2023-11-30 18:08:26
Even after his active career, he remains involved in football!
Ex-professional Medhi Benatia (36) becomes a sports advisor at the traditional French club Olympique Marseille. Specifically, he will take on “screening and scouting tasks”.
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Marseille said on its homepage: “In close collaboration with CEO Pablo Longoria and general director Stéphane Tessier, he will help develop and implement the club’s sports strategy, in particular in attracting, training and retaining the best talent.”
Continuing: “In his role as advisor, he will also take part in screening and scouting missions, in conjunction with Roberto Malfitano, who has been promoted to be in charge of scouting for the professional team.”
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This ends the weeks of negotiations with the former Moroccan international (63 international matches/2 goals) and the 12th place in the table. Ligue 1 finished.
Benatia was trained as a player at Marseille, among others, and went through several youth positions at Olympique, but did not play a game for the professionals.
After stints at Udinese Calcio and AS Roma, he moved to FC Bayern in 2014. He played 46 competitive games for Munich and became German champion twice.
Mehdi Benatia becomes a sports advisor at Olympique Marseille
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The central defender ended his active career in November 2021 with Karagümrük in the Turkish Süper Lig.
The position at Olympique is his first stop at official level. He previously worked as a player agent, including placing World Cup driver Azzedine Ounahi (23) in Marseille.
Is he allowed to do that? The whole of England is discussing THIS scene
Source: BILD November 30, 2023
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