Said Bakkati ( ar, سعيد بقّاتي; born 23 March 1982) is a Dutch former

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of Moroccan descent. He was a defender who played as a rightback.

Playing career

Club

Bakkati's career began when he signed a professional contract with

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

, making his first first-team appearance in 2000, at the age of 18. After five-and-a-half years with the team from

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

he joined fellow

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

participants

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

during the 2005–06 season. After playing for

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

and

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

, Bakkati ended his playing career with

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

. He was then appointed trainer in the youth academy of

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Managerial career

On 13 June 2016, Bakkati was appointed as an assistant manager to

Jaap Stam Jakob Stam (; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. Stam played for several European clubs including P ...

at English

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side

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. Bakkati left the club on 23 March 2018. On 29 December 2018, Bakkati joined Dutch club

as assistant manager, where he once against is assisting Jaap stam. On 6 March 2019, it was announced that Bakkati would be joining

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

as an assistant manager alongside Jaap Stam at the start of the new season. On 21 May 2020, Bakkati joined Jaap Stam at

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side

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. He was released from the club along with other assistant coach

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in September 2021.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
1982 births ADO Den Haag players Association football fullbacks Dutch footballers Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent FC Emmen players Go Ahead Eagles players Living people PEC Zwolle players SC Heerenveen players Footballers from Groningen (city) FC Cincinnati non-playing staff PEC Zwolle non-playing staff Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub