Hatem Trabelsi
Hatem Trabelsi
Hatem Trabelsi (Arabic حاتم الطرابلسي, DMG Hatim at- Ṭarābulusī ) ( born January 25, 1977 in Aryanah ) is a former Tunisian football player.
Career
Trabelsi was born in Aryanah, but grew up in Sfax. He began his career at CS Sfax, where he first played as a striker. As the CS Sfax numerous players had caused injuries, Trabelsi had to fill all the gaps. He was transferred to the defensive and played fairly quickly in this position and became a regular player. In 2001 he moved to Europe and indeed the Dutch top club Ajax Amsterdam.
During the preparation of the 2004 season, he was invited for trials by Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger under. Apparently he was impressed by the " Gunners " and it was a release between Ajax Amsterdam and Arsenal agreed. For personal reasons, however, Trabelsi was the signing of the contract at Arsenal fail; Instead, he returned to Ajax Amsterdam.
In 2006 he received from several English clubs offers. He moved on August 10, free transfer to Manchester City. Injuries and a lack of work permit threw him back. This enabled him to celebrate his debut in the new team until September 11 against FC Reading.
Since December 2006, Trabelsi has played the most games for Manchester City in central midfield. He scored his first goal against Manchester United. With his weaker left foot, he was able to overcome Edwin van der Sar. His team lost the game anyway with 1:3. From time to time, it became clear that Trabelsi his place to younger players, such as Must give Micah Richards Nedum Onuoha or. After the 1-0 win over Newcastle United in March he made no play for Manchester City, and it so happened that his contract was not renewed at the end of the season. When he was not playing for Manchester City, he received offers from French club Le Mans UC and the Italian club Napoli. However, an obligation in these associations did not materialize.
After six months without a club, Trabelsi moved in November 2007 to Al -Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
National
Trabelsi made his debut in the Tunisian national team in May 1998, shortly before the World Cup 1998. He also played every game for the Tunisian national team at the World Cup 2002 and the FIFA World Cup 2006. Likewise at the Africa Cup 2004 won the Tunisia. Following the resignation of Tunisia at the 2006 World Cup Trabelsi ended his international career with 29 years. Until then he had denied 61 games and scored 1 goal.
Achievements
- Winners of the Africa Cup 2004
- FIFA World Cup 1998, 2002 and 2006
- Participation in the Africa Cup in 2002, 2004 and 2006
- Former captain of the Tunisian national football team
- Footballer of the Year in 2004 in Tunisia
- Dutch champion: 2002, 2004
- Dutch Cup winner: 2002, 2006
- Dutch Supercup: 2002, 2005