Slaheddine Fessi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1956 | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–? | Club Africain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Club Africain | |||
| 1979–1980 | FSV Frankfurt | 8 | (0) |
| Stade Gabèsien | |||
| International career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Tunisia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Slaheddine Fessi (born 15 November 1956) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the national team.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
[edit]Fessi joined Club Africain in 1966, at the age of 10.[3] For a while, he also played handball and volleyball.[3] After being promoted to Club Africain's senior team, he was initially understudy to Sadok Sassi and Mokhtar Naili.[3]
Fessi spent two seasons with German club FSV Frankfurt.[3] Having been third-choice goalkeeper at the club,[4] he made his debut in April 1980 in the 2. Bundesliga, replacing the injured Jürgen Grün in a 3–0 loss to SC Freiburg.[5] He went on to make eight league appearances in the 1979–80 2. Bundesliga season.[6][7] He left the club in summer 1980.[8]
Fessi signed with Stade Gabèsien after his return from Germany.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Slaheddine Fessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slaheddine Fessi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Khouini, Khaled (22 May 2022). "Souvenirs, souvenirs... Slaheddine fessi (ex-gardien de but du ca) : « Clubiste un jour, Clubiste toujours ! »". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Franzke, Rainer (26 April 1980). "Nach den Bornheimer Sünden nun dem Fall?". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 47.
- ^ "Zwei Verletzte und neue Abstiegssorgen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 21 April 1980. p. 36.
- ^ Slaheddine Fessi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Slaheddine Fessi at DFB (also available in German)
- ^ "Mehr Gehen als Kommen beim FSV Frankfurt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 1980. p. 28.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Tunisia
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Club Africain players
- FSV Frankfurt players
- Stade Gabèsien players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany