Mourad Okbi
Tunisian football manager (born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mourad Okbi | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-09-01) 1 September 1965 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Kairouan, Tunisia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 1992–1994 | Al-Ahli Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1987–1995 | Tunisia | 50 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | ES Hammam-Sousse | ||
| 2002–2004 | Najran SC | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Shoulla F.C. | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Watani | ||
| 2007 | Abha Club[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2020 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 2021 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 2021 | US Monastir | ||
| 2023 | Al-Sahel | ||
| 2023 | USM Khenchela | ||
| 2023 | Olympique Beja | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mourad Okbi (Arabic: مراد عقبي; born 1 September 1965) is a Tunisian retired footballer who played as a defender for the national team, and is currently a manager.
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.
In July 2021, Okbi was appointed as manager of US Monastir he left the club on 4 October 2021 and was succeeded by Faouzi Benzarti.
On 17 March 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of Al-Sahel.[2][3]
19 August 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of USM Khenchela.[4]On 13 November 2023, Okbi left USM Khenchela.[5]
On 24 November 2023, Okbi was appointed as manager of Olympique Beja.
He quit only 2 montsh being head coach of de club.
Honours
Managerial honours :
US Monastir
- Tunisian Super Cup:
- Winners : 2020
(due to COVID-19 the supercup was played in 2021)
Olympique Béja
- Tunisian Super Cup:
- Winners : 2023
References
- ^ "العقبي يحل بدلاً لدانتي البرازيلي لتدريب أبها".
- ^ "مؤجلات Yelo تبتسم للمدرسة".
- ^ "إدارة نادي #الساحل تتعاقد مع المدرب التونسي/مراد عقبي".
- ^ "Football: L'USMK: Le Tunisien, Mourad Okbi, nouvel entraîneur". rivalite.dz. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "USM Khenchela : le contrat d'El-Okbi résilié". mediafootdz.dz. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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