Tarek Thabet

Tarek Thabet (Arabic: طارق ثابت; born 16 August 1971), is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender for Espérance de Tunis and the Tunisia national team. At club level, he spent his entire career at Espérance de Tunis. He was a member of the Tunisian team during the World Cups in 1998 and 2002.

Tarek Thabet

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-08-16) 16 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Gabès, Tunisia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Espérance de Tunis (General Supervisor) [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–2004	Espérance de Tunis	349	(27)
International career
1992–2002	Tunisia	69	(3)
Managerial career
2005–2006	AS Gabès
2007–2008	Stade Gabèsien
2008	Wefaq Sabratha[2]
2008–2009	Jendouba Sport
2009–2011	Khaleej Sirte[2]
2011	ES Zarzis
2013–2014	Al-Ahly Benghazi[citation needed]
2014	Espérance de Tunis (assistant)
2015	EO Sidi Bouzid
2016	AS Kasserine
2016	Al-Ahly Benghazi
2016–2017	EO Sidi Bouzid
2017	AS Marsa
2017	Al-Nasr Benghazi
2018	AS Kasserine
2018	Salam Zgharta
2019	Al-Ahly Tripoli
2019–2020	US Ben Guerdane
2022	Olympic Azzaweya
2022–2023	Al Sadaqa
2023–2024	Espérance de Tunis
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He managed Libyan Premier League club Khaleej Sirte, after spending the 2008–09 season at Wefaq Sabratha.^[2] Thabet also coached Libyan club Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) as well as numerous Tunisian clubs.^[3]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 November 1993	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Gabon	4–0	4–0	Coupe 7 Novembre[4]
2	6 June 1999	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Algeria	2–0	2–0	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
3	7 October 2000	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Gabon	4–2	4–2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification