Ezzaki Badou ( ar, الزاكي بادو; born 2 April 1959), nicknamed Zaki, is a Moroccan

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coach and former professional player who played as a

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. He manages

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Playing career

Born in Sidi Kacem, Zaki represented AS Salé,

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RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

and

Fath Union Sport Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath U ...

during a 17-year professional career. With Mallorca, for which he signed in 1986 after being named by

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as African Footballer of the Year, he won promotion to

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while winning the

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. Zaki played for the Morocco national team in the

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and four

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. In the former tournament, held in Mexico, he helped his country to the round-of-16; additionally, the recipient of 76 full

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competed in the

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. In 2006, Zaki was selected by the

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as one of the best 200 African footballers of the last 50 years.

Coaching career

Zaki retired in 1993 at the age of 34, immediately becoming a manager. In 2002, after coaching a host of clubs, including former sides FUS and WAC, he was appointed at the helm of Morocco, leaving his post after three years and returning in May 2014. He left by mutual consent in February 2016. Zaki subsequently returned to club duties, going on to be in charge of several sides.

Honours

Player

Wydad Casablanca *

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: 1977–78, 1985–86 *

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: 1978, 1979, 1981 *Mohammed V Cup: 1979 RCD Mallorca *

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: Runners-up

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Manager

Wydad Casablanca *

: 1998 *

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runner-up: 1999 *

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elit ...

runner-up: 2009 CR Belouizdad * Cup of Algeria:

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Morocco *

runner-up:

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Individual

*Best Moroccan Player: 1979, 1981, 1986, 1988 *Best Moroccan Goalkeeper: 1978, 1979, 1986 * CAF African Footballer of the Year: 1986 * Best Arab player of the year: 1986 * Golden Ball best coach in Algeria: 2017 *

: 1988–89 * La Liga best goalkeeper: 1988, 1989, 1990 * Best Arab goalkeeper of the 20th century *

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Best African goalkeeper of the 20th century *

All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team

References

External links

Real Mallorca bio
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badou, Ezzaki 1959 births Living people People from Sidi Kacem Moroccan footballers Association football goalkeepers Botola players Association Salé players Wydad AC players Fath Union Sport players La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Mallorca players Morocco international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1980 African Cup of Nations players 1986 African Cup of Nations players 1988 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Morocco Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Moroccan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain African Footballer of the Year winners Moroccan football managers Wydad AC managers Fath Union Sport managers SCC Mohammédia managers CR Belouizdad managers Morocco national football team managers 2004 African Cup of Nations managers Expatriate football managers in Algeria Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Kawkab Marrakech managers Olympic Club de Safi managers Maghreb de Fès managers ittihad Tanger managers MC Oran managers Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi managers Botola managers