Jawhar Mnari ( ar, جوهر مناري) (born 8 November 1976) is a Tunisian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Mnari was born in

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. In 2005, Mnari moved from Espérance to 1. FC Nürnberg. In 2007, he won the DFB-Pokal in Germany with 1. FC Nürnberg and reached the UEFA-Cup through this. He moved to

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in 2010.

International career

Mnari was

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ped 44 times and scored three goals for the Tunisia national team. He scored the first goal against

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in the 2006 World Cup in the 8th minute to help Tunisia take a 1–0 lead. He was part of the squad that won the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mnari goal''.

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg *

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( 2006–07) Tunisia * Africa Cup of Nations: 2004

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* 1976 births Living people People from Monastir Governorate Association football midfielders Tunisian footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisia international footballers US Monastir (football) players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players 1. FC Nürnberg players FSV Frankfurt players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub