Mohamed Ben Rehaiem (Arabic: محمد بن رحيّم), also known as Hamadi Agrebi (Arabic: حمادي العقربي) (20 March 1951 – 21 August 2020), was a Tunisian football midfielder who played for the Tunisia national team. He was part of the Tunisian squad that participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for CS Sfaxien.[2] He also played for Al Ain and Al-Nassr.[3] On 1 October 2020, the Stade Olympique de Rades (now known as Stade Olympique Hammadi-Agrebi) in Radès bears his name.[4][5]

Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem in 1978
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
Date of birth (1951-03-20)20 March 1951
Place of birth Sfax, Tunisia
Date of death (2020-08-21)21 August 2020 (aged 69)
Place of death Sfax, Tunisia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1970 Sfaxien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1986 Sfaxien
1979–1980 Al-Nassr
1980–1981 Al Ain
1981–1986 Sfaxien +17 (+8)
Total +17 (+8)
International career
1972–1980 Tunisia 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina ™ - Tunisia - FIFA.com".
  2. ^ "Mohamed Ben Rehaiem". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Hammadi Agrebi, le magicien s'en est allé".
  4. ^ "Le stade de Radès officiellement rebaptisé "Stade olympique Hamadi Agrebi"". Réalités Online (in French). 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Officiel: Le stade de Rades porte le nom de Hammadi Agrebi". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French).
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