CS Sfaxien (volleyball)

CS Sfaxien
Full name Club Sportif Sfaxien
Short name CSS
Founded 1928
Ground Salle Raed Bejaoui, Sfax
Chairman Tunisia Lotfi Abdennadher
Manager Tunisia Mohamed Ben Mustapha
Captain Samir Sellami
League Tunisian Volleyball League
2012–13 1st
Website Club home page
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The Club Sportif Sfaxien Volleyball Club (Arabic: النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي للكرة الطائرة, often referred to as CSS) is one of CS Sfaxien club's sections that represent the club in Tunisia and international volleyball competitions, the club team based in Sfax.

History

The Club Sportif Sfaxien is a Tunisian sports team founded in 1928 in Sfax, a popular and successful volleyball region of the country. The club has won the Tunisian Championship 11 times, the Tunisia cup 12 times, seven Arab Championships (record) and six African Club Championships. It was the first African club to play in the Volleyball Club World Championship in 1989 in Italy.

CS Sfaxien's active sections

Football

Basketball

Volleyball

Rugby

Weightlifting

Boxing
(Defunct)

Judo
(Defunct)

Current squad

Squad as of October 16, 2013[1]

Number Player Position Height (m)
2 Tunisia Mohamed Trabelsi Middle blocker 2.02
4 Tunisia Mohamed Ali Louati Opposite 1.88
5 Tunisia Samir Sellami Setter 1.94
6 Tunisia Omar Agrebi Middle blocker 2.05
7 Tunisia Mohamed Arbi Ben Abdallah Opposite 1.94
8 Tunisia Niaz Sallem Outside Hitter 1.81
9 Tunisia Noureddine Hfaiedh Outside Hitter 1.97
10 Tunisia Racem Siala Opposite 1.87
11 Tunisia Ismail Moalla Outside hitter 1.95
12 Tunisia Anouar Taouerghi Libero 1.80
16 Tunisia Hakim Zouari Middle blocker 1.97
17 Tunisia Rami Bennour Setter 1.86
.. Tunisia Mohamed Slim Chkili Outside Hitter 1.95
.. Bulgaria Todor Valchev Opposite

Technical and managerial staff

Name Role Nationality
Manager Tunisian
Assistant manager Tunisian
Coach Tunisian
Assistant Coach Tunisian
Team manager Tunisian
Physiotherapist Tunisian

Honors

National Achievements

Winners (11 titles) : 1978–79, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2012–13
Runners-Up :
Winners (12 cups) : 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
Runners-Up :

Regional Achievements

Winners (7 titles) : 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2013
Runners-up (1 vice champions) : 2011

International Achievements

Winners (6 titles) : 1985, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2013
Runners-up (3 vice champions) : 2000, 2001, 2006
5th place : 2013
6th place : 1989

Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.

Dates Name

As of 2014

Notable players

Nigeria: Usman Abdallah

Europe

References

  1. "Team Roaster". FIVB official website. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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