Tarik Sektioui

{{Short description|Moroccan footballer and manager (born 1977)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tarik Sektioui

| image = Tarik e Luisão.jpg

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| caption = Sektioui in action for Porto (left)

| fullname = Tarik Sektioui

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|5|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Fez, Morocco

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Morocco U23 (manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maghreb Fès

| years1 = 1996–1997

| clubs1 = Maghreb Fès

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1997–1999

| clubs2 = Auxerre

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = → Marítimo (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999

| clubs4 = Neuchâtel Xamax

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2000–2004

| clubs5 = Willem II

| caps5 = 85

| goals5 = 19

| years6 = 2004–2006

| clubs6 = AZ

| caps6 = 48

| goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2006–2009

| clubs7 = Porto

| caps7 = 36

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2007

| clubs8 = → RKC (loan)

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2009–2010

| clubs9 = Ajman Club

| caps9 = 25

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2010–2011

| clubs10 = Maghreb Fès

| caps10 = 12

| goals10 = 4

| totalcaps = 228

| totalgoals = 43

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = Morocco U20

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2001–2008

| nationalteam2 = Morocco

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals2 = 7

| manageryears1 = 2013

| managerclubs1 = Maghreb Fès

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs2 = Wydad Fès

| manageryears3 = 2016–2019

| managerclubs3 = Maghreb Fès

| manageryears4 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs4 = Morocco U-19

| manageryears5 = 2019

| managerclubs5 = Moghreb Tétouan

| manageryears6 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs6 = RS Berkane

| manageryears7 = 2021

| managerclubs7 = Emirates Club

| manageryears8 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs8 = Union Touarga

| manageryears9 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs9 = Maghreb Fès

| manageryears10 = 2024–

| managerclubs10 = Morocco U23

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}} (as Player)

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MAR}}}} (as Manager)

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Tarik Sektioui ({{langx|ar|طارق السكتيوي}}; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan professional football coach and former player who currently manages the Morocco national under-23 team.

He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands and Portugal, amassing Eredivisie totals of 142 games and 29 goals over the course of eight seasons for Willem II, AZ Alkmaar and RKC in the former, and winning several honours with Porto in the latter. A full international for Morocco, he represented the side at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Sektioui began managing in 2013 in his first of three spells at Maghreb de Fès, winning the Moroccan Throne Cup with them in 2016 and the CAF Confederation Cup with RS Berkane in 2019–20. He led three other clubs in the Botola and had a brief spell in the UAE Pro League with Emirates Club.

Playing career

=Club=

Born in Fez, Sektioui played two seasons at French club AJ Auxerre, failing to establish with the first team and also appearing sparingly for the reserves during his spell. He arrived at the Netherlands and Tilburg's Willem II in January 2000 from Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax, going on to play a major role and eventually gaining captaincy.

In the 2004–05 campaign, Sektioui switched to AZ Alkmaar thus returning to the Eredivisie. During his two-year tenure, he scored some vital goals and formed an efficient attacking partnership with Shota Averladze.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/81921--dnipro-vs-az-alkmaar/ Sektioui secures AZ success] ; UEFA.com, 20 October 2005

After an uneventful loan stint in 1999 with C.S. Marítimo, Sektioui returned to Portugal in July 2006 after Co Adriaanse (also his coach at Willem II) signed him for FC Porto.[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01b7-0ea873aaa2f8-9db95b398c97-1000--sektioui-set-for-porto-switch/ Sektioui set for Porto switch] ; UEFA.com, 13 July 2006 He would find the adjustment difficult, and spent the second half of the season on loan to another Dutch team, RKC Waalwijk. On 3 February 2007, he played his first game, against NAC Breda.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3651.php|title=Tactical Formation|publisher=Football-Lineups|accessdate=7 February 2007|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328131656/http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3651.php|url-status=live}}

Even though Adriaanse was gone, Sektioui was recalled for 2007–08, and was a key member of the squad coached by Jesualdo Ferreira that retained the Primeira Liga title with five matches remaining. On the fourth day of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, he scored arguably the best goal of the night after overtaking five Olympique de Marseille defenders before hitting home beyond the goalkeeper;[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301216--porto-vs-marseille/ López leads Porto to Group A summit] ; UEFA.com, 6 November 2007 Porto eventually reached the round-of-16, ousted by Schalke 04 on penalties.

