The Best Soccer Players From Tunisia
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Sadok Sassi
Tunis, TunisiaSadok Sassi (Arabic: الصادق ساسي), nicknamed "Attouga" (born 15 November 1945 in Tunis) is a former Tunisian footballer. He was a goalkeeper and played for Club Africain and the Tunisian national team.He played both matches for the Tunisian national team at the 1963 African Cup of Nations.In a sixteen-years career, Sassi earned an impressive five league titles, eight cups, including three for Tunisia and the Maghreb. In 1972, he was goalkeeper for the African team at the mini-World Cup, hosted by Brazil.The national team's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper for many years, he missed Tunisia's first World Cup appearance in 1978 through injury, and was replaced by Mokhtar Naili. Sassi earned a total of 116 international caps. He was awarded the African Football’s Silver Order of Merit by CAF. After retiring he has worked as a General Manager for Club Africain. - 2Tunis, TunisiaTarak Dhiab (Arabic: طارق ذياب, born January 15, 1954) is a former footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisian national team that was the first national team from African to win a World Cup match. Tarak Dhiab was chosen The Tunisian footballer of the 20th century. He has served as Minister of Youth and Sports under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali since December 24, 2011.
- 3Zé Doca, BrazilFrancileudo Silva dos Santos (born 20 March 1979) is a retired professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Brazil, he represented Tunisia at international level.
- 4Tunis, TunisiaChokri El Ouaer (Arabic: شُكري الواعر) (born August 15, 1966) is a former Tunisian football goalkeeper. The Tunisian international began playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 1986, spending his entire career there except for a six-month spell in Genoa in 2001, near the end of his career. He retired shortly before the 2002 FIFA World Cup due to back problems, having announced his retirement on two previous occasions but persuaded to continue each time. Although he missed the 2002 World Cup he played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Chokri El Ouaer allegedly amassed near 100 caps for his country, but as with other Tunisian players this number is disputed by FIFA. El Ouaer received attention in December 2000 when he was accused of faking an injury in the CAF Champions League final between Espérance and Hearts of Oak. During a lengthy stoppage towards the end of the game, Ouaer suddenly rushed towards the midfield with blood running down the side of his face. Claiming to be hit with a sharp object thrown by the spectators, the match referees had spotted the player inflicting the injury on himself. With Espérance on the verge of losing the match on away goals, it was believed that Ouaer attempted to get the game cancelled. When the match did continue, Espérance had to substitute him with an outfield player, resulting in a 1:3 loss.
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Faouzi Rouissi
Tunis, TunisiaFaouzi Rouissi (born 20 March 1971 in Tunis) is a former Tunisian football striker. Rouissi's career started at the age of 10, when he joined local club Club Africain. He spent seven successful years in their youth academy before debuting as a senior in the 1988–89 season. During that season, he established himself as a regular and for the next four seasons that he played there he picked up two league titles, an African cup and an afro-Asian cup before leaving for French Ligue 2 side SM Caen. Rouissi also had a spell with SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga. He played in seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. - 6
Youssef Msakni
Tunis, TunisiaYoussef Msakni (Arabic: يوسف المساكني; born 28 October 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi on loan from Al-Duhail and the Tunisia national team. - 7Kairouan, TunisiaKhaled Badra (Arabic: خالد بدرة, born 8 April 1973) is a retired Tunisian footballer who played as a defender.
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Ali Maâloul
Sfax, TunisiaAli Maâloul (Arabic: علي معلول; born 1 January 1990 in Sfax) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Al Ahly and the Tunisia national team. - 9Ajaccio, FranceWahbi Khazri (born 8 February 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne and the Tunisia national team. He began his career at Bastia, scoring 34 goals in 183 competitive games, winning the Championnat National and Ligue 2 in consecutive seasons. After 18 months at Bordeaux of Ligue 1, he transferred to Sunderland in January 2016, who loaned him to Rennes in 2017–18. Khazri represented Tunisia at under-20 level and France at under-21. He made his senior debut for the former in 2013 and represented the country at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- 10Grombalia, TunisiaMohamed Jedidi (born 10 September 1978) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Skander Souayah
Sfax, TunisiaSkander Souayah (Arabic: إسكندر السويح) (born 20 November 1972) is a Tunisian former football player who played for CS Sfaxien and Espérance Tunis. He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored the only Tunisian goal of the competition from the penalty kick in the match against Romania.Souayah received a six-month ban from FIFA's Disciplinary Committee following his positive doping test in March 2002. - 12Gabès, TunisiaRadhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi (Arabic: راضي بن عبد المجيد الجعايدي; born 30 August 1975) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently head coach of the under-23 team at Southampton.
