Jalel Kadri Explained

Jalel Kadri
Full Name:Jalel Kadri
Birth Date:14 December 1971
Birth Place:Tozeur, Tunisia
Currentclub:Tunisia (manager)
Manageryears11:2011
Manageryears12:2011–2012
Manageryears13:2012
Manageryears14:2012–2013
Manageryears15:2013
Managerclubs15:Tunisia (assistant)
Manageryears16:2013–2014
Manageryears17:2014–2016
Manageryears18:2016–2017
Manageryears19:2017–2018
Manageryears20:2018
Manageryears21:2018–2019
Manageryears22:2019–2020
Managerclubs22:Stade Tunisien
Manageryears23:2020–2021
Manageryears24:2021
Manageryears25:2022–2024
Managerclubs25:Tunisia

Jalel Kadri (Arabic: جلال القادري; born on 14 December 1971) is a Tunisian football coach who was most recently the head coach of the Tunisian national football team.[1]

Coaching career

In June 2021, he became assistant coach of the Tunisian national team for the second time. This time under Mondher Kebaier, with whom he accompanied the team to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where he became head coach in the round of 16 after Kebaier contracted Covid-19.

On 23 January 2022, during the match against Nigeria in the round of 16 of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, Kadri replaced the first coach, Mondher Kebaier, at the helm of the team due to his Covid-19 infection, the match ending with a victory for Tunisia 1–0. On 30 January he was appointed temporary coach after being eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Africon against Burkina Faso.[2] In the process, he led the team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, allowing him to become a permanent coach of the senior side.[3] In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Kadri's Tunisia once again failed to live up to expectation as Tunisia failed to advance past the group stage due to the 0–1 defeat to Australia in the World Cup group D, despite Tunisia's heroic 1–0 win over defending champions France in the final match.[4] After the cup, Kadri was allowed to remain in charge of Tunisia until 2024.[5]

On 24 January 2024, Kadri resigned from his position after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage exit.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jalel Kadri . 23 March 2022 . www.footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Web site: Football . CAF-Confedération Africaine du . Ten-man Burkina Faso beat Tunisia to book the semifinals spot . 23 March 2022 . CAFOnline.com . en.
  3. Web site: Tunisia qualify for 2022 World Cup finals . 6 April 2022 . beIN SPORTS . en.
  4. Web site: eurosport.com . FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 20 May 2023.
  5. Web site: FIFA . Tunisia keep faith in head coach. 20 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Tunisia coach resigns after surprise Cup of Nations exit . Reuters . 24 January 2024 .