Issame Charaï (born 11 May 1982) is a Moroccan-Belgian football coach and former player He is currently assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issame Charaï | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Merksem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Berchem Sport | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Berchem Sport | 37 | (9) |
| 2003–2006 | Lierse | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Geel | 18 | (7) |
| 2006–2008 | K.V. Mechelen | 46 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Sint-Truidense | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | KVK Tienen | 25 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | ASV Geel | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Faisaly (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Al-Faisaly (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Beerschot (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sint-Truidense (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2022 | OH Leuven (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Morocco U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editAl-Faisaly
editAfter his playing career ended in 2012, he immediately became an assistant coach at Al-Faisaly under newly appointed Belgian manager Marc Brys who Charaï previously had worked together with at Berchem Sport.[citation needed] The duo left Saudi Arabia at the end of 2013.
Beerschot
editIn July 2016, Charaï once again became Brys' assistant coach, this time at Beerschot.[1] After two seasons, they left the club.
Sint-Truidense
editAt the end of May 2018, Brys was announced manager of Sint-Truidense and took Charaï with him again as his assistant.[2] On 26 November 2019, Brys and his staff, including Charaï, was fired.[3]
OH Leuven
editIn the summer of 2020, Charaï joined OH Leuven, once again as an assistant to Marc Brys.[4]
References
edit- ^ OFFICIEEL: KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk haalt ex-publiekslieveling terug, voetbalnieuws.be, 11 July 2016
- ^ MARC BRYS PRESENTED AS STVV'S HEAD COACH[permanent dead link], stvv.com, 21 May 2018
- ^ OFFICIEEL: MARC BRYS ONTSLAGEN BIJ STVV, voetbalbelgie.be, 26 November 2019
- ^ "Charaï: "Marc en ik vullen elkaar perfect aan"". ohleuven.com. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
edit- Issame Charaï at WorldFootball.net