12 Facts About Tarik Sektioui

Tarik Sektioui is a Moroccan professional football coach and former player who currently manages the Morocco national under-23 team.

Tarik Sektioui 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.

Tarik Sektioui led three other clubs in the Botola and had a brief spell in the UAE Pro League with Emirates Club.

Tarik Sektioui arrived at the Netherlands and Tilburg's Willem II in January 2000 from Swiss side Neuchatel Xamax, going on to play a major role and eventually gaining captaincy.

Maritimo, Tarik Sektioui returned to Portugal in July 2006 after Co Adriaanse signed him for FC Porto.

Tarik Sektioui would find the adjustment difficult, and spent the second half of the season on loan to another Dutch team, RKC Waalwijk.

Tarik Sektioui 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 Fes.

In February 2019, Tarik Sektioui moved to Moghreb Tetouan on an 18-month deal for a salary of 120,000 Moroccan dirhams.

Tarik Sektioui signed a two-year deal at RS Berkane in September 2019.

In 2022, Tarik Sektioui returned to his country's top flight, at Union de Touarga.

On 29 February 2024, Tarik Sektioui was appointed head coach of the Morocco national under-23 football team by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to replace Issame Charai.

Tarik Sektioui was employed by Maghreb de Fes in both roles too.