Ahmed Mghirbi

Ahmed Mghirbi

Personal information
Date of birth	17 June 1946
Place of birth	Manouba, French Tunisia
Date of death	16 March 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 74)
Position(s)	Libero
Youth career
1958–1965	Stade Tunisien
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1975	Stade Tunisien
National team
1966–1972	Tunisia	34	(0)
Teams managed
1976	Stade Tunisien
1976–1977	[fr]
1978–1979	Olympique Béja
1980–1986	[fr]
1988–1989	Olympique Béja
1989–1990	[fr]
1991–1992	Stade Tunisien
1995–1996	Stade Tunisien
2001	Olympique Béja
2003	Stade Tunisien
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ahmed Mghirbi (Arabic: أحمد المغيربي‎; 17 June 1946 – 16 March 2021) was a Tunisian football player and coach.

Club career[]

Born on 17 June 1946, in Manouba, Mghirbi began his career at Stade Tunisien as a centre-back;^[1] he played 256 matches between 1965 and 1975, scoring seven goals.^[2] Mghribi helped his team win the Tunisian Cup in  [fr], and won the Golden Boot in  [fr] as the league's top goalscorer.^[2]

International career[]

Mghirbi played for the Tunisia national team.^[2] He made his debut against Yugoslavia in 1966, and played his last match against Algeria in 1972.^[2] Mighirbi played 34 international matches, winning silver at the 1971 Mediterranean Games.^[2]

Managerial career[]

Mghribi coached several clubs, namely Stade Tunisien,  [fr],  [fr], and Olympique Béja.^[2]

Personal life[]

Mghirbi later served as an analyst for the television channel Nessma and Tunisian national programming.^[2]

Death[]

On 16 March 2021, Mghibi died aged 74 after suffering from cancer for two years.^[2]

Honours[]

Player[]

Stade Tunisien

• Tunisian Cup:  [fr]

Tunisia

• Mediterranean Games Silver Medal: 1971

Individual

• Tunisian National Championship Top Scorer:  [fr]

Coach[]

Stade Tunisien

• Tunisian Cup:  [fr]

References[]