On 2 July 2009, after having featured rarely for Porto during the campaign – 17 appearances all competitions comprised – Sektioui moved to Ajman Club in the United Arab Emirates, on a one-year deal.[http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/07/02/1359327/terik-sektioui-joins-ajman-of-uae Terik Sektioui joins Ajman of UAE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705232534/http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/07/02/1359327/terik-sektioui-joins-ajman-of-uae |date=5 July 2009 }}; GOAL.com, 2 July 2009 He retired after one season aged 33, but later went back on his decision and joined his very first professional club, his hometown's Maghreb de Fès.

=International=

A Moroccan international since 2001, Sektioui represented his nation in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring a penalty in the 5–1 rout of Namibia.{{cite news |title=Morocco beats Namibia 5–1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/sports/21iht-soccerafrica21.9381426.html |accessdate=13 October 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=21 January 2008 |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013124930/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/sports/21iht-soccerafrica21.9381426.html |url-status=live }}

Managerial career

After coaching at the Mohammed VI Football Academy, Sektioui was hired on a three-year deal at Maghreb de Fès, after Azzedine Aït Djoudi left for JS Kabylie.{{cite news |last1=El Fatimi |first1=Houda |title=Moghreb de Fès : Tarik Sektioui revient au bercail |trans-title=Maghreb de Fès: Tarik Sektioui returns to the fold |url=https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/moghreb-de-fes-tarik-sektioui-revient-au-bercail-103846 |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=Aujourd'hui Le Maroc |date=4 July 2013 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030164900/https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/moghreb-de-fes-tarik-sektioui-revient-au-bercail-103846 |url-status=live }} After a spell at Wydad AC he returned to his relegated local club for two years in July 2016.{{cite news |title=MAS Fès: Sektioui succède à Achhabi |trans-title=MAS Fès: Sektioui succeeds Achhabi |url=http://www.2022mag.com/mas-fes-sektioui-succede-a-achhabi/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=2022 magazine |date=26 July 2021 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030165711/http://www.2022mag.com/mas-fes-sektioui-succede-a-achhabi/ |url-status=live }} On 20 November, he won the Moroccan Throne Cup with a 2–1 victory over Olympic Club de Safi in the final in Laayoune.{{cite news |title=Le MAS surclasse l'OCS et rejoint le MCO avec 4 titres de champion |trans-title=MAS outclass OCS and join MCO with 4 champion titles |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2016/le-mas-surclasse-l-ocs-et-rejoint-le-mco-avec--4-titres-de-champion/258407.html |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=Le Matin |date=20 November 2016 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030165709/https://lematin.ma/journal/2016/le-mas-surclasse-l-ocs-et-rejoint-le-mco-avec--4-titres-de-champion/258407.html |url-status=live }}

In February 2019, Sektioui moved to Moghreb Tétouan on an 18-month deal for a salary of 120,000 Moroccan dirhams. The northern club was ranked in 14th.{{cite news |title=Le salaire de Sektioui, nouveau coach du MAT, dévoilé |trans-title=Salary of Sektioui, new MAT coach, revealed |url=https://sport.le360.ma/botola-pro/le-salaire-de-sektioui-nouveau-coach-du-mat-devoile-64770 |access-date=30 October 2021 |publisher=360 Sport |date=11 February 2019 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030170250/https://sport.le360.ma/botola-pro/le-salaire-de-sektioui-nouveau-coach-du-mat-devoile-64770 |url-status=live }} He was dismissed in July for undisclosed breach of contract.{{cite news |last1=El Amri |first1=Amine |title=Le Moghreb Tétouan limoge Tarik Sektioui |trans-title=Moghreb Tétouan dismiss Tarik Sektioui |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/moghreb-tetouan-limoge-tarik-sektioui/320015.html |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=Le Matin |date=24 July 2019 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030170249/https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/moghreb-tetouan-limoge-tarik-sektioui/320015.html |url-status=live }}

