Faouzi Benzarti
Faouzi Benzarti (; born 3 January 1950) is a Tunisian professional
football manager and former
player and current manager. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club
US Monastir without any achievements. His coaching career began when he was only 29 years old, making him the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plans as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the
Tunisian and
Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the
Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing
Hervé Renard.
Benzarti managed clubs in Tunisia, Morocco, Oman and United Arab Emirates. The Tunisian clubs he won most titles with are
Étoile du Sahel and
Espérance de Tunis. Otherwise, His experiences in the
Persian Gulf region were not successful. He achieved good results in Morocco, whether with
Raja CA and
Wydad Casablanca.
Benzarti was chosen as the ninth best African coach of all time. His most important achievement was reaching the final of the
2013 FIFA Club World Cup with
Raja CA.
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