Nabil Kouki (Arabic: نبيل كوكي; born 9 March 1970), is a Tunisian football coach and former player of Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Béja, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Olympique Béja | ||
| 1995–2000 | Club Africain | ||
| International career | |||
| Tunisia | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Sfaxien (Assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2011–2012 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 2012 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2012–2013 | Club Africain | ||
| 2013 | Bordj Bou Arréridj | ||
| 2014 | Bizertin | ||
| 2014–2015 | Gafsa | ||
| 2015 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2015 | Club Africain | ||
| 2016 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| 2017 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2017 | Al-Ramtha | ||
| 2018 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 2018 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Muharraq SC | ||
| 2019 | Al-Hilal Club | ||
| 2019–2022 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2022 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2022–2023 | CR Belouizdad | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sfaxien | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Kouki started his professional football career in 1990, at Olympique Béja where he played for five seasons before moving to the Club Africain where he also played for five seasons.
Coaching career edit
After his playing career, he became assistant coach and first coach since 2011 at Sfaxien, Stade Tunisien and Club Africain, also he coaches various clubs including Al-Hilal with whom he finished semi-finalist of the CAF Champions League . For family reasons, he chose in October 2015 to return to Tunisia, where he recovers his position as coach of Club Africain.
On 9 October 2017, he agreed with Al-Ramtha to become the head coach of the team.[1]
On 5 June 2018, he became the coach of the Jordanian team Al-Faisaly.[2]
ES Sétif edit
In 2019, he signed a contract ES Sétif.[3][4]
CR Belouizdad edit
On July 5, 2022 Nabil Kouki has just replaced the Brazilian coach Marcos Paquetá at the head of the formation of CR Belouizdad. He agreed with the administration to win the title of Algerian Ligue 1 champion, as well as to seek the role of the four in the CAF Champions League.[5] In the final of the Algerian Cup and after becoming ambitious to win the double, Kouki was sent off with a red card due to a lot of protest. At the end of the match, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mehdi Rabehi stated that he would not complete the task especially because he did not rise to obtain the medal.[6] However, it was agreed to end the season, especially since Kouki said that he refused to leave after he was close to winning the league title. On July 4, 2023, the Disciplinary Committee issued a one-month suspension penalty due to expulsion in the Algerian Cup final.[7] On the same day CR Belouizdad won the leagueLigue 1 title for the fourth time in a row, which is the first title he wins in his coaching career.[8]
Honours edit
Player edit
Club Africain edit
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 1995–96
- Tunisian Cup: 1997–98, 1999–00
- Arab Club Championship: 1997
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1995
Olympique Béja edit
- Tunisian Cup: 1992–93
- Tunisian Super Cup: 1995
Manager edit
CR Belouizdad
References edit
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
- ^ "ES Sétif : Nabil Kouki nouvel entraineur". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "ES Sétif : L'entraîneur Nabil Kouki limogé". footalgerien.com. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "CRB : Al-Kouki nouvel entraîneur". dzfoot.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "CRB : Nabil El Kouki sur le point d'être démis". dzfoot.com. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "CRB : Nabil Kouki suspendu jusqu'à la fin de la saison". dzfoot.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ligue 1 Mobilis: le CR Belouizdad sacré champion pour la 4ème année de suite". competition.dz. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.