Walid Regragui

Born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, 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. Regragui played in the Moroccan squad that reached the final of the 2004 AFCON, losing 1–2 to Tunisia.

Morocco

After retiring as a player, Regragui started his football coaching career as the assistant coach of Morocco's national team in September 2012.

FUS

On 8 May 2014, he landed a head coaching job with Fath Union Sport for the 2014–15 season. Following his league performances and Moroccan Throne Cup victory in 2014, he was named Mars d'Or Coach of the Year in March 2015. On 22 January 2020, he left the club by mutual consent.

Wydad AC

On 10 August 2021, Regragui was appointed as the head coach of Botola side Wydad AC. The team went on to win the 2021–22 Botola in his first season. 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. He became only the second Moroccan manager to win the African Champions League, after Hussein Ammouta with Wydad in 2017. 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. He was subsequently adjudged the third best behind Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola.

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. On 21 September 2022, Regragui coached his first friendly game, which ended in a 1–0 victory against Madagascar. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he led Morocco to the…

Player

Ajaccio

Ligue 2: 2001–02 Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2004 Individual

Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2004

Manager

FUS

Botola Pro: 2015–16 Moroccan Throne Cup: 2013–14; runner-up: 2014–15 Al-Duhail

Qatar Stars League: 2019–20 Wydad AC

Botola Pro: 2021–22 CAF Champions League: 2021–22 Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up: 2020–21 Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations: 2025 FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2022 Individual

"Mars d'Or" Moroccan Coach of the Year: 2014 Botola Pro Best Coach of the Season: 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 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 (Morocco): 2022