Saïf Ghezal (; born 30 June 1981) is a Tunisian
football
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manager and former player who manages
Stade Gabèsien.
Club career
Ghezal was born in
M'saken
M'saken ( ''Msākan''; also spelled ''Masakin'', ''Msaken'') is a town in north-eastern Tunisia, close to Sousse.
Etymology
The origin of the word comes from "Msaken" masken (plural masken) meaning "habitat", "house" or "dwelling".
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. He previously played for
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Étoile Sportive du Sahel (), known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia, Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators ...
, and participated at the
2007 FIFA Club World Cup
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.
In summer 2008 he moved from Étoile Sportive du Sahel to Swiss club
BSC Young Boys
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. Ghezal signed for
Al-Ahli Jeddah on 29 December 2009.
International career
Ghezal played for the
Tunisia national team during
qualifying matches for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
Coaching career
On 5 February 2020, Ghezal was appointed manager of
ES Beni-Khalled.
سيـف غـزال مدربـا للنجــم الخـــلادي
alchourouk.com, 5 February 2020
References
External links
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football.ch profile
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1981 births
Living people
Tunisian men's footballers
Tunisian football managers
Tunisia men's international footballers
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
BSC Young Boys players
FC Thun players
Men's association football defenders
Swiss Super League players
Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Pro League players
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
ES Hammam Sousse managers
ES Beni-Khalled managers
Stade Gabèsien managers
CAF Champions League–winning players
21st-century Tunisian sportsmen
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