Khaled Badra

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Khaled Badra (Arabic: خالد بدرة) (born April 8, 1973 in Kairouan) is a Tunisian footballer, who recently retired from international football. He played for Tunisian League side Espérance of Tunis. Reliable and strong in the tackle, he has even been labelled the Tunisian Desailly.

After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise, Badra joined Espérance in 1996 and made a name for himself in the country as a powerful and uncompromising centre-back, who could also score from set pieces. He earned a call up to the Tunisian national football team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta at the age of 23 and became a virtual ever-present after that. His good form for the national side was mirrored in Tunisian competitions, where he has lead Espérance to continuous league triumphs.

Badra featured in both 1998 World Cup and 2002 World Cup, as well as the three African Nations Cups in that time. His finest hour came in the 2004 African Nations Cup when Tunisia hosted the games. He scored the all-important penalty kick against Nigeria that sent Tunisia through to the final, where Badra put in an awesome performance, helping Tunisia to beat Morocco and win the tournament. He decided to retire from international football following this.

His club football career has been varied – solid and loyal service interpersed by short spells abroad. He also played for Genoa in Seria B, Al-Ahli Jeddah in Saudi Premier League, and Denizlispor in the Turkish league. He plans to see out his career at Espérance.

Tunisia Tunisia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Tunisia

1 El Ouaer | 2 Ben Younes | 3 S. Trabelsi | 4 Boukadida | 5 H. Trabelsi | 6 Chouchane | 7 Thabet | 8 Baya | 9 Jelassi | 10 Ghodhbane | 11 Sellimi | 12 Melki | 13 Bouazizi | 14 Chiri | 15 Souayah | 16 Salhi | 17 Clayton | 18 Ben Slimane | 19 Ben Ahmed | 20 Jaballah | 21 Badra | 22 Boumnijel | Coach: Kasperczak
Tunisia Tunisia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Tunisia

1 Boumnijel | 2 Badra | 3 Baya | 4 Mkacher | 5 Jaziri | 6 Trabelsi | 7 Mhedhebi | 8 Gabsi | 9 Jelassi | 10 Ghodhbane | 11 Sellimi | 12 Bouzaiene | 13 Bouazizi | 14 Marzouki | 15 Jaïdi | 16 Bejaoui | 17 Thabet | 18 Ben Achour | 19 Mkademi | 20 Zitouni | 21 Melki | 22 Jaouachi | 23 Clayton | Coach: Souayah
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