About Madjid Bougherra
Madjid Bougherra (Arabic: مجيد بوقرة; born 7 October 1982) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Lebanon national team. Born in France, he played as a centre-back for the Algeria national team. Bougherra began his professional career with French club Gueugnon, before having spells with Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield Wednesday, and Charlton Athletic in England. He moved to Rangers in 2008 for a fee of £2.5 million and made 113 appearances; he was a key part of the team that won the Scottish Premier League championship in the 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons. He signed for Lekhwiya of Qatar in 2011 for £1.7 million, moving to Emirati club Fujairah three years later. Bougherra ended his club career following a short spell at Aris in Greece. Bougherra played for the Algeria national team from 2004 to 2015, earning 70 international caps and scoring four goals. He participated in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria finished fourth, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he served as the team's captain. Bougherra began his managerial career in 2017, coaching Qatari side Al Duhail's under-23 team. Two years later, he was appointed manager of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, departing in February 2020 on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, Bougherra was announced as the Algeria A' national team coach, helping them lift the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. In October 2023, he became head coach of Al-Markhiya in Qatar, before returning to coach Algeria A' in December 2024, resigning after his side's quarter-final elimination in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. He made his debut on 9 August in a Scottish Premier League match against Falkirk, and scored his first goal on 28 September 2008 in a 3–0 win against Hibernian.
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