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Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back, led Morocco to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Bio Dates and Places
Born Date: 23 September 1975.
Born Place: Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France.
Career
Current occupation: Head coach of the Morocco national team.
Past occupations: Right-back for various clubs including Toulouse, AC Ajaccio, Grenoble, and Racing Santander; assistant coach of Morocco's national team; head coach of Fath Union Sport, Al-Duhail, and Wydad AC.
Current Place of Work: Morocco national team.
Previous Place of Work: Fath Union Sport, Al-Duhail, Wydad AC.
Achievements and Recognition
Awards: Mars d'Or Coach of the Year (2014), Botola Best Coach of the Season (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22), Sky News Best Arab coach in the world (2022), Africa d'Or African Coach of the Year (2023), CAF Coach of the Year (2023).
Skills
Football management and coaching.
Languages
Languages Spoken: Arabic, French.
Famous Quotes
We tell this to our kids: that you have to have dreams. Africa has never won a World Cup. Why not give them this dream? In 20 or 30 years' time, maybe Morocco or Senegal will win the World Cup and then you will look back and say: 'He did say that.'.
Lifestyle
Past Sport Activity and Training Regime: Professional football player.
Main Milestones
Birth
23 September 1975
Walid Regragui was born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France, marking the beginning of a life that would be deeply intertwined with football.
Professional Debut
1998
Regragui turned professional, starting his career at Racing Club de France Football, where he began to develop his skills as a right-back.
International Debut
2001
Regragui made his international debut for Morocco in a World Cup qualifier against Egypt, the first of 45 appearances at the senior level.
Playing Career Highlights
2001-2009
Regragui played for several clubs including Toulouse, AC Ajaccio, Racing Santander, and Grenoble, winning the Division 2 title with Ajaccio in 2002 and finishing as a runner-up in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.
Coaching Career Begins
2012
Regragui started his coaching career as the assistant coach of Morocco's national team, under Rachid Taoussi.
Fath Union Sport
2014-2020
Regragui became the head coach of Fath Union Sport, leading the team to win the Moroccan Throne Cup and the Botola, and earning the Mars d'Or Coach of the Year award in 2015.
Wydad AC
2021-2022
Regragui was appointed as the head coach of Wydad AC, guiding the team to win the 2021-22 Botola and the CAF Champions League, becoming only the second Moroccan manager to achieve this feat.
Morocco National Team
31 August 2022
Regragui was appointed as the head coach of the Morocco national team, replacing Vahid Halilhodžić, and led the team to the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first African nation to do so.
Awards and Recognition
2023
Regragui was named the CAF Coach of the Year and the Africa d'Or African Coach of the Year, recognizing his outstanding achievements in leading Morocco to historic success.
Continued Success
Present
Regragui continues to lead the Morocco national team, aiming to build on the success of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and guide the team to further achievements in international football.
Walid Regragui (Arabic: وليد الركراكي; born 23 September 1975), sometimes known as Hoalid or Oualid Regragui, is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born and raised in France, He is the head coach of the Morocco national team. He is widely considered one of the best football manager of his generation and one of the greatest and most successful Football Manager in African history of all time. He made history At the international Association football level when he led the team to the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first nation to do so As the first national team to achieve this historic achievement and record in continent Africa and the Arab world.[4]
After retiring as a player, Regragui started his football coaching career as the assistant coach of Morocco's national team in September 2012.[citation needed]
On 8 May 2014, he landed a head coaching job with Fath Union Sport for the 2014–15 season.[7] Following his league performances and Moroccan Throne Cup victory in 2014, he was named Mars d'Or Coach of the Year in March 2015.[8][9]
On 22 January 2020, he left the club by mutual consent.[10]
On 31 August 2022, Regragui was appointed as the new head coach for the Morocco national team after the dismissal of former head coach Vahid Halilhodžić.[16][17] On 21 September 2022, Regragui coached his first friendly game, which ended in a 1–0 victory against Madagascar.[18]
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he led Morocco to the knockout stage for the first time since 1986,[19] and to the quarter finals after beating Spain on penalties in the round of 16,[20] making Morocco the fourth African nation and the first Arab nation to qualify for this stage in a World Cup competition.[21][22] Regragui himself is the first African manager, and first Arab manager to reach this stage. Morocco would later beat favourite[23][24]Portugal 1–0 and move on to the semi-finals,[25] not only another first for Morocco, but also making them the first African team, and first Arab team to qualify for the semi-finals.[26][27] However, they lost to France in the semi-final 2–0 on 14 December.[28] Afterward, they finished in fourth place with a 2–1 loss against Croatia.[29] After the World Cup concluded, Regragui was nominated for the 2022 IFFHS World's Best National Coach award.[30] He placed third behind World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni and runner-up Didier Deschamps.[31][32]
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