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Ali Boumnijel
| Full name |
Ali Boumnijel |
| Date of birth |
(1966-04-13) 13 April 1966 (age 58) |
| Place of birth |
Menzel Jemil, Tunisia |
| Height |
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| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
| 1988–1997 |
Gueugnon |
166 |
(0) |
| 1991–1992 |
→ Nancy (loan) |
7 |
(0) |
| 1998–2003 |
Bastia |
15 |
(0) |
| 2003–2004 |
Rouen |
23 |
(0) |
| 2004–2007 |
Club Africain |
84 |
(0) |
| Total |
|
289 |
(0) |
| 1991–2007 |
Tunisia |
51 |
(0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Boumnijel (Arabic: علي بومنيجل, born 13 April 1966 in Menzel Jemil) is a Tunisian football goalkeeper currently working for China national football team as goalkeeping coach.
The Tunisian international began his career in FC Gueugnon in France, however without playing any games. His first game as a professional footballer came on October 20, 1991 for AS Nancy in a 1:3 loss to AJ Auxerre. Afterwards he returned to his previous team, where he played five seasons, until changing to SC Bastia. He played for Bastia for six years, and then one season at FC Rouen.[1] In 2004, he moved back to Tunisia to play for Club Africain.
In the national team he debuted on November 27, 1991 against Côte d'Ivoire. Having established himself as a competitive goalkeeper he went on to play for Tunisia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup . Boumnijel was Tunisia's first choice goalkeeper, and played at the 2004 African Nations Cup where the Tunisia team won. In the semifinals he saved a crucial penalty from Peter Odemwingie to help Tunisia beat Nigeria in a penalty shootout.[2]
Aged 40, he was the oldest player at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Boumnijel has been praised for his great leadership and goalkeeping skills during the World Cup.
References
External links
- Ali Boumnijel at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- FIFA Profile
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