As a player and coach, he led the Les Bleus, France’s national team, to third place in Mexico 1986 and became a household name in Morocco, after guiding the Atlas Lions to France 1998 World Cup. 
Kama mchezaji na kocha aliongoza Les Bleus, timu ya taifa ya Ufaransa hadi ikawa nambari tatu huko Mexico mwaka wa 1986. Hapo baadaye akakuwa maarufu Morocco, alipowaongoza Atlas Lions hadi Kombe la Dunia lililotwaliwa na Ufaransa mwaka wa 1998.