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Tunisian footballer (1946–2021) Not to be confused with Ahmad Moghrabi.

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) Sweeper
Youth career
1958–1965 Stade Tunisien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1975 Stade Tunisien
International career
1966–1972 Tunisia 34 (0)
Managerial career
1976 Stade Tunisien
1976–1977 Club sportif de Menzel Bouzelfa [fr]
1978–1979 Olympique Béja
1980–1986 Club sportif des cheminots [fr]
1988–1989 Olympique Béja
1989–1990 Club sportif des cheminots [fr]
1991–1992 Stade Tunisien
1995–1996 Stade Tunisien
2001 Olympique Béja
2003 Stade Tunisien
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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; he played 256 matches between 1965 and 1975, scoring seven goals. Mghribi helped his team win the Tunisian Cup in 1966 [fr], and won the Golden Boot in 1971–72 [fr] as the league's top goalscorer.

International career

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

Managerial career

Mghribi coached several clubs, namely Stade Tunisien, Club sportif de Menzel Bouzelfa [fr], Club sportif des cheminots [fr], and Olympique Béja.

Personal life

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

Death

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

Honours

Player

Stade Tunisien

Tunisia

Individual

Coach

Stade Tunisien

References

  1. "Ahmed Mghirbi n'est plus". Webdo.tn (in French). 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ Obaid, Mahdi (16 March 2021). "وفاة أحمد المغيربي... رحيل المدرب التاريخي للملعب التونسي". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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