Mokhtar Tlili (born on 8 October 1942) is a Tunisian

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manager. He coached the

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. He was a defender at

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, he interrupts his playing career at the age of 25 years to become a coach. He quickly builds a reputation, which allows him to lead the majority of the major Tunisian clubs, obtaining a rich track record and a career in the Gulf countries and Libya. On October 2015, he was appointed as the

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of the International Mini-Football Federation. In October 2017, he guided the Tunisian team in

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and reached the quarter-finals.

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1942 births Living people Tunisian footballers CS Cheminots players Association footballers not categorized by position Tunisian football managers Sfax Railways Sports managers CS Hammam-Lif managers Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers Club Africain football managers Club Athlétique Bizertin managers CS Sfaxien managers Tunisia national football team managers ES Zarzis managers Olympique Béja managers US Monastir (football) managers AS Djerba managers Palestine national football team managers Najran SC managers AS Gabès managers Saudi Professional League managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{tunisia-footy-bio-stub