Mourad Okbi
Mourad Okbi (born 1 September 1965) is a Tunisian football manager and former player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mourad Okbi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Kairouan, Tunisia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 1992–1994 | Al-Ahli Club | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987–1995 | Tunisia | 50 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2002 | ES Hammam-Sousse | ||
| 2002–2004 | Najran SC | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Shoulla F.C. | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Watani | ||
| 2006–2007 | Abha Club | ||
| 2007 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 2010 | Najran SC | ||
| 2010–2013 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 2013–2014 | US Monastir | ||
| 2014–2015 | Stade Gabèsien | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Ittihad Kalba SC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Stade Gabèsien | ||
| 2017–2019 | Tunisia (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Stade Gabèsien | ||
| 2019 | JS Kairouan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with JS Kairouan and in Saudi Professional League with Al-Ahli Saudi FC.
International career
He started playing with the national team in 1987, collecting 50 appearances in eight years and scored 3 goals. He also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1994 African Cup of Nations.
Coaching career
He Started his career in 2000 with many Tunisian teams managing ES Hammam-Sousse, JS Kairouan, US Monastir and Stade Gabésien and Saudi teams with Najran SC, Al-Shoulla F.C., Al-Watani and Abha Club and also Emirati teams with Al-Ittihad Kalba SC. On 17 May 2017 he became the assistant of Nabil Maaloul in Tunisia and managed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. After the departure of Nabil Maaloul, Okbi was retained with the new head coach Faouzi Benzarti.
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