Sadok Sassi (), nicknamed "Attouga" (; born 15 November 1945 in

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

) is a Tunisian former

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who played as a

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for

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and the Tunisia national team.Faouzi Mahjoub, ''Le football africain. Trente ans de Coupe d'Afrique des nations : 1957-1988'', coll. « Je sais », éd. Groupe Jeune Afrique, Paris, 1988, p. 171. He played both matches for the Tunisia national team at the

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. In a sixteen-years career, Sassi earned an impressive five league titles, eight cups, including three for Tunisia and the Maghreb. In 1972, he was goalkeeper for the African team at the mini-World Cup, hosted by Brazil.Qu'est-il devenu? SADOK SASSI alias ATTOUGA
Tunisiens du Monde, 7 January 2007. As a one-club man, he has 335 appearances in the first Tunisian league, 66 in the Tunisian Cup, and 14 in international competitions. With a total of 415 official matches for Club Africain, Sadok Sassi is the club's record player. Due to his outstanding performances, Attouga is referred to by the club as the eternal number one.Attouga, éternel numéro un
/ref> The national team's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper for many years, he missed Tunisia's first

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appearance in

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through injury, and was replaced by Mokhtar Naili. Sassi earned a total of 116 international caps; however, only 87 matches were considered as A-international by

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. He was awarded the African Football's Silver Order of Merit by CAF. In the prestigious election for CAF African Goalkeeper of the Millennium, Sadok Sassi finished in third place. The two goalkeepers who ranked ahead of him were

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ians

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and Joseph-Antoine Bell. Therefore, Attouga is considered the best Tunisian and

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goalkeeper of the millennium.AFRICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900-1999)
/ref> After retiring he has worked as a General Manager for Club Africain.

Honours

* Tunisian Championship: 1964, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1979 *

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: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976 * North African Champions Cup: 1973, 1974, 1975 * North Africain Cup Winners Cup: 1971

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* 1945 births Living people Tunisian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Tunisia men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1963 African Cup of Nations players 1965 African Cup of Nations players 1978 African Cup of Nations players Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in football {{Tunisia-footy-goalkeeper-stub

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