Madjid Bougherra

In 2017, Bougherra joined Georges Leekens's technical coaching staff in the Algeria national team. In the summer of 2017, he became manager of Al Duhail's reserve/under-23 team. On 16 June 2019, Bougherra was appointed manager of Emirati club Fujairah. On 9 February 2020, he departed by a mutual consent during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 22 June 2020, the Algerian Football Federation announced the appointment of Bougherra to the position of coach of the Algeria A' national team. A year later, he led his country to win the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup following a 2–0 win after extra time in the final against Tunisia. In October 2023, Bougherra became the head coach of Qatari side Al-Markhiya. He later returned to coach the Algeria A' national team in December 2024. He resigned after his team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, following a penalty shootout defeat to the United Arab Emirates. On 28 January 2026, Bougherra was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national team on a three-year contract.

Early life and career

Bougherra was born and raised in Dijon, Côte-d'Or in eastern France. He began his career at AS Quetigny in 1999.

Gueugnon

Bougherra joined Gueugnon in July 2002. Whilst with the Ligue 2 club, Bougherra made 49 league appearances and scored one goal. He also made a single appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.

Crewe Alexandra

Bougherra joined English Championship club Crewe Alexandra on loan at the end of January 2006. He managed to get into the Crewe record books as his agent, Charles Collymore recommended the Algerian defender to the South Cheshire club and was given £5,000 by the club, making him the first agent to receive a fee from Crewe. After a number of impressive performances, including a goal in the 4–1 win over Coventry City, many of the club's supporters urged then manager Dario Gradi to sign Bougherra on a permanent basis. However, in April 2006, he confirmed he would leave Crewe at the end of his loan spell after failing to help the club avoid relegation to League One.

Sheffield Wednesday

Bougherra's performances at Crewe had attracted interest from a number of clubs in England, including some from the Premier League. He signed for another Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday, in May 2006. The fee was undisclosed, but according to manager Paul Sturrock it was not as much as the reported £300,000. Bougherra made a big impact at Hillsborough after making his debut on 5 August against Preston North End,…

Club

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bougherra goal.

Managerial

As of match played 4 October 2026

Bougherra was born in France. He holds French and Algerian nationalities. He opted to play for Algeria. He made his debut at under-23 level on 2 January 2004, in a 2004 Summer Olympics qualifier against Ghana. He made two more appearances at under-23 level in qualifiers against Ghana and Zambia. Bougherra made his full debut for the Algeria national team in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 20 June 2004 against Zimbabwe. On 2 July 2007, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Cape Verde. His second goal came on 20 June 2009, a header from a free kick in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia, which ended in a 2–0 win, putting them at the top of their group.