Mohamed Fakhir

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Mohamed Fakhir (front) as coach of Raja Casablanca (2010)

Mohamed Fakhir ( Arabic محمد فاخر, DMG Muḥammad Fāḫir ; * 1953 in Casablanca ) is a Moroccan football player and coach.

Mohamed Fakhir has been the coach of the Moroccan national soccer team since December 2005. He recently coached the top Moroccan club FAR Rabat and triumphed with his team in November 2010 at Africa's Confederations Cup for club teams.

1967 Mohammed Fakhir joined the youth team of Raja Casablanca before he was transferred to the A-team (1972-1982), in which he won the 1974 and 1977 Throne Cup. He began his coaching career with the youth team Raja Casablanca. He then coached the teams Sidi Kacem, Renaissance Sportive de Settat and Hassania Agadir. As a coach he won the Throne Cup three times, in 1996 with Raja Casablanca and in 2003 and 2004 with FAR Rabat. He also won the Moroccan championship three times, in 2002 and 2003 with Hassania Agadir and in 2005 with FAR Rabat. Since then, Mohammed Fakhir has been a respected club coach in Morocco.