Sadok Sassi (Arabic: الصادق ساسي), nicknamed "Attouga" (born 15 November 1945 in Tunis)[2] is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Club Africain and the Tunisia national team.[3]
 Sassi with Club Africain | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sadok Sassi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Africain | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1979 | Club Africain | 417 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1978 | Tunisia | 87[1] | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played both matches for the Tunisia national team at the 1963 African Cup of Nations.[4]
In a sixteen-years career, Sassi earned an impressive five league titles, eight cups, including three for Tunisia and the Maghreb. In 1972, he was goalkeeper for the African team at the mini-World Cup, hosted by Brazil.[2]
The national team's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper for many years, he missed Tunisia's first World Cup appearance in 1978 through injury,[5] and was replaced by Mokhtar Naili. Sassi earned a total of 116 international caps; however, only 87 matches were considered as A-international by FIFA.[1] He was awarded the African Football's Silver Order of Merit by CAF.
After retiring he has worked as a General Manager for Club Africain. [citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Imed Kilani. "Sadok Sassi "Attouga" - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b Qu'est-il devenu? SADOK SASSI alias ATTOUGA, Tunisiens du Monde, 7 January 2007. Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Faouzi Mahjoub, Le football africain. Trente ans de Coupe d'Afrique des nations : 1957-1988, coll. « Je sais », éd. Groupe Jeune Afrique, Paris, 1988, p. 171.
- ^ Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Mark Cruickshank; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Sadok Sassi – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Sadok Sassi at National-Football-Teams.com
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