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Madjid Bougherra

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1982 (42 years old)

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Dijon, France

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Al-Markhiya

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Madjid Bougherra (Arabic: مجيد بوقرة; born 7 October 1982) is a football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of the Algeria A' 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 Al-Fujairah three years later. Bougherra ended his club career following a short spell at Football League Greece club Aris.

Bougherra won 70 international caps and scored four goals for the Algeria national team from 2004 to 2015. He participated in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He served as the team's captain for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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.

In 2017, Bougherra joined the technical coaching staff of Georges Leekens at the national team of Algeria. In the summer 2017, he then became manager of Al-Duhail SC's reserve team / U23 team.

On 16 June 2019, he was appointed manager of Emirati club Fujairah FC. On 9 February 2020, he departed from his Fujairah job by a mutual consent after dropping into the relegation zone.

On 22 June 2020, the Algerian Football Federation announced the appointment of Bougherra to the position of coach of Algeria A' national team.