Sami Trabelsi
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| 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 | |||
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.
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.[citation needed]
International
Trabelsi 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
On 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
- 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
As manager
Tunisia
Al-Sailiya SC
