Slaheddine Fessi

Slaheddine Fessi (born 15 November 1956) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

Slaheddine Fessi
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-11-15) 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

Career

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
  1. "Slaheddine Fessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Franzke, Rainer (26 April 1980). "Nach den Bornheimer Sünden nun dem Fall?". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 47.
  5. "Zwei Verletzte und neue Abstiegssorgen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 21 April 1980. p. 36.
  6. Slaheddine Fessi at WorldFootball.net
  7. Slaheddine Fessi at DFB (also available in German)
  8. "Mehr Gehen als Kommen beim FSV Frankfurt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 1980. p. 28.
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