Mourad Okbi (; born 1 September 1965) is a

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

n retired

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who played as a defender for the

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, and is currently a manager.

Club career

He played in the

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, formerly known as the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the highest-level association football, football tournament in Tunisia and is organized by the Tunisian Football Federation and t ...

with

JS Kairouan Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise (), known as JS Kairouan, Chabiba or simply JSK for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Kairouan. The club was founded in 1942 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Hamda Laouani Stadi ...

and in

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...

with

Al-Ahli Saudi FC Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional Association football, football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi football league system, Saudi football. Al-Ahl ...

International career

He started playing with the national team in 1987, collecting 50 appearances in eight years and scored 3 goals. He also participated in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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and the

1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nescafé 1994 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Con ...

Coaching career

He Started his career in 2000 with many Tunisian teams managing

ES Hammam-Sousse Espoir Sportif de Hammam Sousse (), known as ES Hammam Sousse or simply ESHS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Hammam Sousse. The club was founded in 1954 and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, Bou Ali Lahouar S ...

, US Monastir and Stade Gabésien and Saudi teams with Najran SC, Al-Shoulla F.C., Al-Watani and

Abha Club Abha Football Club () is a professional Saudi football club based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. They were first promoted to the top flight in 2005 when they finished a ...

and also Emirati teams with Al-Ittihad Kalba SC. On 17 May 2017 he became the assistant of Nabil Maaloul in

and managed to qualify for the

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded t ...

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. After the departure of Nabil Maaloul, Okbi was retained with the new head coach Faouzi Benzarti. In July 2021, Okbi was appointed as manager of US Monastir and he left the club on 4 October 2021 and was succeeded by Faouzi Benzarti. On 17 March 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of Al-Sahel. 19 August 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of USM Khenchela. On 13 November 2023, Okbi left USM Khenchela. On 24 November 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of Olympique Beja. He quit only 2 months being head coach of de club.

Honours

Managerial honours :

US Monastir

Tunisian Super Cup The Tunisian Super Cup () or the Tunisia Premier Cup () previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup, is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunisian Football Federation. Established in 1960, it combines the champions of the first ...

: **''Winners'' :

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

(due to

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the supercup was played in 2021)

Olympique Béja

: **''Winners'' :

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

References

1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Kairouan Tunisian men's footballers Tunisia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Tunisia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1994 African Cup of Nations players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players JS Kairouan players Saudi Pro League players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Tunisian football managers Abha Club managers ES Hammam Sousse managers Najran SC managers Al-Shoulla FC managers JS Kairouan managers Al-Ansar FC (Medina) managers Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) managers US Monastir (football) managers Stade Gabèsien managers Al-Ittihad Kalba SC managers Men's association football defenders Tunisian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates UAE Pro League managers Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub