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Juan Pedro Benali
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-25) 25 March 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Club information
Current club NorthEast United (head coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
1997–1999 Las Rozas
2000 Ittihad Khemisset
2000–2001 SCC Mohammédia
2001 Al-Gharafa
2001–2002 CO Transports
2002–2003 Sharjah
2003–2005 Al-Khaleej
2006 Vissel Kobe (assistant)
2017–2018 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2018–2019 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2020 Ittihad Tanger
2021 RS Berkane
2022 Ittihad Tanger
2023– NorthEast United

Juan Pedro Benali Hammou (born 25 March 1969) is a Spanish-Moroccan professional football manager. He is currently the head coach for the Indian Super League club NorthEast United.

Juan Pedro Benali has worked in many different countries. He has managed football teams and held important roles in Spain, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, the UAE, Japan, Finland, and India.

Juan Pedro Benali's Football Journey

Juan Pedro Benali started his coaching career in 1997. His first team was Las Rozas, a club in Madrid, Spain. In 1999, he joined Atlético Madrid to help their technical team.

Coaching Around the World

From 2000 to 2001, Benali managed two top Moroccan teams: Ittihad Khemisset and SCC Mohammédia. In 2001, he moved to Qatar to coach Al-Gharafa. After a short time in Tunisia with CO Transports, he joined UAE Football League club Sharjah FC in 2001. With Sharjah FC, he won the UAE President's Cup in the 2002–2003 season. He then coached Al-Khaleej Sports & Cultural Club from 2003 to 2005.

In 2006, Benali went to Japan to work as an assistant coach for Vissel Kobe. He also helped Racing de Santander in Spain from 2007 to 2008. Later, he joined the coaching staff for the Finland national team until 2009.

From 2009 to 2011, he was the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Maghreb de Fès in Morocco. He also worked as the director of football at Al Dhafra in the UAE. From 2010 to 2014, he was in charge of the Spanish Sports Academy in the UAE. After that, he led the La Manga Club high-performance soccer center for two years.

In 2016, Benali returned to Morocco as the sporting director for Botola club Moghreb Tétouan. He managed Chabab Rif Al Hoceima twice between 2017 and 2019. He also had another short time as sporting director for Moghreb Tétouan until 2020.

In January 2020, Benali became the manager of Ittihad Tanger, another Botola club. He stayed there until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 18 March 2021, he was appointed manager of RS Berkane. He left the club in June after a loss. He briefly returned to manage Ittihad Tanger again in April 2022.

Leading NorthEast United

On 22 May 2023, Juan Pedro Benali became the head coach of NorthEast United, an Indian Super League club. He signed a one-year deal, with a chance to stay longer. He led NorthEast United to the semifinals of the 2023 Durand Cup, a big football tournament, but they lost in a penalty shootout. Because of his good work, NorthEast United extended his contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.

About Juan Pedro Benali

Juan Pedro Benali was born in Spain. His family has roots in Morocco, making him of Moroccan descent.

See also

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