Tarik Sektioui

Tarik Sektioui (Arabic: طارق السكتيوي‎; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a right winger, and a current manager of RS Berkane.

Tarik Sektioui
Sektioui in action for Porto (left)
Personal information
Full name Tarik Sektioui
Date of birth (1977-05-13) 13 May 1977
Place of birth Fes, Morocco
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 RS Berkane (Manager)
Youth career
Maghreb Fez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Maghreb Fez
1997–1999 Auxerre 2 (0)
1999 → Marítimo (loan) 2 (0)
1999 Neuchâtel Xamax 9 (0)
2000–2004 Willem II 85 (19)
2004–2006 AZ 48 (10)
2006–2009 Porto 36 (7)
2007 → RKC (loan) 9 (0)
2009–2010 Ajman Club 25 (3)
2010–2011 Maghreb Fez 12 (4)
Total 228 (43)
National team
2001–2008 Morocco 18 (5)
Teams managed
2013 Maghreb Fez
2014–2015 Wydad
2016–2019 Maghreb Fez
2018–2019 Morocco U-19
2019 Moghreb Tétouan
2019– RS Berkane
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Club career

Born in Fes, 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.[1]

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.[2] He would find the adjustment difficult, and spent the second half of the season on loan to yet another Dutch team, RKC Waalwijk. On 3 February 2007, he played his first game, against NAC Breda.[3]

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;[4] 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.[5] He retired after one season aged 33, but later went back on his decision and joined his very first professional club, hometown's MAS Fez.

International career

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.[6]

Honours

Player
Porto
MAS Fès

Manager
MAS Fès
RS Berkane

References
  1. Sektioui secures AZ success; UEFA.com, 20 October 2005
  2. Sektioui set for Porto switch; UEFA.com, 13 July 2006
  3. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  4. López leads Porto to Group A summit; UEFA.com, 6 November 2007
  5. Terik Sektioui joins Ajman of UAE; GOAL.com, 2 July 2009
  6. "Morocco beats Namibia 5–1". New York Times. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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