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Ahmed Mghirbi

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Ahmed Mghirbi
Personal information
Date of birth 17 June 1946
Place of birth Manouba, French Tunisia
Date of death 16 March 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 74)
Position(s) Sweeper
Youth career
1958–1965 Stade Tunisien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1975 Stade Tunisien
International career
1966–1972 Tunisia 34 (0)
Managerial career
1976 Stade Tunisien
1976–1977 Club sportif de Menzel Bouzelfa [fr]
1978–1979 Olympique Béja
1980–1986 Club sportif des cheminots [fr]
1988–1989 Olympique Béja
1989–1990 Club sportif des cheminots [fr]
1991–1992 Stade Tunisien
1995–1996 Stade Tunisien
2001 Olympique Béja
2003 Stade Tunisien
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Mghirbi (Arabic: أحمد المغيربي; 17 June 1946 – 16 March 2021) was a Tunisian football player and coach.

Club career

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Born on 17 June 1946, in Manouba, Mghirbi began his career at Stade Tunisien as a centre-back;[1] he played 256 matches between 1965 and 1975, scoring seven goals.[2] Mghribi helped his team win the Tunisian Cup in 1966 [fr], and won the Golden Boot in 1971–72 [fr] as the league's top goalscorer.[2]

International career

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Mghirbi played for the Tunisia national team.[2] He made his debut against Yugoslavia in 1966, and played his last match against Algeria in 1972.[2] Mighirbi played 34 international matches, winning silver at the 1971 Mediterranean Games.[2]

Managerial career

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Mghribi coached several clubs, namely Stade Tunisien, Club sportif de Menzel Bouzelfa [fr], Club sportif des cheminots [fr], and Olympique Béja.[2]

Personal life

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Mghirbi later served as an analyst for the television channel Nessma and Tunisian national programming.[2]

Death

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On 16 March 2021, Mghibi died aged 74 after suffering from cancer for two years.[2]

Honours

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Player

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Stade Tunisien

Tunisia

Individual

Coach

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Stade Tunisien

References

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  1. ^ "Ahmed Mghirbi n'est plus". Webdo.tn (in French). 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Obaid, Mahdi (16 March 2021). "وفاة أحمد المغيربي... رحيل المدرب التاريخي للملعب التونسي". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.