Sami Trabelsi ( ar, سامي طرابلسي) (born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian former football player and the head coach of Al Sailiya in the

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...

. 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 The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...

. 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. 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. On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya.

Playing career

Sami marked his debut in the club Sfax Railways Sports before joining CS Sfaxien. In

, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with

Khaled Badra Khaled Badra ( ar, خالد بدرة; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Badra was born in Kairouan. After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise ...

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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 {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub