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

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 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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