Djamel Belmadi made it really big with Al Duhail this season by guiding them to the QNB Stars League and Qatar Cup triumphs. No wonder, he bagged the award for the Best Coach at the Qatar Football Association’s end-of-season Awards Ceremony.

Belmadi held off last season’s winner Jesualdo Ferreira of Al Sadd and Michael Laudrup of Al Rayyan.

The Algerian is a shrewd tactician, who has consistently been producing excellent results at both domestic and continental levels.

Al Duhail won the league title with an unbeaten record. They finished with 60 points from 19 victories and three draws. The Red Knights defeated Al Sadd in the Qatar Cup final.

Belmadi was named as the QNB Stars League’s best coach for the months of February, March and April, 2018.

He has achieved a lot in Qatar football — at both club and country levels. Belmadi made it big at the regional level when he led Qatar to the Gulf Cup triumph in 2014, beating Saudi Arabia in the final.

Four of Lekhwiya’s league titles (2010-11, 2011-12, 2016-17 and 2017-18) came when Belmadi was at the helm.