Issam Merdassi (Arabic: عصام المرداسي, born 16 March 1981) is a Tunisian footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Rejiche (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2009 | CS Sfaxien | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Al-Nassr (loan) | ||
| 2009–2011 | BSC Young Boys | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Misr El Makasa | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Tunisia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Sfax Railways Sports | ||
| 2021– | AS Rejiche | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Merdassi played until 2006 for CS Sfaxien then went on loan to Saudi Al-Nassr before returning to CS Sfaxien for one season 2008–2009 and finally he was transferred to BSC Young Boys in summer 2009.[1]
He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.[2]
After managing Sfax Railways Sports, he was appointed manager of AS Rejiche in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ Issam Merdassi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Issam Merdassi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ "Issam Merdassi nouvel entraîneur de l'AS Rejiche" (in French). Mosaïque FM. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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