Mohamed Nejmi

Mohamed Nejmi (born 1959) is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a defender, primarily for Raja CA, and a manager and sporting director who worked for Raja and Union de Mohammédia.

Mohamed Nejmi

Personal information
Date of birth	1959 (age 64–65)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1979	Racing
1979–1989	Raja
International career
1981–1983	Morocco
Managerial career
2000–2002	Raja (assistant)
2001–2002	Raja (interim)
2004	Raja (interim)
2007	Raja (interim)
2009–2015	US Mohammédia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Casablanca, Nejmi began playing football with local side Racing de Casablanca. In 1975, he moved to Racing's city rival, Raja where he would win the 1981–82 Moroccan Throne Cup and the 1987–88 Botola.^[1]

Nejmi appeared for the Morocco national team, where he helped the team win the 1982 Beijing International Friendship Cup in China.^[2][1]

After he retired from playing, Nejmi worked as a manager and sporting director. Initially, he was an assistant manager for Raja, and then an interim manager on three occasions.^[3][4] Raja won 27 of 34 matches under Nejmi's leadership. As a sporting director, Nejmi helped Raja to eleven titles.^[1]

Nejmi managed Botola 2 side Union de Mohammédia from 2009 until 2015. During this time, he focused on strengthening the club's youth system, with the club's former youth players Zakaria El Hachimi (Raja) and Yassir Jarici (FUS Rabat) excelling in the Botola and with Morocco after leaving Mohammédia.^[5]

References

1. "Mohamed Nejmi, l'incompris" (in French). Le Matin. 15 December 2005.
2. "Beijing International Friendship Tournaments 1977-1982".
3. "Maroc: Le Raja remercie Alain Fayard : neuf journées pour plus de pire que de meilleur" (in French). Libération. 23 November 2004.
4. ""Le Raja a besoin de tranquillité"" (in French). Aujourd'hui Le Maroc. 9 May 2007.
5. "Entretien avec Mohamed Nejmi, entraîneur de l'Union Mohammedia: «On joue pour le plaisir, sans trop de conviction»" (in French). Le Matin. 25 November 2013.