Moroccan footballer and manager (born 1975)
Walid Regragui (also spelledHoalid orOualid ;Arabic :وليد الركراكي ; born 23 September 1975) is a professionalfootball manager and former player who is the head coach of theMorocco national team .
As a player, he played as aright-back for the Morocco national team. As a coach, he made history at the international level when he led Morocco to the semi-finals of the2022 FIFA World Cup , becoming the first national team fromAfrica and theArab world to reach this stage. He then qualified Morocco for the2026 FIFA World Cup .
Born inCorbeil-Essonnes , Essonne,[ 4] France, Regragui was a full international for Morocco. Clubs he played for includeToulouse ,AC Ajaccio ,Grenoble andRacing Santander . In the summer of 2009, he moved from Grenoble to Moroccan clubMoghreb Tétouan .[ 5]
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 withFath Union Sport for the 2014–15 season.[ 6] Following his league performances andMoroccan Throne Cup victory in 2014, he was named Mars d'Or Coach of the Year in March 2015.[ 7] [ 8]
On 22 January 2020, he left the club by mutual consent.[ 9]
On 10 August 2021, Regragui was appointed as the head coach ofBotola sideWydad AC .[ 10] The team went on to win the2021–22 Botola in his first season.[citation needed ] On 30 May 2022, he led Wydad AC to win its thirdCAF Champions League title, after beating defending championsAl Ahly in thefinal .[ 11] He became only the second Moroccan manager to win theAfrican Champions League , afterHussein Ammouta with Wydad in2017 .[ 12] In December 2022, Regragui was nominated for the 2022IFFHS World's Best Club Coach for his performance in the year in review with Wydad before becoming head coach of the Moroccan national team.[ 13] He was subsequently adjudged the third best behindCarlo Ancelotti andPep Guardiola .[ 14]
On 31 August 2022, Regragui was appointed as the new head coach for theMorocco national team after the dismissal of former head coachVahid Halilhodžić .[ 15] [ 16] On 21 September 2022, Regragui coached his first friendly game, which ended in a 1–0 victory againstMadagascar .[ 17]
In the2022 FIFA World Cup , he led Morocco to theknockout stage for the first time since 1986,[ 18] and to the quarter finals after beatingSpain on penalties in the round of 16,[ 19] making Morocco the fourth African nation and the first Arab nation to qualify for this stage in a World Cup competition.[ 20] [ 21] Regragui himself is the first African manager, and first Arab manager to reach this stage. Morocco would later beat favourite[ 22] [ 23] Portugal 1–0 and move on to the semi-finals,[ 24] not only another first for Morocco, but also making them the first African team, and first Arab team to qualify for the semi-finals.[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] However, they lost toFrance in the semi-final 2–0 on 14 December.[ 28] Afterward, they finished in fourth place with a 2–1 loss againstCroatia .[ 29] After the World Cup concluded, Regragui was nominated for the 2022IFFHS World's Best National Coach award.[ 30] He placed third behind World Cup winning coachLionel Scaloni and runner-upDidier Deschamps .[ 31] [ 32]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 18 November 2025 [ 33] Team From To Record G W D L Win % FUS 1 June 2014 22 January 2020 229 93 82 54 0 40.61 Al-Duhail 22 January 2020 3 October 2020 20 13 1 6 0 65.00 Wydad AC 10 August 2021 29 July 2022 48 31 10 7 0 64.58 Morocco 31 August 2022 Present 43 31 8 4 0 72.09 Total 340 168 101 71 0 49.41
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