Néjib Ghommidh (; born 12 March 1953 in

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

) is a retired

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

er. He played for the

Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team, controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African ...

, including appearing for them in the

1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names, quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It wa ...

. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the second goal in a 3–1 win over

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. He played as a defensive

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References

1953 births Living people Tunisian men's footballers Tunisia men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1978 African Cup of Nations players Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Men's association football midfielders Mediterranean Games medalists in football 20th-century Tunisian sportsmen {{Tunisia-footy-midfielder-stub