At 37, Yacine Régragui puts away his playing boots to become a coach at Trèbes, in Regional 3.
What position did you play in when you started?
I started playing football at the age of five in Alzonne. My first position was left midfielder. Then, I played left back in CFA 2 at FAC to finish as a midfielder at Trèbes.
What assessment do you remember of your last season as a player on a sporting and human level?
It was a very complicated season psychologically and sportingly, despite all the talent of the group, it was not enough to stay in R2. When we go down, it’s never easy to experience that, now we turn the page and we try to write a new story all together in R3.
You are getting your coaching diploma this year…
In parallel with my first season as a senior coach, I was admitted to the BMF pro course in Castelmaurou, where I have several weeks of internship throughout the season, with final certifications and several projects to complete. This year, the president of Trèbes, Jean-Louis Sié, gave me the opportunity on behalf of the club to take the BMF, and I thank him very much.
Tell us about your first season as coach at Trèbes in R3…
For my first season, it was a lot of apprehension at the start, but all the while remaining lucid about what we had to do. I learn a little every day. The first important thing was to create a staff that works together and listens to each other while respecting each other. Geoffrey, Yannis, Jeff and Ali each bring their knowledge and everyone has a well-defined role within the group. Then we make decisions based on what is best for our group.
What is Trèbes’ objective this year?
The real objective is to make the players want to have fun again, to produce games during training sessions and matches! If the group buys in, the results will follow.
