Abdelhakim Serrar
Abdelhakim Serrar | |
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| Born | April 24, 1961 Algeria |
| Occupation(s) | Footballer (retired), Club president |
| Known for | Winning the African Nations Cup 1990; Afro-Asian Cup winner with club and national team |
Abdelhakim Serrar (born 24 April 1961) is a retired Algerian professional footballer renowned for securing the African Nations Cup title in 1990. He is distinguished as one of the rare players to have achieved victory in the Afro-Asian Cup with both his club and national team. Operating primarily as a central defender, Serrar played for Entente sportive de Sétif and currently holds the position of club president. Since assuming this role, he has guided ES Sétif to become a leading contender within their league. He ended his playing career on 1 July 1991 at the age of 30.
Presidency
Following ES Sétif's exit in the semi-final second leg of the Arab Champions League against ES Tunis at Rades Stadium, Serrar promptly relieved coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi of his duties.
On 18 August 2010, after unsatisfactory performances during the 2010 CAF Champions League group phase, including a significant 1–0 defeat to Zimbabwe’s Dynamos F.C., he also dismissed manager Zekri. The subsequent day, Serrar suggested that former Italian fitness coach Gianni Solinas was a strong candidate to take over as ES Sétif’s head coach.
Honours
As a player:
- Algerian League Champion (1987)
- Algerian League Runner-up (1986)
- Winner of the Algerian Cup (1989)
- CAF Champions League Champion (1988)
- Afro-Asian Cup Winner (1989, 1991)
- African Nations Cup Champion (1990)
As president of ES Sétif:
- Algerian League Champion (2007, 2009)
- Algerian Cup Winner (2010, 2012)
- Algerian Supercup Runner-up (2007)
- Arab Champions League Champion (2007, 2008)
- CAF Cup Finalist (2009)
- North African Club Champions Cup Winner (2009)