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Adel Sellimi

For the Yemeni footballer, see Adel Al-Salimi.

Adel Sellimi (Arabic: عادل السليمي; born 16 November 1972) is a former Tunisian football striker and a current manager.

Adel Sellimi
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-16) 16 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1982–1990 Club Africain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Club Africain 144 (61)
1996–1998 Nantes 40 (2)
1998–1999 Real Jaén 48 (32)
1999–2002 Freiburg 108 (27)
2002–2003 Club Africain 51 (29)
International career‡
1992–2002 Tunisia 80 (20)
Managerial career
2010 Club Africain (assistant)
2010–2011 AS Gabès
2012–2013 Tunisia (assistant)
2013–2014 AS Marsa
2018 Al-Markhiya SC
2018 Al-Khor SC
2019– Tunisia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2007

Career

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Sellimi reportedly drew inspiration from the 1978 World Cup team who became the first African nation to win a World Cup match. He joined his first club at the age of 10, Club African of Tunis, and he stayed there for the next 14 years, picking up two Tunisian league titles and one Tunisia Cup along the way.

Sellimi earned his first cap in September 1993 in a friendly against Germany.

His performances during the 1996 African Cup of Nations finals in South Africa in which Tunisia reached the final, helped increase his profile there.[1] Sellimi scored in the semi-final against Zambia.

Following a good overall appearance at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,[2] Sellimi was signed by French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes Atlantium,[3] However, his relocation to France marked the beginning of what was considered a 'dry spell.' Despite being christened "The Lung" by Nantes fans due to the distance he covered during matches,[citation needed] some thought that he didn't seem to settle in at his new team. In his debut season, he scored two goals in 30 games and failed to replicate the goal-scoring he had at home in Tunisia. Sellimi departed Nantes for Real Jaén in the Spanish second division (then known as LaLiga 2) in 1998. He regained his earlier form as he scored 32 goals in 48 games for Real Jaén.

2. Bundesliga side Freiburg brought Sellimi in 1999[1] and partnered the him with other Tunisian internationals, anchorman Zoubeir Baya and fellow striker Mehdi Benslimane. He took a while to find his earlier form, and many fans at Freiburg considered him a mistaken purchase during his first year. He gained promotion with Freiburg to the Bundesliga in 2000. He regained some of his goal-scoring prowess and headed the Bundesliga goal scoring list going into the winter break of 2000/01.

A not-as-expected 2001 led to Sellimi missing out on the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali and several international friendlies after a fall-out with former national coach Henri Michel, but the Frenchman's replacement with Ammar Souayah coupled with the national team's so-called 'goal drought' brought about Sellimi's recall in hopes of him contributing more goals too the national team. The 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan turned out to be in what some would say as Adel Sellimi's 'swansong' in premier football competitions, and he retired from international football shortly after the tournament at the age of 31. He returned to Club Africain shortly afterwards.

After retiring, Sellimi became a manager, working for several clubs in Tunisia and Qatar.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, the score column indicates score after each Sellimi goal.
List of international goals scored by Adel Sellimi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 1992 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Benin 5–1 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
2 20 August 1993 Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland    Switzerland 1–0 1–2 Friendly
3 26 July 1994 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Tanzania 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 2–0
5 15 July 1995 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Senegal 3–0 4–0 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
6 31 January 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa   Zambia 1–0 4–2 1996 African Cup of Nations
7 4–1
8 2 June 1996 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda   Rwanda 1–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
9 2–0
10 16 June 1996 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Rwanda 2–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
11 27 April 1997 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Liberia 1–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
12 25 February 1998 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Russia 1–2 2–3 Friendly
13 19 May 1998 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Kenya 2–0 2–0 Friendly
14 3 June 1998 Parc des Sports, Avignon, France   Iceland 1–0 3–1 Friendly
15 3–0
16 24 January 1999 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Alger, Algeria   Algeria 1–0 1–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
17 10 April 1999 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda   Uganda 2–0 2–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
18 23 January 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria   Nigeria 2–4 2–4 2000 African Cup of Nations
19 10 May 2002 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
20 20 May 2002 Iwate Athletic Stadium, Morioka, Japan   Malaysia 4–1 4–3 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adel Sellimi" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adel Sellimi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. ^ Adel Sellimi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. ^ Adel Sellimi at WorldFootball.net
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