Taoufik Ben Othman ( ar, توفيق بن عثمان) (born 24 March 1939) is a Tunisian football player and coach. He began his career very young at the

Avenir Sportif de La Marsa Avenir Sportif de La Marsa ( ar, المستقبل الرياضي بالمرسى) or ASM is a football club from La Marsa in Tunisia. Founded in 1939, the team plays in green and yellow colours. Their ground is Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui, which has ...

and joined the junior individual selections. In 1958-1959 he participated in the first promotion of his club among the elite and is still there to help win the cups and the lead if necessary. He holds a total of 55 international caps, and represented his country in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. Having coached several clubs, including

and

CA Bizerte Club Athlétique Bizertin ( ar, النادي الرياضي البنزرتي) or CAB is a football club from Bizerte in Tunisia. It was founded on June 20, 1928. CA Bizertin have won the Tunisian League four times, the Tunisian Cup three times, ...

, he was appointed assistant coach by Abdelmajid Chetali and contributes to the qualification of Tunisia to the World Cup 1978. He was named coach of the

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 ...

in 1987.

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1939 births Living people Tunisian footballers AS Marsa players Olympic footballers of Tunisia Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Tunisia international footballers 1962 African Cup of Nations players 1963 African Cup of Nations players Association football defenders Tunisian football managers AS Marsa managers ES Hammam-Sousse managers Olympique Béja managers Club Athlétique Bizertin managers Tunisia national football team managers ES Zarzis managers AS Kasserine managers {{tunisia-footy-bio-stub