Sami Trabelsi


Sami Trabelsi is a Tunisian football coach and a former player. He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien.

Playing career

Club

Trabelsi 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.

International

Trabelsi had 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 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.

Managerial career

On 11 March 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 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation, and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul.
On 8 June 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya. He managed the club for ten years, achieving two Qatari Stars Cups and one Qatar FA Cup.
On 10 February 2025, Trabelsi was reappointed as head coach of Tunisia. On 4 January 2026, he was sacked after a round of 16 elimination to Mali on penalties at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

As manager

Tunisia
Al-Sailiya SC

Decorations