matches again, bringing the number of matches he played to 14, His last match with the national team was on 19 June 2005 in2006 FIFA World Cup qualification againstZimbabwe which ended in a draw 2–2, Dziri finished his career with 87 matches and scored 10 goals.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NA Hussein Dey | 1990–91 | National 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| USM Alger | 1995–96 | National 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | — | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1997–98 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2002–03 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9[e] | 4 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2[e] | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2007–08 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 1 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 3[g] | 2 | 23 | 6 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 210 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 277 | 66 | ||
| CS Sedan | 1999–2000 | Division 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Al Sadd SC | 2006–07 | Qatar Stars League | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Algeria national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 2 |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 2 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 10 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 January 1993 | Estádio 24 de Setembro,Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Guinea-Bissau | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 4–1 | |||||
| 3 | 8 January 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet,Algiers, Algeria |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 30 November 1995 | Stade Omar Bongo,Libreville, Gabon |  Gabon | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 24 January 1996 | EPRU Stadium,Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1996 African Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 15 February 1998 | Stade Municipal,Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1998 African Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 2 October 1998 | Nakivubo Stadium,Kampala, Uganda |  Uganda | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8 | 29 January 2000 | Baba Yara Stadium,Kumasi, Ghana | Gabon | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 9 | 5 December 2000 | 19 May 1956 Stadium,Annaba, Algeria |  Romania | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 14 January 2002 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria |  Benin | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Immediately after his retirement from football, Billel Dziri entered the field of coaching and his beginning in formation was withUSM Alger, and his first official assignment was in 2011, afterHervé Renard went and only for two matches, after which he continued to work as an assistant coach inUSM Alger andNA Hussein Dey, and in 2015 the same thing was repeated after the dismissal ofHubert Velud where he led USMA temporarily and for only three matches. On 10 June 2015 Dziri was appointed coach ofRC Arbaâ in his first experience as head coach.[8] but it did not last long and after three consecutive defeats in theLigue 1 he was dismissed from his position.[9] A year after that, Dziri spent withWA Boufarik in theLigue 2 and did not achieve good results and was satisfied with only four victories and was sacked on 2 April, and at the end of the seasonWA Boufarik fell toThird division. On 11 November 2017 Billel Dziri was appointed coach ofNA Hussein Dey to succeedNabil Neghiz who moved to Saudi Arabia, where he achieved positive results and led him to end the season in thepodium and a run of 22 matches unbeaten, ensure participation in theCAF Confederation Cup. On 4 November 2018 the two sides agreed to a friendly separation and his last match was againstOlympique de Médéa.[10] On 6 November 2018 Dziri was appointed coach ofCA Bordj Bou Arreridj succeeding the SpaniardJosep María Nogués until the end of the season and the goal is to play for maintenance.[11][12]
On 24 June 2019USM Alger signed with Billel Dziri to be the new coach, the former USM Alger star gave him the power to choose the staff to work with them, Dziri hopes that the club's financial situation will soon be resolved after the latest problems with the Algerian justice of its ownerAli Haddad.[13] On 26 February 2020 USM Alger announced that it had reached an amicable separation agreement with Dziri, after his insistence on leaving his post, Dziri's departure comes two days after USMA lost in theAlgiers Derby, he stated that the team had suffered a lot because of the financial crisis, but after it became close to owning the majority of its sharesGroupe SERPORT and to get out of this crisis, it is time to go comfortably on the future of USM Alger.[14] Only a week after his departure Dziri returned toCA Bordj Bou Arreridj.[15] but due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, the2019–20 sports season was cancelled.[16] On 9 January 2021 Dziri decided to throw in the towel after his team's heavy defeat in the derby againstES Setif.CA Bordj Bou Arreridj has achieved only two points since the beginning of the season.[17] On 18 January 2021 Billel Dziri returned to NA Hussein Dey to succeed Nabil Leknaoui "I have given my consent in principle to the leadership of NA Hussein Dey," Dziri toldAlgeria Press Service. "There are still some details to be ironed out before my commitment is formalized. It is on the right track".[18] Only four months later Dziri left his post after agreeing with the management of NA Hussein Dey,les Sang et Or have not won any of the last six meetings.[19]
| * | Caretaker |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| USM Alger* |  | 24 October 2011 | 9 November 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 |
| USM Alger* | | 5 February 2015 | 19 February 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 066.67 |
| RC Arbaâ | | 10 June 2015[8] | 10 September 2015[9] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 |
| WA Boufarik | | 20 September 2016 | 2 April 2017 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 019.05 |
| NA Hussein Dey | | 11 November 2017 | 4 November 2018[10] | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 041.94 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | | 6 November 2018[11] | 5 June 2019[12] | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 038.10 |
| USM Alger | | 24 June 2019[13] | 26 February 2020[14] | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 041.94 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | | 2 March 2020[15] | 9 January 2021[17] | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 010.00 |
| NA Hussein Dey | | 18 January 2021[18] | 18 May 2021[19] | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 026.67 |
| ES Sétif | | 25 February 2023[20] | 15 July 2023 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 025.00 |
| ES Ben Aknoun | | 11 October 2023[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Career Total | 149 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 032.89 | |||
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