Hamdi Marzouki

Hamdi Marzouki
Personal information
Full name Hamdi Marzouki
Date of birth (1977-01-23) 23 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Mégrine, Tunisia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Club Africain 50 (4)
2002–2004 Stade Tunisien 57 (6)
2004–2005 Club Africain 64 (3)
2005–2006 Dibba Al-Fujairah 117 (18)
2006–2007 Al-Arabi[1] 0 (0)
2007–2008 CS Hammam-Lif
2008–2010 CA Bizertin[2]
2010–2011 AS Gabès
2011–2012 Salgaocar SC
International career
1990–1993 Tunisia U-17 ? (?)
2000–2004 Tunisia 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 10, 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 10, 2006

Hamdi Marzouki (Arabic: حمدي مرزوقي; born 23 January 1977)[3] is a retired Tunisian professional footballer who played as a defender.[4] From 2000 to 2004, he represented Tunisia national football team internationally and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan.[5] Marzouki has also represented Tunisia in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Club career

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Club Africain

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Marzouki began his professional career with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain[6] in 2000 and played for the club twice. In 2001, he helped Club Africain to reach the Semi-finals of the African Cup Winners' Cup.[7] Between 2000 and 2002, he appeared in 50 league matches and scored 4 goals.

Stade Tunisien

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In 2002, he signed with Stade Tunisien of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and appeared in 57 league matches, scoring 6 goals. With the Tunisian side, he won the Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle in 2002 and Tunisian President's Cup in 2003.[8][9]

Back to Africain

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After his stint with Stade Tunisien from 2002 to 2004, he came back to Club Africain and earned all total 104 caps for the club (including two spells), scoring 7 goals. He has also captained the team in domestic tournaments.[10]

Later career

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He also played domestically for clubs like Dibba Al-Fujairah Club of United Arab Emirates, Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait, CS Hammam-Lif, CA Bizertin[11] and Avenir Sportif de Gabès of Tunisia[12] and Salgaocar SC of India.[citation needed]

Dibba Al-Fujairah

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His major achievements are winning the UAE First Division League with Emirati giants Dibba Al-Fujairah Club in 2005–06 season and Kuwait Super Cup with Al-Arabi. He played more than 115 games for the side as a defender alongside scoring 18 goals in the league. He was the highest scoring defender for the Fujairah-based side.[citation needed]

Salgaocar

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On 7 January 2011, he penned the contract with Indian I-League outfit Salgaocar SC as a foreign recruit[13] under coaching of Karim Bencherifa.[14] However, he have not appeared in any league match for the club. Though it was his last stint in club football and later he retired in 2011.

International career

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Marzouki was called up for the national team of Tunisia by then manager Franco Scoglio in 2000. He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Switzerland on 15 November 2000, which ended as 1–1.[15]

He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished at the bottom. He was listed in the World Cup squad by then manager Ammar Souayah but Marzouki was on the bench in all the three group stage matches.[16][17]

He then played for Tunisia in the 2002 African Cup of Nations. There he played against Zambia and Egypt respectively.[18]

Honours

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Club Africain

Al-Arabi SC

Dibba Al-Fujairah

Stade Tunisien

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Wahda vs. Al Arabi - Football Match Summary - March 21 2007". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Club Athletique Bizertin's Hamdi Marzouki In Stable Condition". goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Hamdi Marzouki soccer player from Tunisia". soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Hamdi Marzouki, player statistics and club transfers". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "H. MARZOUKI". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ Historical squad of Club Africain: 1999-2000 Archived 2022-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021
  7. ^ "World Cup 2002". bbc.co.uk. 22 May 2002. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Tunisian Cup Finals". Soccerway. Perform. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Tunisian Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ^ Hamdi Marzouki with Club Africain Archived 2022-02-02 at the Wayback Machine 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021
  11. ^ "HAMDI MARZOUKI club career and transfers". tribuna.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ Hamdi Marzouki in Tunisian League Archived 2022-04-15 at the Wayback Machine m.live-result.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021
  13. ^ "Manuel Gomes vows to win silverware with Churchill Brothers next season – I-League news | bettor.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Hamdi Marzouki". kicker.de. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. ^ Hamdi Marzouki with Tunisia national football team: games and statistics Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2021
  16. ^ "2002 Fifa World Cup - Tunisia". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Hamdi Marzouki senior international stats". takisonline.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ^ "HAMDI MARZOUKI (Tunisia) player profile and matches". tribuna.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ^ "The 8th MTN CAF Champions League 2004". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2005.
  20. ^ الممتاز 2005-06. kfa.org. Kuwait (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  21. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يطلق مسابقة دوري الدرجة الثانية في الموسم الجديد" (in Arabic). Sharjah. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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