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Père Jégo

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Père Jégo
Père Jégo being awarded by Sultan Mohammed V in 1956
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ben Lahcen Affani
Date of birth (1900-04-15)15 April 1900
Place of birth Tunis, French Tunisia
Date of death 31 August 1970(1970-08-31) (aged 70)
Place of death Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1930 US Athlétique [fr]
Managerial career
1929–1936 OCS
1936–1938 US Athlétique
1939–1952 Wydad
1952–1957 Morocco
1957–1968 Raja
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Ben Lahcen Affani (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن العفاني; 15 April 1900 – 31 August 1970), known as Père Jégo, was a Moroccan football manager and player who managed both Casablanca's clubs Wydad and Raja.[1][2][3]

Père Jégo was regarded as one of the most decorated managers in Moroccan football history.[4][5][6][7]

Early life

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Père Jégo was born in Tunis, French Tunisia. His father, Lahcen Affani Soussi, originally from the Issafen tribe in the Souss region of Morocco, moved to Tunis to trade and study at Zitouna University. His mother Jenina was Tunisian; at her death, the family returned to Morocco, when he was only five years old. In 1918, he became the first student of Moroccan origin to obtain a baccalaureate at Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca.[5]

Career

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Père Jégo played for US Athlétique [fr] from 1922 to 1930; meanwhile, he started his managerial career in 1929 with OCS. In 1939, he became the first manager for Wydad in their history.[8] In 1952, he left Wydad to coach Morocco national team until 1957, when he joined Raja, a position he held until his retirement in 1968.

Honours

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Player

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US Athlétique

Manager

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US Athlétique

  • Moroccan Cup: 1936–37

Wydad AC

  • Moroccan League: 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55

References

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  1. ^ "Le saint patron de Casablanca". zamane.ma.
  2. ^ "Le fabuleux destin du Père Jégo". maroc-football.com.
  3. ^ "Père Jégo : Saint fondateur du football casaoui". lagrinta.fr.
  4. ^ "Père Jégo: "Mon cœur va vers le Wydad, mais le Raja symbolise la solidité de mon caractère"". madein.city.
  5. ^ a b "5 choses à savoir sur le Père Jégo". h24info.ma.
  6. ^ "Père Jégo -L'immortel fondateur de la culture sportive casablancaise". albayane.press.ma.
  7. ^ "PERE JEGO : l'entraineur, l'homme, la légende".
  8. ^ "Karton Zine – The Casablanca Derby, or the story of the enemy brothers". Karton Zine. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.