Photo Credit - Espérance Sportive de Tunis.
Tunisian giants Esperance have appointed Maher Kanzari as their new head coach, his third stint at the club.
A statement from the club announced: “Maher Kanzari is the new coach of the Tunisian sports club. Good luck coach.”
The 52-year-old, who previously played for Tunisia national football team as a midfielder, played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Stade Tunisien and Esperance de Tunis.
He played also in the Saudi Professional League with Al-Ahli Saudi FC and in UAE Pro-League with Al-Nasr Dubai SC and Dubai CSC.
With the national team, he started in 1998, managing 31 appearances in four years and scored seven goals. He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and reached the semi-final.
He succeeded with Tunisia national under-17 football team to qualify for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by South Korea after reaching the semi-final of 2007 African U-17 Championship. He achieved the round of the 16 after beating teams like Belgium and the United States making Esperance appoint him as its assistant coach in 2007.
Following the departure of Faouzi Benzarti in 2010, he became coach of Espérance de Tunis, before giving way a few weeks later to Nabil Maâloul. His first game in charge will be the first leg CAF Champions League quarter-final against South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns.
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