Hamidou Msaidie, Zinédine Zidane’s atypical assistant with a many-sided brief for the Bleus

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·24 September 2026

Hamidou Msaidie, Zinédine Zidane’s atypical assistant with a many-sided brief for the Bleus

According to L'Équipe, Hamidou Msaidie, an assistant coach with the Bleus and a trained physiotherapist, works across performance, medical and wider team matters.

On Monday at Clairefontaine, the squad watched a film retracing the France team’s history, a reminder that they belong to a story in which they are now actors. The concept and production were Msaidie’s.

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His assistant coach title is vague, and his remit is as wide as his background is deep.

Msaidie can sit behind numerous projects because he takes an interest in almost everything around the team.

Such a position is unusual in other backroom teams.

Source: L'Équipe

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