- 13Moknine, TunisiaKaies Ghodhbane (Arabic: قيس غُضبان; born 7 January 1976) is a former Tunisian footballer who played as midfielder. He has 92 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He also played at the World Cups in 1998 and 2002. In addition he was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations, and the team that finished second at the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
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Mokhtar Dhouieb
Sfax, TunisiaMokhtar Dhouib (born 23 March 1952) is a retired Tunisian footballer. He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup match, he scored the third goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico. - 15
Mohamed Akid
Sfax, TunisiaMohamed Akid was a Tunisian football forward who played for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for CS Sfaxien. The official version was that Akid was struck by lightning during a training session at his Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr Riyadh on 11 April 1979. The circumstances surrounding the death have fuelled a controversy between his surviving family and the authorities. After revolution, his family has requested for an autopsy to determine the cause of his death. The autopsy on 18 July 2012 confirmed the presence of two shots in his body and the son of Akid confirmed the implication of the Crown prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. - 16
Nabil Maâloul
Tunis, TunisiaNabil Maâloul (Arabic: نبيل معلول; born 25 July 1962), is a Tunisian football coach and former footballer who was capped 74 times for his country, and participated in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He is currently the coach of Al-Duhail SC. He spent most of his playing career with his home club, ES Tunis and won it a historic treble as a coach in 2011 (League, Cup and CAF Champions League). During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Kuwaiti national football teams, but he also managed clubs in Tunisia and Qatar. - 17
Hatem Trabelsi
Aryanah, TunisiaHatem Trabelsi (Arabic: حاتم الطرابلسي, Ḥātem Ṭrabelsī; born 25 January 1977) is a former Tunisian footballer. A right-sided defender or midfielder, he played for CS Sfaxien, Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester City and Al-Hilal Riyadh. At international level, he represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 66 caps before retiring from international football in 2006. - 18
Taoufik Hicheri
Tunis, Tunisia - 19Radès, TunisiaYassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي, born 22 September 1986) is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder in Étoile du Sahel .
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Sami Trabelsi
Sfax, TunisiaSami Trabelsi (Arabic: سامي طرابلسي) (born 4 February 1968) is a former Tunisian football player and the head coach of Al Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League. 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. 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. On March 11, 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian National Team. 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, and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul. On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya. - 21
Naïm Sliti
Marseille, France - 22
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi
TunisiaMohamed Ali Mahjoubi is a retired Tunisian football player. He represented Tunisia at the 1994 African Cup of Nations, as well as the 1988 Olympic Games. - 23
Jawhar Mnari
Monastir, TunisiaJawhar Mnari (Arabic: جوهر مناري) (born 8 November 1976) is a Tunisian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. - 24M'saken, TunisiaZoubeir Baya (or Beya) (Arabic: زبير بية; born 15 May 1971) is a Tunisian former professional footballer with a distinguished career as one of his country's most accomplished football exports. Baya, an attacking midfielder, displayed considerable skill and enterprise on the international scene and provided the North African nation with vast international experience. Twice named Tunisian Footballer of the Year, Baya suited up for his country at the 1998 World Cup in France and at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He was also a key member of Tunisian sides that competed at the 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cup finals. He made his international swansong at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, retiring shortly afterwards.
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Abdelhamid Hergal
Tunis, TunisiaAbdelhamid Hergal also spelled Harguel, Hargel or Herguel (born 27 January 1959 in Tunis) is a Tunisian footballer who played as a striker with team Stade Tunisien, Espérance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia national football team. He is the top scorer in the league, in the history of Stade Tunisien with 85 goals. A true technician and dazzling goal scorer, he is considered the best right winger of all time to play for Tunisia. - 26Djerba, TunisiaRiadh Ben-Khemais Bouazizi (Arabic: رياض بن خميس بوعزيزي) (born 8 April 1973) is a retired Tunisian football central midfielder. Bouazizi played for Bursaspor, Gaziantepspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor in the Turkish Super Lig.He has 83 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He also played at the World Cups in 1998 and 2002. In addition, he was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
- 27Tunis, TunisiaHassen Gabsi (Arabic: حسان القابسي) (born 23 February 1974) is a Tunisian football right winger.
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Ziad Jaziri
Sousse, TunisiaZiad Jaziri (Arabic: زياد جزيري) (born 12 July 1978 in Tunis) is a Tunisian former football striker. He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He was also in the 2002 World Cup squad. In addition, Jaziri was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. He scored the first goal for Tunisia in the 2006 World Cup against Saudi Arabia on June 14, 2006. On July 14, 2011, he was arrested with former International and Ajax Player Hatem Trabelsi and Club Africain Player Oussema Sallemi for questioning in a drug possession, consumption and trafficking affair. - 29Kasserine, TunisiaKarim Haggui (Arabic: كريم حقي; born 20 January 1984 in Kasserine) is a Tunisian former football defender. He last played for FC St. Gallen.
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Khaled Gasmi
Bizerte, TunisiaKhaled Gasmi is a Tunisian football midfielder who played for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Athlétique Bizertin.
