the Tunisian national team in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where they went out in the quarter finals to Cameroon. Coaching career Following the culmination of his playing career at Southampton, Jaïdi became head coach of Southampton under-23’s. In August 2019 he was linked with the vacant Tunisia national team manager job. On 7 November 2019 American team Hartford Athletic announced that Jaidi has been named the club's head coach for the 2020 USL season, subject to the completion of relevant documentation. He said he hoped the job would allow him to return to coach in Europe in the future. In February 2021, Jaidi was hired as an assistant coach for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge until August 2021. In August 2021, he joined his former club Espérance de Tunis as a head coach. On 25 September 2021, he won his first prize with his team by beating CS Sfaxien in the supercup. On 8 June 2022, he was sacked due to poor results after the elimination from Tunisian Cup against CS M'saken. Personal life Jaïdi is Muslim. He was born in Gabès, Tunisia. His mother raised him on her own after his father died when he was eleven years old. Career statistics International goals Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first. Honours As player ES Tunis Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 Tunisian Cup: 1996–97, 1998–99 Tunisian Super Cup: 2001 CAF Champions League: 1994 African Cup Winners' Cup: 1998 CAF Cup: 1997 CAF Super Cup: 1995 Arab Super Cup: 1996 Southampton Football League Trophy: 2010 Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations: 2004 As manager ES Tunis Tunisian Super Cup: 2021 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links Birmingham City profile Southampton F.C. profile 1975 births Living people Footballers from Tunis Association football defenders Tunisian footballers Tunisian Muslims Tunisia international footballers Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Birmingham City F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Tunisia Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of