Karim Essediri

Karim Essediri

Personal information
Full name	Karim Essediri
Date of birth	(1979-07-29) 29 July 1979
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Club Africain	?	(?)
2001–2005	Tromsø	81	(6)
2002	→ Bodø/Glimt (loan)	13	(0)
2006	Rosenborg	8	(1)
2007–2011	Lillestrøm	103	(1)
International career‡
2004–2011	Tunisia	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 18 November 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006

Karim Essediri (Arabic: كريم السديري) (born 29 July 1979 in Paris) is a Tunisia former international footballer.

Career

Before joining Lillestrøm in 2006, he played for Rosenborg, Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø in Norway, Club Meaux and Red Star 93 in France, and Club Africain in Tunisia.

Essediri experienced a tough start at Tromsø, and was given partial blame for the club's 2001 relegation. The following year he was lent out to another Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt. When he returned to Tromsø, he was not considered first-team material. However, the arrival of Per Mathias Høgmo as head coach made Essediri the starting right winger in Høgmo's counterattacking style of play. Essediri's pace made him an important figure in setting up Tromsø I.L.'s counterattacks, and he ended the 2004 season being among the top three for assists in the Premier League. Essediri had successfully turned from scapegoat in 2001 to hero in 2004.

Following his success at Tromsø, Essediri was picked for several matches for Tunisia, both in the World Cup 2006, and the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Having struggled to break into the Lillestrøm side, the 2009 season has seen Essediri convert to right back with success, and was a regular during the 2009-season.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2001	Tromsø	Tippeligaen	21	2	5	1	26	3
2002	Bodø/Glimt		13	0	2	2	15	2
2003	Tromsø		14	0	4	2	18	2
2004			25	3	4	3	29	6
2005			21	1	1	0	22	1
2006	Rosenborg		8	0	3	0	11	0
2007	Lillestrøm		8	0	2	1	10	1
2008			16	0	2	0	18	0
2009			22	0	2	0	24	0
2010			29	1	3	1	32	2
2011			28	0	3	0	31	0
Career Total			205	7	31	10	236	17

Personal life

Essediri speaks French, Arabic and Norwegian.

External links

• Karim Essediri at National-Football-Teams.com