Rachid Benmahmoud Explained

Rachid Benmahmoud
Full Name:Mohamed Rachid Benmahmoud
Birth Date:14 September 1971
Birth Place:Rabat, Morocco
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Morocco (assistant)
Years1:1986–1989
Years2:1989–1993
Clubs2:Crédit Agricole
Years3:1993–1994
Clubs3:FUS Rabat
Years4:1994–1996
Clubs4:Crédit Agricole
Years5:1996–1997
Clubs5:Al-Rayyan
Years6:1997–1998
Clubs6:Al Khaleej
Years7:1998–2003
Clubs7:Al-Ahli Dubai
Years8:2003–2004
Clubs8:Al-Arabi
Years9:2004
Clubs9:Al Khaleej
Years10:2005
Clubs10:Dibba Al-Hisn SC
Nationalyears1:1993–2002
Nationalteam1:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:2007–2009
Managerclubs1:Al-Ahli Dubai
Manageryears2:2012
Managerclubs2:Qatar SC (assistant)
Manageryears3:2012–2013
Managerclubs3:Morocco (assistant)
Manageryears4:2017–2018
Managerclubs4:Wydad (assistant)
Manageryears5:2022–
Managerclubs5:Morocco (assistant)

Mohamed Rachid Benmahmoud (ar|محمد رشيد بن محمود; born 14 September 1971) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who works as an assistant manager for the Morocco national team.

Club career

A midfielder, Benmahmoud began his playing career with the Moroccan club Youssoufia Rabat in 1986. In 1989, he moved to Crédit Agricole where he played four seasons, before getting a big move on loan to FUS Rabat in 1993 in the Botola. In 1996, he moved to Qatar with Al-Rayyan where he came second in the league and cup competition.[1] The following season he moved to UAE with Al Khaleej in the second division, and helped them win the division and earn promotion, earning him suitors from abroad. He then moved to Al-Ahli Dubai on a five-year contract. In 2003, he returned to Qatar with Al-Arabi for a season, before finishing his career in UAE with successive stints at Al Khaleej again and Dibba Al-Hisn SC.

International career

Benmahmoud represented the Morocco from 1993 to 2002, having played for them at the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.

Managerial career

On 22 February 2007, Benmahmoud became the manager of his former side Al-Ahli Dubai in the UAE. He helped them win the UAE President's Cup in 2008, and the 2008–09 UAE Pro League. In 2009, his contract expired and he returned to Morocco. In 2012, he was named assistant coach at Qatar SC. In 2012, he was named assistant coach with the Morocco national team under Rachid Taoussi alongside Walid Regragui, but left in 2013 after an early elimination at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. In 2017, he worked with Houcine Ammouta as assistant in Wydad, and helped them win the 2016–17 Botola and the 2017 CAF Champions League before leaving in 2018. In 2022, he returned to the Morocco national as assistant manager under his old partner Regragui.

Personal life

In September 2023, he organized the Morocco national team to donate blood to those injured during the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الصفحة 12 (31-12- 1996) . Addiyar . 16 April 2014 . ar . 16 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Belga . Par . L’équipe nationale du Maroc fait don de son sang pour aider les blessés du tremblement de terre qui a frappé le pays . sudinfo.be . 9 September 2023 . fr . 16 September 2023.