Ziad Jaziri
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| Full name | Ziad Jaziri[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Étoile du Sahel | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Gaziantepspor | 49 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Troyes | 44 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Kuwait | 15 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Tunisia | 64 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Ziad Jaziri (Arabic: زياد الجزيري; born 12 July 1978) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the sporting director of the Tunisian national team.
Club career
Jaziri began his career at his hometown club, Étoile du Sahel, where he succeeded. He moved to Europe with Turkish club Gaziantepspor in the Süper Lig, then to France with Troyes in Ligue 1, before finishing his career at Kuwait SC.
International career
He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the Tunisia national team, and was called up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played a key role in the qualification. He was also selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he scored the first goal for Tunisia in the first match against Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2006.
Jaziri was particularly decisive during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations won by the Tunisian national team, notably by scoring the winning goal in the final against Morocco.
Post-retirement
He held several responsibilities within his hometown club. In 2011, he became head of recruitment for Étoile du Sahel. In August 2012, he held the position of the head of the senior football team and technical advisor within the club. Later, he was appointed by Ridha Charfeddine as the team's sporting director, successfully recruiting players who contributed to achieving domestic and continental honours. He is currently the sporting director of the Tunisian national team.
Personal life
Jaziri is married to the niece of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
On 14 July 2011, he was arrested with former Tunisian international Hatem Trabelsi and Club Africain player Oussama Sellami for questioning in a drug possession, consumption and trafficking affair.[2]
He was sentenced to one year in prison. The national team players had worn jerseys bearing the message "In Solidarity with Ziad Jaziri" a few days earlier, at the end of a match during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. On 12 July 2012, he was released after serving his sentence.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[3]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 22 April 2000 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Mauritania | 2–0
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3–0
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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 October 2000 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Gabon | 1–0
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4–2
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2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 28 January 2001 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo | Congo | 2–1
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2–1
|
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 25 February 2001 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | DR Congo | 2–0
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6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 4–0
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| 6. | 20 May 2001 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Ivory Coast | 1–1
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1–1
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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 17 June 2001 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Kenya | 2–0
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4–1 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 3–0
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| 9. | 26 May 2002 | Kimiidera Athletic Stadium, Wakayama, Japan | Denmark | 1–1
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1–2
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Friendly |
| 10. | 14 January 2004 | Stade Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia | Benin | 1–0
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2–0
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Friendly |
| 11. | 24 January 2004 | Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia | Rwanda | 1–0
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2–1
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2004 African Cup of Nations |
| 12. | 14 February 2004 | Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia | Morocco | 2–1
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2–1
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2004 African Cup of Nations |
| 13. | 9 October 2004 | Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Malawi | 1–2
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2–2
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 14 June 2006 | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich, Germany | Saudi Arabia | 1–0
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2–2
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2006 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Étoile du Sahel
Kuwait SC
Tunisia
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Three Tunisian players detained and questioned on drug charges | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Jaziri, Ziad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
External links
- Ziad Jaziri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ziad Jaziri at L'Équipe Football (in French)