Marouan Kechrid

Marouan Kechrid (born 2 June 1981) is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. After starting his career with JS Kairouan, Kechrid played the majority of his career in Tunisia and won five CNA championships over an eighteen-year span.[1][2] He also played for Ittihad Tanger and Maghreb de Fes in the Moroccan Division Excellence.

Marouan Kechrid
Personal information
Born (1981-06-02) 2 June 1981
Dreux, France
NationalityTunisian / France
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
Playing career2002–2019
PositionGuard
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2005JS Kairouan
2005–2006Ittihad Tanger
2006–2008JS Kairouan
2008–2010Ittihad Tanger
2010–2011ES Sahel
2011–2012Maghreb de Fes
2012–2013Club Africain
2013–2014US Monastir
2014–2018ES Radès
2018–2019JS Kairouan
As coach:
2021–2022US Monastir (assistant)
2022US Monastir
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Tunisia
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya Tunisia
Gold medal – first place 2011 Madagascar Tunisia

Kechrid was a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship. Kechrid averaged 9.8 PPG and 1.9 RPG for the Tunisians during the tournament.[3] He also competed for the Tunisians in the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Africa Championship.[4] He was a member of the Tunisian team that took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Kechrid started his coaching career in 2021 as an assistant with US Monastir, and was promoted to head coach after a year. In October 2022, Kechrid and Monastir agreed to terminate their contract.[5]

References
  1. African Nations Championship - Tunisia Squad
  2. Marouan Kechrid at basketpedya.com
  3. Marouan Kechrid Profile Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Khlifa, Hamza Ben (29 October 2022). "Basket - US Monastir : Linos Gavriel remplace Marouen Kechrid". Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2023.


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