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Born | Dreux, France | 2 June 1981||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Tunisian / France | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Ittihad Tanger | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Ittihad Tanger | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | ES Sahel | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Maghreb de Fes | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Club Africain | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | ES Radès | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | US Monastir (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||||
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As assistant coach: | |||||||||||||||||
Medals
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