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Full name | Noureddine Ben Yahmed | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
Date of death | 20 April 2020 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Espérance | |||
Stade Tunisien | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1955–1962 | Stade Tunisien | 144 | (96) |
1962–1968 | Limoges | ||
1968–1970 | Espérance | ||
International career | |||
1956–1969 | Tunisia | 23 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Noureddine Ben Yahmed (26 February 1937 – 20 April 2020), [1] known as Noureddine Diwa, was a Tunisian professional footballer who represented Tunisia on 23 occasions. Diwa played as a striker.
Diwa was born on 26 February 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. His birth name was Noureddine Ben Yahmed. [2] He was nicknamed Diwa as a distortion of the Tunisian Arabic word doua which means "dilettante spirit". [3] The nickname was given to him by Stade Tunisien founder Hamadi Ben Salem. [4] He was also nicknamed the Tunisian Kopa, [1] and the French newspaper L'Équipe nicknamed him "Petit Kopa" (little Kopa), in reference to Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa. [5] Diwa died on 20 April 2020 at the age of 83. He was buried the next day at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis. [5]
As a junior, Diwa played for the Espérance junior team, and later the Stade Tunisien junior team. [6] He won the 1952 and 1953 junior league with Stade Tunisien. [7] Between 1955 and 1962, Diwa played for the Stade Tunisien senior team for seven seasons, making 144 appearances and scoring 96 goals. [8] He helped Stade Tunisien reach the Tunisian National Championship, [1] scoring four goals in the promotion playoffs. [3] He was part of the Stade Tunisien team that won the 1956–57 Tunisian National Championship, [9] [10] and the National Championships in 1960–61 and 1961–62. [7] He also won four Tunisian Cups with Stade Tunisien, [9] in 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. [7] Diwa scored in all four Tunisia Cups victories. [11]
In 1957, he was interested in playing for French team Le Havre, but did not make the move. [8] [3] Diwa played for French Division 2 team Limoges between 1962 and 1968, [2] [8] making Diwa one of the first Tunisian players to play abroad. [1] In 1963 he scored two goals for Limoges in their Coupe de France quarter final against Stade de Reims, a match they lost 4–3 after extra time. [8]
In 1968, Diwa returned to Tunisia, to play for Espérance, [2] [8] and he played there for two seasons. [12] During that time, he won the 1969–70 Tunisian National Championship, [7] and was part of the Espérance team that lost the 1969 Tunisian Cup final to Club Africain. [11]
Diwa made 23 appearances for Tunisia [2] between 1956 and 1969. [9] He also represented Tunisia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. [13] It was Tunisia's first appearance in the football event at the Olympics. [6] He played in their group stage matches against Poland, Argentina and Denmark. [8]
After retiring as a player, Diwa was a coach at AS Djerba in 1972, Espérance in 1974, CS Chebba from 1978 to 1980, and Stade Tunisien in 1981. [9] [11]
Stade Tunesien
Espérance
You can help expand this article with text translated from
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Noureddine Ben Yahmed | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
Date of death | 20 April 2020 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Espérance | |||
Stade Tunisien | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1955–1962 | Stade Tunisien | 144 | (96) |
1962–1968 | Limoges | ||
1968–1970 | Espérance | ||
International career | |||
1956–1969 | Tunisia | 23 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Noureddine Ben Yahmed (26 February 1937 – 20 April 2020), [1] known as Noureddine Diwa, was a Tunisian professional footballer who represented Tunisia on 23 occasions. Diwa played as a striker.
Diwa was born on 26 February 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. His birth name was Noureddine Ben Yahmed. [2] He was nicknamed Diwa as a distortion of the Tunisian Arabic word doua which means "dilettante spirit". [3] The nickname was given to him by Stade Tunisien founder Hamadi Ben Salem. [4] He was also nicknamed the Tunisian Kopa, [1] and the French newspaper L'Équipe nicknamed him "Petit Kopa" (little Kopa), in reference to Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa. [5] Diwa died on 20 April 2020 at the age of 83. He was buried the next day at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis. [5]
As a junior, Diwa played for the Espérance junior team, and later the Stade Tunisien junior team. [6] He won the 1952 and 1953 junior league with Stade Tunisien. [7] Between 1955 and 1962, Diwa played for the Stade Tunisien senior team for seven seasons, making 144 appearances and scoring 96 goals. [8] He helped Stade Tunisien reach the Tunisian National Championship, [1] scoring four goals in the promotion playoffs. [3] He was part of the Stade Tunisien team that won the 1956–57 Tunisian National Championship, [9] [10] and the National Championships in 1960–61 and 1961–62. [7] He also won four Tunisian Cups with Stade Tunisien, [9] in 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. [7] Diwa scored in all four Tunisia Cups victories. [11]
In 1957, he was interested in playing for French team Le Havre, but did not make the move. [8] [3] Diwa played for French Division 2 team Limoges between 1962 and 1968, [2] [8] making Diwa one of the first Tunisian players to play abroad. [1] In 1963 he scored two goals for Limoges in their Coupe de France quarter final against Stade de Reims, a match they lost 4–3 after extra time. [8]
In 1968, Diwa returned to Tunisia, to play for Espérance, [2] [8] and he played there for two seasons. [12] During that time, he won the 1969–70 Tunisian National Championship, [7] and was part of the Espérance team that lost the 1969 Tunisian Cup final to Club Africain. [11]
Diwa made 23 appearances for Tunisia [2] between 1956 and 1969. [9] He also represented Tunisia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. [13] It was Tunisia's first appearance in the football event at the Olympics. [6] He played in their group stage matches against Poland, Argentina and Denmark. [8]
After retiring as a player, Diwa was a coach at AS Djerba in 1972, Espérance in 1974, CS Chebba from 1978 to 1980, and Stade Tunisien in 1981. [9] [11]
Stade Tunesien
Espérance