Sami Trabelsi (Arabic: سامي طرابلسي; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian football coach and a former player.

He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien.

He has 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[1][2] After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the Tunisia and coached national side for one match against France as a caretaker coach.^{[citation needed]}

On March 11, 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the Tunisian National Team.^[3] But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup 2013, Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation,^[4] and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul.^{[citation needed]}

On June 8, 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side Al Sailiya.^[5]

Playing career

Sami marked his debut in the club Sfax Railways Sports before joining CS Sfaxien. In 1998 FIFA World Cup, Sami became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with Khaled Badra.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial statistics

As of 18 April 2023

Team	From	To
G	W	D	L	Win %
Tunisia	11 March 2011	8 February 2013	32	13	10	9	040.63
Al Sailiya	8 June 2013	20 March 2023	239	87	51	101	036.40
Total			271	100	61	110	036.90

Honours

As manager

Tunisia

• African Nations Championship : 2011^[6]

Decorations

• Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012)