Nabil Maâloul ( ar, نَبِيْل مَعْلُول; born 25 December 1962) is a Tunisian professional

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and former

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who is currently managing

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. Maâloul was capped 74 times for his country, and participated in

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. He spent most of his playing career with his home club,

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and won it a historic treble as a coach in 2011 (league, cup and

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). During his managerial career, he was in charge of three national teams:

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, and

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, but he also managed clubs in

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and

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Club career

Maâloul began playing football at the age of 6 or 7, following the example of his father. He began his professional career at the

at the age of 18 and then dropped his studies. He then wore the colors of

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during the return phase of the 1994–1995 season and then of

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between 1995 and 1996, marking the end of his career, due to a disagreement with the president of the club Slim Chiboub, who does not want to sign a contract with him again after a short period in

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International career

With the

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he started in 1985, collecting 74 appearances in 10 years and scored 11 goals. He participated in the

. He was one of the youngest captains in the national team's history at 23 years old.

Managerial career

He finished his playing career and became coach of

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in 1997. In 2002, he became assistant coach of

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when

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won

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. He decided to leave his post as assistant for coaching

and in September 2006 he returned to the staff of the team. Meanwhile, he made a brief pass as coach of

at the start of the 2005–2006 season with unconvincing results. The real start was in December 2010, he took command of

, following the dismissal of

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, and won with it a historic treble in 2011 (League, Cup and CAF Champions League) before being replaced by

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in January 2012; He replaced it a few months later. On 14 February 2013, he officially became the coach of the

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. On 23 March, he coached his first match with Sierra Leone and Tunisia wins by the score of (2–1). On 7 September, after a home defeat (0–2) with

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that eliminates Tunisia from qualifying for the

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, Maâloul announces his resignation. Cape Verde was later expunged from the qualification after the players' eligibility controversies. On 29 November 2013, he agreed with

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to become coach of the team in

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, replacing

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, before refusing. On 20 January 2014, he became the coach of the Qatari team

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, and won

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on 26 April 2014. He also took the team from 5th to 2nd place in half a season therefore qualifying for the AFC Champions League. On 20 December 2014, he became the coach of

, and coached them in

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and the Second Round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification before that

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suspend

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on 16 October 2015. On 27 April 2017, Maâloul became the coach of

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again and succeeded in bringing his team back to the

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for the first time since

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and becoming the second Tunisian coach to qualify for the World Cup after

Abdelmajid Chetali Abdelmajid Al-Chetali ( ar, عبد المجيد الشتالي; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played a total of 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summ ...

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. After the team's elimination from the group stage despite its honorable performance and winning Tunisia's second game ever in a World Cup against Panama, he resigned to coach

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. He parted ways after six months of coaching due to multiple disagreements with the club. On 11 March 2020, Maâloul was officially appointed as the new head coach of

on a one-year contract, to become the first Tunisian to coach Syria. Despite reaching the third round of the World Cup qualification, Maâloul resigned on 16 June 2021 due to unpaid salaries, after losing 3–1 to

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. On 27 October 2021, Maâloul became the coach of

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. He has won the Emir Cup on 21 December 2021 and the Kuwait Premier League in April 2022. On 9 June 2022, Maaloul returned to Espérance nearly 10 years after his departure.

Career statistics

Managerial

Honours

Player

Espérance de Tunis *

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (; ar, الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) was previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994. is the top division football tournament in Tunisia und ...

: 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994 *

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: 1986, 1989 *

Tunisian Super Cup The Tunisian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر التونسي) or the Tunisia Premier Cup ( ar, كأس تونس الممتازة) was previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup. It is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunis ...

: 1993 *

Arab Club Championship The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elit ...

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Club Africain *Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 1996 *

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Manager

ES Tunis *Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2011, 2012, 2022 *Tunisian Cup: 2011 *

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El Jaish *

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Kuwait SC *

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Kuwait Emir Cup The Kuwait Amir/Emir Cup ( ar, كأس أمير الكويت) is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup, is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season. It is considered the most valuable cup. Al Arabi ...

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