Walid Regragui

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Walid Regragui (Template:Langx; born 23 September 1975), sometimes known as Hoalid or Oualid Regragui, is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of the Morocco national team. He made history when he led the team to the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first African nation to do so.[1]

Playing career

Born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne,[2] France, Regragui was a full international for Morocco. Clubs he played for include Toulouse, AC Ajaccio, Grenoble and Racing Santander. In the summer of 2009, he moved from Grenoble to Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan.[3]

Managerial career

Morocco

After retiring as a player, Regragui started his football coaching career as the assistant coach of Morocco's national team in September 2012.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

FUS

On 8 May 2014, he landed a head coaching job with Fath Union Sport for the 2014–15 season.[4] Following his league performances and Moroccan Throne Cup victory in 2014, he was named Mars d'Or Coach of the Year in March 2015.[5][6]

On 22 January 2020, he left the club by mutual consent.[7]

Wydad AC

On 10 August 2021, Regragui was appointed as the head coach of Botola side Wydad AC.[8] The team went on to win the 2021–22 Botola in his first season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". On 30 May 2022, he led Wydad AC to win its third CAF Champions League title, after beating defending champions Al Ahly in the final.[9] He became only the second Moroccan manager to win the African Champions League, after Hussein Ammouta with Wydad in 2017.[10] In December 2022, Regragui was nominated for the 2022 IFFHS World's Best Club Coach for his performance in the year in review with Wydad before becoming head coach of the Moroccan national team.[11] He was subsequently adjudged the third best behind Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola.[12]

Return to Morocco

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.[13][14] On 21 September 2022, Regragui coached his first friendly game, which ended in a 1–0 victory against Madagascar.[15]

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he led Morocco to the knockout stage for the first time since 1986,[16] and to the quarter finals after beating Spain on penalties in the round of 16,[17] making Morocco the fourth African nation and the first Arab nation to qualify for this stage in a World Cup competition.[18][19] Regragui himself is the first African manager, and first Arab manager to reach this stage. Morocco would later beat favourite[20][21] Portugal 1–0 and move on to the semi-finals,[22] not only another first for Morocco, but also making them the first African team, and first Arab team to qualify for the semi-finals.[23][24] However, they lost to France in the semi-final 2–0 on 14 December.[25] Afterward, they finished in fourth place with a 2–1 loss against Croatia.[26] After the World Cup concluded, Regragui was nominated for the 2022 IFFHS World's Best National Coach award.[27] He placed third behind World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni and runner-up Didier Deschamps.[28][29]

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
FUS 1 June 2014 22 January 2020

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Al-Duhail 22 January 2020 3 October 2020

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Wydad AC 10 August 2021 29 July 2022

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Morocco 31 August 2022 Present

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Total

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Honours

Player

Ajaccio

Morocco

Individual

  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2004[33]

Manager

FUS

Al-Duhail

Wydad AC

Morocco

Individual

Order

  • Officer of the Order of National Merit (Morocco): 2004
  • Commander of the Order of National Merit (Morocco): 2016
  • Commander of the Order of the Throne: 2022

References

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