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Ali Boumnijel
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-04-13) 13 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sochaux (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1997 Gueugnon 166 (0)
1991–1992 → Nancy (loan) 7 (0)
1998–2003 Bastia 15 (0)
2003–2004 Rouen 23 (0)
2004–2007 Club Africain 84 (0)
Total 289 (0)
International career
1991–2007 Tunisia 51 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Tunisia (goalkeeper coach)
2012–2013 Umm Salal (goalkeeper coach)
2014–2016 China (assistant)
2017–2018 Étoile du Sahel (assistant)
2019– Sochaux (assistant coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Tunisia
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2004 Tunisia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Boumnijel (Arabic: علي بومنيجل, born 13 April 1966) is a Tunisian former professional football goalkeeper who works for Sochaux as assistant coach.[1] At international level, he represented the Tunisian national team.

Born in Menzel Jemil, Boumnijel began his career in FC Gueugnon in France, however without playing any games. His first game as a professional footballer came on 20 October 1991 for AS Nancy in a 1–3 loss to AJ Auxerre. Afterwards he returned to his previous team, where he played five seasons, until changing to SC Bastia. He played for Bastia for six years, and then one season at FC Rouen.[2] In 2004, he moved back to Tunisia to play for Club Africain.

In the national team he debuted on 27 November 1991 against Côte d'Ivoire. Having established himself as a competitive goalkeeper he went on to play for Tunisia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup . Boumnijel was Tunisia's first choice goalkeeper, and played at the 2004 African Nations Cup where the Tunisia team won. In the semifinals he saved a crucial penalty from Peter Odemwingie to help Tunisia beat Nigeria in a penalty shootout.[3]

Aged 40, he was the oldest player at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Boumnijel has been praised for his great leadership and goalkeeping skills during the World Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Communiqué : Stéphane Mangione et Ali Boumnijel nouveaux adjoints" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Official Site. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Ali Boumnijel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ^ "Tunisia make African final". BBC. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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