Issame Charaï

Issame Charaï (born 11 May 1982) is a Belgian-Moroccan football coach and former player who is the Assistant Manager of Scottish club Rangers.

Issame Charaï

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-05-11) 11 May 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Merksem, Belgium
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rangers (assistant)
Youth career
	Berchem Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Berchem Sport	37	(9)
2003–2006	Lierse	5	(0)
2006	Geel	18	(7)
2006–2008	K.V. Mechelen	46	(11)
2008–2010	Sint-Truidense	29	(3)
2010–2011	KVK Tienen	25	(3)
2011–2012	ASV Geel
Managerial career
2012–2013	Al-Faisaly (assistant)
2013	Al-Faisaly (caretaker)
2016–2018	Beerschot (assistant)
2018–2019	Sint-Truidense (assistant)
2020–2022	OH Leuven (assistant)
2022–2024	Morocco U23
2025–	Rangers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Al-Faisaly

After his playing career ended in 2012, he immediately became an assistant coach at Al-Faisaly under newly appointed Belgian manager Marc Brys who Charaï previously had worked together with at Berchem Sport.^{[citation needed]} The duo left Saudi Arabia at the end of 2013.

Beerschot

In July 2016, Charaï once again became Brys' assistant coach, this time at Beerschot.^[1] After two seasons, they left the club.

Sint-Truidense

At the end of May 2018, Brys was announced manager of Sint-Truidense and took Charaï with him again as his assistant.^[2] On 26 November 2019, Brys and his staff, including Charaï, was fired.^[3]

OH Leuven

In the summer of 2020, Charaï joined OH Leuven, once again as an assistant to Marc Brys.^[4]

Morocco Under-23's

On 8 July 2023, Charaï led Morocco's under-23 national team to U-23 Africa Cup of Nations success by beating Egypt in the final.^[5]

Rangers

Charaï was an Assistant Manager at Scottish club Rangers under Philippe Clement, and remained at the club following Clement's departure in February 2025.^[6]