Abderrazek Chebbi ( ar, عبدالرزاق الشابي; born 9 February 1962) is a Tunisian
football
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coach and former player who played for
Étoile du Sahel. He is currently the manager of Saudi FDL club
Al-Qaisumah.
Career
He spent his whole playing career with
Étoile du Sahel and made his debut in the early 1980s. He retired in 1990 and was made assistant manager in 1990. In 1995, he won the
1995 CAF Cup
The 1995 CAF Cup was the fourth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each African country's domestic league. It was won by ES Sahel in two-legged final victory against AS Kaloum Star.
First round
...
as the assistant manager of Brazilian coach
Dutra. He was then named as the manager of
ES Hammam-Sousse in 2001 before to Qatar to manage
Al-Rayyan in 2002.
On 26 December 2004, Chebbi was named as the manager of
Al-Jabalain. This would the first of many Saudi clubs he would take charge of. His first match ended in a 2–1 defeat against
Al-Raed
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on 29 December 2004. In his first season, Chebbi guided Al-Jabalain to a ninth-placed finish 9 points clear of relegation. Chebbi's contract was renewed for another year on 13 August 2005. In his second season, Al-Jabalain managed to finish seventh two positions and two points more than what they changed last season. On 29 April 2006,
Al-Ansar announced that they had hired Chebbi as their new manager. On 23 February 2007, Chebbi was sacked after a run of 10 league games without a win. He also led the club to the final of the Prince Faisal Cup losing to Al-Raed in the final. On 7 March 2007, Chebbi returned to Al-Jabalain on a contract that lasted until the end of the season. Chebbi managed to save the club from relegation and finished 12th just two points above the relegation zone.
On 10 November 2007,
Al-Faisaly announced that they had hired Chebbi on a contract that lasted until the end of the season. On 17 January 2008, during a training session, Chebbi injured one of his ligaments in his foot and underwent surgery. On 16 February 2008, Chebbi resigned as manager of Al-Faisaly due to his rehabilitation process. On 3 October 2008, Chebbi signed a one-year contract to manage
Al-Qadsiah. On 7 May 2009, Chebbi lead Al-Qadsiah to the 2008–09
Saudi First Division title and promotion to the
Pro League. Despite leading the club to promotion, his contract wasn't renewed at the end of the season. On 31 May 2009, Chebbi signed a contract to manage
Al-Taawoun. On 1 January 2010, Chebbi was sacked by Al-Taawoun after a run of six league games without a win. On 5 January 2011, Chebbi signed a six-month contract with
Al-Khaleej. On 22 October 2011,
Al-Watani
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Al-Watani has achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League as the champion of the Saudi First Division during the 2006–07 seaso ...
announced Chebbi as their new manager until the end of the season. On 20 March 2012, Chebbi was sacked by Al-Watani. On 26 November 2012, Chebbi returned to Tunisia to manage
ES Hammam-Sousse. On 10 January 2013, he resigned as manager due to disagreements with the board.
On 6 February 2013, Chebbi returned to Saudi Arabia to manage
Sdoos until the end of the season. Despite his best efforts, Chebbi could not prevent Sdoos' relegation to the Second Division. On 7 August 2013, Chebbi returned to manage Al-Qadsiah. On 11 February 2014, Chebbi was sacked. On 28 February 2014, Chebbi replaced Egyptian manager
Mohamed Salah
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as manager of
Al-Wehda until the end of the season. On 13 November 2014, Chebbi signed a contract until the end of the season with
Al-Fayha to replace fellow Tunisian manager
Ahmed Labyad
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Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
. At the time of his appointment, Al-Fayha sat at the bottom of the table. Chebbi managed to steer Al-Fayha out of the relegation and finish 11th. His contract wasn't renewed at the end of the season.
On 18 December 2015, Chebbi was appointed as the manager of
Al-Riyadh
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. Al-Riyadh won only 1 out of 14 matches and sat at the bottom of the table. Despite his best efforts, Chebbi could not prevent Al-Riyadh's relegation to the Second Division. On 29 November 2016, Chebbi was appointed as the manager of
Al-Qaisumah. On 2 July 2017, Chebbi renewed his contract with Al-Qaisumah for a further year. On 13 June 2018, Chebbi was appointed as the manager of
Abha. On 11 May 2019, Chebbi lead Abha to their first
MS League title and promotion to the Pro League. On 9 May 2019, Chebbi renewed his contract with Abha for a further year. On 11 February 2020, he renewed his contract with the club for another year.
On 13 March 2022, Chebbi was appointed as the manager of
Al-Sahel.
On 7 October 2022, Chebbi was appointed as the manager of
Al-Kholood, replacing
Khalid Al-Koroni.
On 3 December 2023, Chebbi returned to manage
Al-Qaisumah for the second time.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Étoile du Sahel
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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 1985–86, 1986–87
*
Tunisian Cup
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: 1980–81, 1982–83
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Tunisian Super Cup: 1986, 1987
Manager
Al-Qadsiah
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Saudi First Division: 2008–09
Abha
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MS League:
2018–19
Individual
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Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month:
March 2020
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References
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1962 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Tunisian men's footballers
Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
Tunisian football managers
ES Hammam Sousse managers
Al Faisaly FC managers
Al Qadsiah FC managers
Al Taawoun FC managers
Al-Khaleej FC managers
Al Wehda FC managers
Al-Fayha FC managers
Al-Riyadh SC managers
Abha Club managers
Tunisian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Saudi First Division League managers
Saudi Pro League managers