Mokhtar Ben Nacef
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Bizerte, French Tunisia | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2006 (aged 78) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1948 | CA Bizertin | ||
| 1948–1951 | Nice | ||
| 1951–1953 | Cannes | ||
| 1953–1955 | Nice | ||
| 1955–1956 | Toulon | ||
| 1956–1958 | CA Bizertin | ||
| 1958–1959 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 1959–1961 | US Monastir | ||
| International career | |||
| 1957–1959 | Tunisia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1968[1] | Tunisia | ||
| CA Bizertin | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mokhtar Ben Nacef (Arabic: مختار بن ناصف; 4 September 1927 – 24 August 2006) was a Tunisian footballer and manager.
Ben Nacef joined Nice in 1948, and in 1949, became the first ever professional Tunisian player in France.[1][2] Following two years at Cannes from 1951 to 1953, he returned to Nice, where he helped them win the Coupe de France in his first season back.[3][4]
After Tunisian independence, he became the first captain of the Tunisia national team.[1]
Managerial career
Ben Nacef became the manager of the Tunisia national team in 1965, and coached them at that year's African Cup of Nations, where they finished as runners-up to Ghana.[3] He would remain as the coach of Tunisia until 1968, when he was succeeded by Yugoslav coach Radojica Radojičić.[5] Later on, he would hold various positions within the Tunisian Football Federation.[1]
During the 1970s, Ben Nacef also managed CA Bizertin.[6]
Death
Ben Nacef died on 24 August 2006, at the age of 78.[3]
