Saïf Ghezal ( ar, سيف غزال; born 30 June 1981 in

M'saken M'saken ( ''Msākan''; also spelled ''Masakin'', ''Msaken'') is a town in north-eastern Tunisia, close to Sousse. Etymology The origin of the word comes from "Msaken" masken (plural masken) meaning "habitat", "house" or "dwelling". This refer ...

) is a retired

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and current manager of Stade Gabèsien.

Career

Ghezal previously played for

Étoile Sportive du Sahel Étoile may refer to: Places ;France * Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, station of the Paris Métro * Étoile-Saint-Cyrice, commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in France * Étoile-sur-Rhône, commune in the Drôme department in France * L'Ét ...

, and participated at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. He joined than in summer 2008 from

to Swiss club

BSC Young Boys BSC Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation ) are a Swiss sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 15 Swiss league championships and six Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss football clubs internationally, reac ...

and then left Ghezal his club to sign for

Al-Ahli Jeddah Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club ( ar, النادي الأهلي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the second division of Saudi Arabian football, following their relegation from the Saud ...

on 29 December 2009.

International career

Ghezal has played for the senior

Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة القدم; ) represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governe ...

during qualifying matches for the

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Coaching career

On 5 February 2020, Ghezal was appointed manager of

ES Beni-Khalled Étoile sportive de Béni-Khalled ( ar, النجم الرياضي ببني خلاد) is a Tunisian football club, based in the city of Béni Khalled in northeast Tunisia, on the south coast near to the Cap Bon peninsula. Managers *Abderraz ...

.سيـف غـزال مدربـا للنجــم الخـــلادي
alchourouk.com, 5 February 2020

References

External links

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* 1981 births Living people Tunisian footballers Tunisian football managers Tunisia international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players BSC Young Boys players FC Thun players Association football defenders Swiss Super League players Tunisian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games ES Hammam-Sousse managers ES Beni-Khalled managers Stade Gabèsien managers 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub