Riadh Jelassi

Riadh Jelassi
Personal information
Full name Riadh Jelassi
Date of birth (1971-07-07) 7 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Tebourba, Tunisia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2001 Al-Shabab
2001–2004 Espérance Tunis
International career
1996–2002 Tunisia 20 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Riadh Jelassi (Arabic: رياض جلاسي) (born 7 July 1971 in Tebourba) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the World Cups in 1998 and 2002, although he only appeared as a substitute in Tunisia's last 1998 World Cup match against Romania, already eliminated. He scored 5 goals in 20 appearances for Tunisia.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 1996 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Liberia 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 July 1997 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  Guinea 1–0 1–0 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 9 August 1997 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  Nigeria 2–0 2–0 1997 LG Cup final
4 2 June 2001 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville  Gabon 1–1 1–1 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
5 1 July 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis  Congo 6–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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