Tarak Dhiab
Tunisian footballer and politician · Tunisia · On the map · Footballers · Born 1954 · age 72
Tarak Dhiab is a Tunisian former footballer and politician. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisia national team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA.
Tarak Dhiab is read about 62 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
- Ziad Tlemçani Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1984-1989
Nabil Maâloul Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1981-1989
Témime Lahzami Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1972-1979
Khaled Ben Yahia Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1980-1989- Taoufik Hicheri Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1984-1989
- Chokri El Ouaer Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1986-1989
- Khaled Massad Teammate at Al Ahli FC, 1989-1991
- Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad Teammate at Al Ahli FC, 1989-1991
Abdelhamid Hergal Teammate at Tunisia national team, 1979-1989- Maher Zdiri Teammate at Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 1987-1989
- Moncef Chargui Teammate at Tunisia national team, 1980-1985
- Khalid Al Romaihi Teammate at Al Ahli FC, 1989-1991
Slim Chaker Preceded Tarak as Minister of Youth and Sports
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About this person
At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisia national team that became the first national team from Africa to win a World Cup match. Dhiab was chosen as the Tunisian footballer of the 20th century. He has served as Minister of Youth and Sports under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali between 24 December 2011 and 29 January 2014.
On the same team as Tarak
Hicham AboucherouaneAlso played for Espérance Sportive de TunisAlexandre da SilvaAlso played for Al Ahli FC
Syam Ben YoussefAlso played for Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Paulo Antonio de OliveiraAlso played for Al Ahli FC
Saber KhelifaAlso played for Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Marco Antônio de Mattos FilhoAlso played for Al Ahli FC