- Ali Boumnijel
Football player infobox
playername = Ali Boumnijel
fullname = Ali Boumnijel
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|4|13
cityofbirth =Menzel Sealih
countryofbirth =Tunisia
height = height|m=1.88
currentclub =Club Africain
club number = 1991-1998: 22; 1998-Present - 1
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-92 1992-97 1998-03 2003-04 2005-07
clubs =AS Nancy Gueugnon Bastia RouenClub Africain
caps(goals) = 7 (0) 166 (0) 16 (0) 23 (0) ? (?)
nationalyears = 1991-2007
nationalteam = Tunisia
nationalcaps(goals) = 51 (0)
pcupdate = 23 June 2006
ntupdate = 23 June 2006Ali Boumnijel (born
April 13 ,1966 inMenzel Sealih ) ( _ar. علي بومنيجل) is a retiredTunisia n footballgoalkeeper .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 toAJ Auxerre . Afterwards he returned to his previous team, where he played five seasons, until changing toSC Bastia . He played for Bastia for six years, and then one season atFC Rouen . In 2004 he has problems finding a high-level club in France, much due to his high age. He therefore moved to Tunisia to play forClub Africain .In the national team he debuted on November 27, 1991 against Côte d'Ivoire, but he had to wait five years for his next international match. Having established himself as a competitive goalkeeper in time for the
1998 FIFA World Cup , Tunisia's coach at that timeHenryk Kasperczak still usedChokri El Ouaer . Ouaer remained the first choice for many years, until he, shortly before the2002 FIFA World Cup , gave in due to back problems. Since then Boumnijel has been Tunisia's first choice goalkeeper, playing at the2004 African Nations Cup .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.
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