Sami Trabelsi (Arabic: سَامِي الطَّرَابُلْسِيّ; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian football coach and a former player. He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Center back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1993 | Sfax RS | 187 | (6) |
| 1993–2000 | CS Sfaxien | 191 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | CS Sfaxien | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 428 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2001 | Tunisia | 81 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Tunisia | ||
| 2013–2023 | Al Sailiya | ||
| 2025–2026 | Tunisia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editTrabelsi marked his debut in the club Sfax Railways Sports before joining CS Sfaxien. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, he became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with Khaled Badra.[citation needed]
International
editTrabelsi had 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the Tunisia and coached national side for one match against France as a caretaker coach.[citation needed]
Managerial career
editOn 11 March 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian national team.[3] But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation,[4] and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul.[citation needed]
On 8 June 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya.[5] He managed the club for ten years, achieving two Qatari Stars Cups and one Qatar FA Cup.[6]
On 10 February 2025, Trabelsi was reappointed as head coach of Tunisia.[7] On 4 January 2026, he was sacked after a round of 16 elimination to Mali on penalties at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 3 January 2026
| Team | From | To | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Tunisia |
11 March 2011 | 8 February 2013 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40.63 |
 Al Sailiya |
8 June 2013 | 20 March 2023 | 239 | 87 | 51 | 101 | 36.40 |
| Tunisia |
10 February 2025 | 4 January 2026 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 57.89 |
| Total | 290 | 111 | 66 | 113 | 38.28 | ||
Honours
editAs manager
editTunisia
Al-Sailiya SC
Decorations
edit- Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012)
References
edit- ↑ Sami Trabelsi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ "England Hopes for British Weather". International Herald Tribune. 15 June 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ↑ "Trabelsi named as Tunisia coach". BBC News. 11 March 2011.
- ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Tunisia have accepted the resignation of coach Sami Trabelsi following their failure to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup". Kick Off. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Al Sailiya unveil new coach". The official website of Qatar Stars League. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Trabelsi appointed Tunisia coach". FIFA. 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sami Trabelsi returns as Tunisia's head coach ahead of World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. 12 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tunisia part ways with coach Sami Trabelsi after AFCON 2025 last-16 exit". CAF Online. 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "2011 African Nations Championship".
External links
edit- Sami Trabelsi at National-Football-Teams.com
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