Tahar Chaibi

الطاهر الشايبي (Known as "Tahartou")

Football Winger, Club Africain Icon, Tunisia National Team Legend

Born Feb 17, 1946

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away Apr 29, 2014 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 68 years old

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"The red and white jersey was not a uniform; it was a sacred second skin."

Archival Overview

Affectionately revered as 'Tahartou', Chaibi was the supreme winger in the history of Club Africain, leading them to four league titles and scoring the decisive goal against Morocco in 1969.

Biographical Record

Tahar Chaibi joined Club Africain as a boy, making his senior debut at age 17. Armed with blistering pace, deceptive feints, and an infallible cross, he dominated Tunisian football across the 1960s and 1970s.

He scored in five consecutive Tunisian Cup finals and represented Tunisia at the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations. His famous goal in the 1969 World Cup qualifier against Morocco remains one of the most celebrated moments in Tunisian sports lore.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7833, 10.1833                    

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