Hamdi Kasraoui ( ar, حمدي القصراوي, born 18 January 1983) is a Tunisian former professional

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who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Tunisia.

Club career

Kasraoui played for Espérance Sportive de Tunis until 25 May 2009, when he signed with French club RC Lens, which at the time had just secured promotion back to the

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. He spent the 2009-10 season as the club's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Vedran Runje, making his Ligue 1 debut on 17 April 2010 in a goalless draw at

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after Runje was ruled out with an injury. After his debut, Kasraoui went on to appear in all of the club's remaining five league matches of the season. Kasraoui decided to return to Tunisia in December 2012. Much appreciated in the northern club, Kasraoui announced his departure to his teammates leaving a message full of emotion in the locker room. For several days now, his signature in CS Sfaxien has been formalized by the Tunisian club on 20 December for a six-month contract. He won the Tunisian championship for the fourth time in his career. He also signed a contract with

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in 2014 before joining CA Bizertin in 2015 where he remained 3 years before retiring in 2018.

International career

Kasraoui has 16 caps for the Tunisian national team, and played at the

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hosted by Germany and the

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in Egypt. However, he has been the second-choice goalkeeper both on club and international level. He was called up to the

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as a reserve for

Ali Boumnijel Ali Boumnijel ( ar, علي بومنيجل, born 13 April 1966) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works for Sochaux as assistant coach. At international level, he played for the Tunisian national team. ...

. After Boumnijel retired from international football, Kasraoui became the first choice goalkeeper for Tunisia in

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but he has not been as successful as its predecessor. He retired internationally in 2012.

Coaching career

He made his debut in his managerial career on 4 August 2018 when he was appointed as a goalkeeping coach of Tunisia national team with the head coach Faouzi Benzarti. On 2 August 2021, he was appointed as a goalkeeping coach of Espérance de Tunis.

References

External links

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Hamdi Kasraoui – Official Website
1983 births Living people People from Sousse Tunisian footballers Association football goalkeepers 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Tunisia international footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Espérance Sportive de Tunis players RC Lens players CS Sfaxien players Stade Tunisien players CA Bizertin players Ligue 1 players Association football goalkeeping coaches {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub