Sami Trabelsi
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Sami Trabelsi (Arabic: سامي طرابلسي; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian football coach and a former player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-02-04) 4 February 1968 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1993 | Sfax Railways Sports | 187 | (6) |
1993–2000 | Sfaxien | 191 | (8) |
2000–2001 | Al Rayyan | 22 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Sfaxien | 28 | (1) |
Total | 428 | (15) | |
International career | |||
1991–2001 | Tunisia | 81 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | Tunisia | ||
2013–2023 | Al Sailiya | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien.
He has 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the Tunisia and coached national side for one match against France as a caretaker coach.[citation needed]
On March 11, 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian National Team.[3] But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup 2013, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation,[4] and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul.[citation needed]
On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya.[5]