) is an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n former professional football player who won the African Nations Cup in 1990 and is one of a few that won the Afro-Asian Cup for both club and country. Serrar played as a central defender throughout his career for Entente sportive de Sétif. He is currently the president of ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

, and since his presidency the club has been arguably one of the best teams in the division, if not the best. He retired from football on the 1st of July 1991 at the age of 30.

Presidency

He sacked coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi

Azzedine Aït Djoudi

Azzedine Aït Djoudi is an Algerian football manager currently managing the Algerian Olympic football team.-Managerial career:...

 immediately after the end of the game between ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

 and ES Tunis due to the elmination of the club in the second leg of the semi-final of the Arab Champions League

Arab Champions League

The Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...

 played in Rades Stadium.

Zekri was sacked from his managerial position at ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

 on the 18th of August 2010, due to the poor results gained at the 2010 CAF Champions League

2010 CAF Champions League

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 group stage. The 1-0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for Abdelhakim Serrar.

On 19 August 2010, Abdelhakim Serrar mentioned that former Italian

Italy

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 physical trainer Gianni Solinas is likely to become head coach of ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

.

Honours

As a player:

• Champion from Algeria in 1987
• Vice Champion of Algeria in 1986
• Winner of the Cup of Algeria in 1989
• Winner of the Champions League CAF in 1988
• Winner of the Afro-Asian Cup in 1989
• Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990
• Winner of the Afro-Asian Cup in 1991

As president of ES Setif :

• Champion from Algeria in 2007 and 2009
• Winner Cup of Algeria in 2010
• Runners Supercup Algeria in 2007
• Won the Arab Champions League in 2007 and 2008
• Finalist in the CAF Cup in 2009
• Winner of the Coupe North African club champions in 2009

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