Chokri El Ouaer ( ar, شُكري الواعر) (born August 15, 1966) is a former

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. The Tunisian international began playing for

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...

in 1986, spending his entire career there except for a six-month spell in

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in 2001, near the end of his career. He retired shortly before the

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due to

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problems, having announced his retirement on two previous occasions but persuaded to continue each time. Although he missed the 2002 World Cup he played at the

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. Chokri El Ouaer allegedly amassed near 100 caps for his country, but as with other Tunisian players this number is disputed by

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. El Ouaer received attention in December 2000 when he was accused of faking an injury in the

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final between Espérance and Hearts of Oak. During a lengthy stoppage towards the end of the game, Ouaer suddenly rushed towards the midfield with blood running down the side of his face. Claiming to be hit with a sharp object thrown by the spectators, the match referees had spotted the player inflicting the injury on himself. With Espérance on the verge of losing the match on away goals, it was believed that Ouaer attempted to get the game cancelled. When the match did continue, Espérance had to substitute him with an outfield player, resulting in a 1:3 loss.

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- Ghanaweb * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ouaer, Chokri El 1966 births Living people Tunisian footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Tunisia Tunisia international footballers Serie B players Genoa C.F.C. players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Expatriate footballers in Italy Sportspeople from Tunis Association football goalkeepers