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Sami Trabelsi (Arabic: سامي طرابلسي; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian football coach and a former player.

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]

Playing career

Sami 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

As of 18 April 2023
Team From To
G W D L Win %
Tunisia Tunisia 11 March 2011 8 February 2013 32 13 10 9 040.63
Qatar Al Sailiya 8 June 2013 20 March 2023 239 87 51 101 036.40
Total 271 100 61 110 036.90

Honours

As manager

Tunisia

Decorations

References

  1. ^ Sami TrabelsiFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ "England Hopes for British Weather". International Herald Tribune. 15 June 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Trabelsi named as Tunisia coach". BBC News. 11 March 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Al Sailiya unveil new coach". The official website of Qatar Stars League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. ^ "2011 African Nations Championship".

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