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{{Short description|Tunisian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sami Trabelsi
| image =
| fullname = <!-- If different-->
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|2|4}}

| birth_place = [[Sfax]], [[Tunisia]]
| height = {{height|meter=1.86}}
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)#center back|Center back]]
| years1 = 1986–1993
| years2 = 1993–2000
| years3 = 2000–2001
| years4 = 2001–2002
| clubs1 = [[Sfax RS]]
| clubs2 = [[CS Sfaxien]]
| clubs3 = [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]]
| clubs4 = [[CS Sfaxien]]
| caps1  =  187 | goals1 = 6
| caps2  =  191 | goals2 = 8
| caps3  =   22 | goals3 = 1
| caps4  =   28 | goals4 = 0
| totalcaps      = 428 |totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1991–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 81
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2011–2013  | managerclubs1   = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
| manageryears2 = 2013–2023  | managerclubs2   = [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al Sailiya]]
| manageryears3 = 2025–      | managerclubs3   = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Sami Trabelsi''' ({{langx|ar|سَامِي الطَّرَابُلْسِيّ}}; born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian [[Association football|football]] coach and a former player. He played for a few clubs, most notably [[CS Sfaxien]].

==Playing career==
=== Club ===
Trabelsi marked his debut in the club [[Sfax Railways Sports]] before joining [[CS Sfaxien]]. In [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], he became the leader of the Tunisian national team and he formed an undefeated defense line with [[Khaled Badra]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

=== International ===
Trabelsi had 52 caps for the [[Tunisia national football team]] and was a participant at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|158281|Sami Trabelsi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[International Herald Tribune]]|title=England Hopes for British Weather|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-15009969.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054053/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-15009969.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-26|date=1998-06-15|access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref> After retirement as a player, he became an assistant coach for the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] and coached national side for one match against [[France national football team|France]] as a caretaker coach.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

== Managerial career ==
On 11 March 2011, Trabelsi was officially appointed as the manager of the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian national team]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/9421912.stm | work=BBC News | title=Trabelsi named as Tunisia coach | date=2011-03-11}}</ref> But following the failure of the national team to get past the first round at the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]], Tunisia accepted Trabelsi's resignation,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/32738/tunisia-have-accepted-the-resignation-of-coach-sami-trabelsi-following-their-failure-to-get-past-the-first-round-at-the-african-nations-cup|title=Tunisia have accepted the resignation of coach Sami Trabelsi following their failure to get past the first round at the African Nations Cup|last=www.realnet.co.uk|work=Kick Off|access-date=2018-03-22|language=en-gb}}</ref> and he was replaced by the Tunisian coach [[Nabil Maâloul]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

On 8 June 2013, Trabelsi was named head coach of the Qatari side [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al Sailiya]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1429 | work=The official website of Qatar Stars League | title=Al Sailiya unveil new coach | access-date=2013-06-11 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620201937/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1429 | archive-date=2013-06-20 }}</ref> He managed the club for ten years, achieving two [[Qatari Stars Cup]]s and one [[Qatar FA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/sami-trabelsi-new-tunisia-coach |title=Trabelsi appointed Tunisia coach |publisher=FIFA |date=11 February 2025 }}</ref>

On 10 February 2025, Trabelsi was reappointed as head coach of Tunisia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/sami-trabelsi-returns-as-tunisia-s-head-coach-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifiers/ |title=Sami Trabelsi returns as Tunisia's head coach ahead of World Cup qualifiers |publisher=CAF Online |date=12 February 2025 }}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|6 June 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2! width=110|Team
!rowspan=2! width=120|From
!rowspan=2! width=120|To
|-
!width=40|G
!width=40|W
!width=40|D
!width=40|L
!width=50|Win %
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
|align=left|11 March 2011
|align=left|8 February 2013
{{WDL|32|13|10|9}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al Sailiya]]
|align=left|8 June 2013
|align=left|20 March 2023
{{WDL|239|87|51|101}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
|align=left|10 February 2025
|Present
{{WDL|4|3|0|1}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|275|103|61|111}}
|}

==Honours==
===As manager===

'''Tunisia'''
*[[African Nations Championship ]]: [[2011 African Nations Championship|2011]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://athlet.org/football/chan/2011 | title=2011 African Nations Championship }}</ref>

'''Al-Sailiya SC'''
* [[Qatari Stars Cup]]: [[2020–21 Qatari Stars Cup|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Qatari Stars Cup|2021–22]]
* [[Qatar FA Cup]]: [[2021 Qatar FA Cup|2021]]

== Decorations ==
* Commander of the [[National Order of Merit (Tunisia)|National Order of Merit]] (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=30024}}

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