Sami Trabelsi (Arabic: سامي طرابلسي; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian football coach and a former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1968 | ||
| 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 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Sfaxien | 28 | (0) |
| 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 11 March 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 8 June 2013 Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya.[5]
Playing career
editSami marked his debut in the club Sfax Railways Sports before joining CS Sfaxien. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with Khaled Badra.[citation needed]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 18 April 2023
| Team | From | To | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Tunisia
|
11 March 2011 | 8 February 2013 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 40.63 |
 Al Sailiya
|
8 June 2013 | 20 March 2023 | 239 | 87 | 51 | 101 | 36.40 |
| Total | 271 | 100 | 61 | 110 | 36.90 | ||
Honours
editAs manager
editTunisia
Al-Sailiya SC
Decorations
edit- Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012)
References
edit- ^ Sami Trabelsi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "England Hopes for British Weather". International Herald Tribune. 15 June 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Trabelsi named as Tunisia coach". BBC News. 11 March 2011.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Tunisia have accepted the resignation of coach Sami Trabelsi following their failure to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup". Kick Off. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Al Sailiya unveil new coach". The official website of Qatar Stars League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "2011 African Nations Championship".
External links
edit- Sami Trabelsi at National-Football-Teams.com
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