Sami Trabelsi ( ar, سامي طرابلسي) (born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian former football player and the head coach of

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in the Qatar Stars League. He played for a few clubs, most notably

CS Sfaxien Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928. History The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The tea ...

. He has 52 caps for the

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and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the

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and coached national side for one match against

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as a caretaker coach. On March 11, 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian National Team. But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup 2013, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation, and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach

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. On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side

Playing career

Sami marked his debut in the club

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before joining

. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with Khaled Badra.

Managerial statistics

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* 1968 births Living people Tunisian footballers Tunisian football managers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Tunisia international footballers Sfax Railways Sports players CS Sfaxien players Al-Rayyan SC players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers Tunisia national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar 2013 Africa Cup of Nations managers Association football defenders Qatar Stars League players Tunisian expatriate football managers {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub