Sami Trabelsi () (born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian former football player and the head coach of Al Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League. He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien. He has 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 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. On March 11, 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian National Team. But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup 2013, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation, and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul. On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya. Playing career Sami marked his debut in the club Sfax Railways Sports before joining CS Sfaxien. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with Khaled Badra. Managerial statistics References External links 1968 births Living people Tunisian footballers Tunisian football managers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Tunisia international footballers Sfax Railways Sports players CS Sfaxien players Al-Rayyan SC players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers Tunisia national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar 2013 Africa Cup of Nations managers Association football defenders Qatar Stars League players Tunisian expatriate football managers