Mokhtar Ben Nacef

Mokhtar Ben Nacef
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-09-04)4 September 1927
Place of birth Bizerte, French Tunisia
Date of death 24 August 2006(2006-08-24) (aged 78)
Position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 CA Bizertin
1948–1951 Nice
1951–1953 Cannes
1953–1955 Nice
1955–1956 Toulon
1956–1958 CA Bizertin
1958–1959 Stade Tunisien
1959–1961 US Monastir
International career
1957–1959 Tunisia
Managerial career
1964–1968[1] Tunisia
CA Bizertin
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mokhtar Ben Nacef (Arabic: مختار بن ناصف; 4 September 1927 – 24 August 2006) was a Tunisian footballer and manager.

Playing career

Ben Nacef joined Nice in 1948, and in 1949, became the first ever professional Tunisian player in France.[1][2] Following two years at Cannes from 1951 to 1953, he returned to Nice, where he helped them win the Coupe de France in his first season back.[3][4]

After Tunisian independence, he became the first captain of the Tunisia national team.[1]

Managerial career

Ben Nacef became the manager of the Tunisia national team in 1965, and coached them at that year's African Cup of Nations, where they finished as runners-up to Ghana.[3] He remained as the coach of Tunisia until 1968, when he was succeeded by Yugoslav coach Radojica Radojičić.[5] Later on, he held various positions within the Tunisian Football Federation.[1]

During the 1970s, Ben Nacef also managed CA Bizertin.[6]

Death

Ben Nacef died on 24 August 2006, at the age of 78.[3]

Honours

Player

CA Bizertin
Nice

Manager

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Décès de Mokhtar Ben Nacef". OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Les premiers footballeurs africains en Europe". LE JOURNAL.AFRICA (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Décès de Mokhtar Ben Nacef ancien international et entraîneur de la Tunisie Atlasvista Maroc". www.avmaroc.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Abbink, Dinant; Pauron, Frédéric. "France - Cup History". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Tunisia National Team Coaches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Sifaoui, Béchir (4 June 2018). "Mohamed Néjib Klouz (ex-attaquant du CAB des années 70) : «Des buts d'anthologie contre le CA et le SRS»" [Mohamed Néjib Klouz (former CAB striker in the 70s): "Anthology goals against CA and SRS"]. Turess. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mokhtar Ben Nacef (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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