Farid Benstiti (born 16 January 1967) is a French-Algerian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
He has also managed clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain, Dalian Quanjian and OL Reign.
Benstiti is best known for his managerial career in women's football, which started in 2001 as he was appointed Olympique Lyonnais' manager.
Under Benstiti Olympique won four championships in a row between 2007 and 2010 and reached the 2010 Champions League's final, lost to Turbine Potsdam on penalties.
[4] He resigned on 2 July 2021;[5] Benstiti was later named in the Yates Report for abusive behavior regarding weight-shaming players.