Sami Trabelsi ( ar, سامي طرابلسي) (born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian former football player and the head coach of
Al Sailiya
Al Sailiya ( ar, السيلية, As Saylīyah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
Etymology
The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this ...
in the
Qatar Stars League.
He played for a few clubs, most notably
CS Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928.
History
The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The tea ...
.
He has 52 caps for the
Tunisia national football team
The Tunisia national football team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة القدم; ) represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governe ...
and was a participant at the
1998 FIFA World Cup.
After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the
Tunisia
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and coached national side for one match against
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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
Nabil Maâloul ( ar, نَبِيْل مَعْلُول; born 25 December 1962) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Espérance de Tunis.
Maâloul was capped 74 times for his country, and partici ...
.
On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side
Al Sailiya
Al Sailiya ( ar, السيلية, As Saylīyah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
Etymology
The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this ...
.
Playing career
Sami marked his debut in the club
Sfax Railways Sports
Sfax Railway Sport ( ar, نادي سكك الحديد الصفاقسي, often referred to as ''Railway'' or ''ٍُSRS'') is a Tunisian football club from Sfax founded in 1920.
The club have been champions three times and were in the top divisio ...
before joining
CS Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928.
History
The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The tea ...
. In
1998 FIFA World Cup, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with
Khaled Badra.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Tunisian footballers
Tunisian football managers
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Tunisia international footballers
Sfax Railways Sports players
CS Sfaxien players
Al-Rayyan SC players
1996 African Cup of Nations players
1998 African Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers
Tunisia national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
2013 Africa Cup of Nations managers
Association football defenders
Qatar Stars League players
Tunisian expatriate football managers
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