Sektioui signed a two-year deal at RS Berkane in September 2019.{{cite news |last1=Akouete |first1=Isidore |title=Tarik Sektioui nouveau coach de la Renaissance de Berkane |trans-title=Tarik Sektioui new coach of Renaissance de Berkane |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/09/20/tarik-sektioui-nouveau-coach-de-la-renaissance-de-berkane/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |publisher=Africa Top Sports |date=20 September 2019 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030174216/https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/09/20/tarik-sektioui-nouveau-coach-de-la-renaissance-de-berkane/ |url-status=live }} On 25 October of the following year, his team won the CAF Confederation Cup with a 1–0 win over Egypt's Pyramids FC in the final in Rabat.{{cite news |last1=Ismail |first1=Ali |title=We deservedly won the Confederation Cup, says RS Berkane manager |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/10/26/rs-berkane-manager-deservedly-won-confederation-cup/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |publisher=King Fut |date=26 October 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101054556/https://www.kingfut.com/2020/10/26/rs-berkane-manager-deservedly-won-confederation-cup/ |url-status=live }} He resigned on 7 March 2021 after a 2–1 defeat to AS FAR.{{cite news |title=Tarik Sektioui jette l'éponge après le revers face à l'AS FAR |trans-title=Tarik Sektioui throws in the sponge after defeat to AS FAR |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2021/tarik-sektioui-jette-leponge-revers-face-las-far/354471.html |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=Le Matin |date=7 March 2021 |language=French |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030174218/https://lematin.ma/journal/2021/tarik-sektioui-jette-leponge-revers-face-las-far/354471.html |url-status=live }}

He moved to his first foreign managerial job at newly promoted UAE Pro League side Emirates Club for the 2021–22 season.{{cite news |last1=Jabir |first1=Wael |title=5 talking points from opening round of 2021-22 UAE Pro League season |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1915131/sport |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=Arab News |date=22 August 2021 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030164102/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1915131/sport |url-status=live }} He resigned on 27 December, having taken one point in 12 games for the last-placed club.{{cite news |title=Emirates club : Tarik Sektioui remercié |trans-title=Emirates Club: Tarik Sektioui thanked |url=https://lionsdelatlas.ma/emirates-club-tarik-sektioui-remercie/ |access-date=1 February 2022 |date=28 December 2021 |language=French |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201154857/https://lionsdelatlas.ma/emirates-club-tarik-sektioui-remercie/ |url-status=live }}

In 2022, Sektioui returned to his country's top flight, at Union de Touarga.{{cite news |last1=Ichi |first1=Abderrahmane |title=Botola : quatre entraîneurs limogés et la liste s'allonge|trans-title=Botola: four managers sacked and the list is getting longer |url=https://lematin.ma/express/2022/botola-quatre-entraineurs-limoges-liste-allonge/382944.html |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=Le Matin |date=9 November 2022 |language=French}} In July 2023, he returned to Maghreb de Fès.{{cite news |last1=Oubaha |first1=Amine |title=Tarik Sektioui prend les commandes du Maghreb de Fès|trans-title=Tarik Sektioui takes command of Maghreb de Fès|url=https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/tarik-sektioui-prend-les-commandes-du-maghreb-de-fes-80180 |access-date=18 November 2023 |publisher=SNRT News |date=25 July 2023 |language=French}} On 29 February 2024, Sektioui was appointed head coach of the Morocco national under-23 football team by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to replace Issame Charaï.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=Tarik Sektioui appointed Morocco's new U23 manager |url=https://en.hespress.com/80685-tarik-sektioui-appointed-moroccos-new-u23-manager.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Sektioui's older brother, Abdelhadi, was also a footballer and manager. He was employed by Maghreb de Fès in both roles too.

Honours

=Player=

;Porto

;Maghreb de Fès

CAF Confederation Cup: 2011

;Morocco U20

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 1997

Individual

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Best Player: 1997

=Manager=

;Maghreb de Fès

Moroccan Throne Cup: 2016

;RS Berkane

CAF Confederation Cup: 2019–20

;Morocco U23

Olympic Bronze Medal: 2024{{Cite web | title=Paris 2024 | url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/football/men/fnl-000200-- | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729073934/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/football/men/fnl-000200-- | access-date=2025-01-07 | archive-date=2024-07-29}}

References

External links

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[http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/player-profiles/125-players-s-u/155-player-profile-tarik-sektioui PortuGOAL profile]
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