Youssef Zouaoui

Youssef Zouaoui

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-09-11) 11 September 1946
Place of birth	Tunisia
Youth career
	CA Bizertin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1977	CA Bizertin	235	(63)
International career‡
	Tunisia
Managerial career
1982–1984	CA Bizertin
1984–1986	Tunisia
1986–1987	CA Bizertin
1987	United Arab Emirates
1988	CA Bizertin
1989–1992	CA Bizertin
1992–1993	Club Africain
1993–1994	Tunisia
1995–1996	Sharjah FC
1997	CA Bizertin
1997–2001	Espérance ST
2002	Stade Tunisien (Caretaker)
2002	Tunisia
2003	Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar
2004	Espérance ST
2005	Club Africain
2005–2006	Al-Shaab Sharjah
2007	Al-Ahli Dubai
2008	Espérance ST
2008–2009	Sharjah FC
2010–2011	CA Bizertin
2011	Al-Ittifaq
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 10 September 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:41, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Youssef Zouaoui (Arabic: يوسف الزواوي; born 11 September 1946) is a Tunisian footballer. Since 1983, he has played for major clubs and national teams. He was also a big player in the CA Bizerte (CAB), and remains the second leading scorer in the club's history.

Early attracted by football, he followed his elder brother Larbi Zouaoui by signing with CAB. His qualities of striker and scorer he can be part of the team of juniors and seniors to join the cabinet in 1963, continuing his career until 1977. He knows, however, no international career and played only during a few meetings with Tunisia national football team, due to the presence of major players such as Tahar Chaïbi, Ezzedine Chakroun or Mohamed Ali Akid.

His playing career ended, he chose that of coach. From his second season as head of the CAB team, he created a stir by winning the Tunisia championship football. It is then called upon the national team and, despite the veto cons of corporate players like Tarak Dhiab or Hedi Bayari, it gives excellent results. Dismissed in 1986, he joined the Federation of UAE football as national coach. Revenue Tunisia expand its ranking by national and continental titles, he resumed his place in the national team in 1993, with less success, as shown with the disastrous start of the team at the 1994 African Cup of Nations, which earned him a second dismissal.

Called to lead the Espérance Sportive de Tunis where Slim Chiboub it provides all conditions for success, winning numerous national titles but failed in the CAF Champions League. He leads the national team for the third time in 2002 instead of Ammar Souyah and Khemais Labidi, as technical director.

Records

Player stats

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 235 matches and 63 goals;
• Tunisian President Cup: 28 games and 18 goals.

National teams managing record

Team	Tenure	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Tournaments
Tunisia	1984–1986	24	13	3	8	54.16
	1993–1994	13	4	6	3	30.76	1994 African Cup of Nations
	2002	2	0	2	0	0.00
United Arab Emirates	1987	?	?	?	?	?
Totals		39	17	11	11	43.58

Honours

CA Bizertin

• Tunisian Championship (1): 1983–84
• Tunisian President Cup (1): 1987

Club Africain

• Afro-Asian Club Championship (1): 1993

Espérance Tunis

• Tunisian Championship (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
• Tunisian President Cup (1): 1999
• CAF Cup (1): 1997
• African Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1998

Stade Tunisien

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1): 2002