Mehdi Nafti

Mehdi Nafti
Nafti in action for Birmingham in 2005
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti[1]
Date of birth (1978-11-28) 28 November 1978 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Toulouse,[1] France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tunisia (assistant)
Youth career
1995–1997 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Toulouse 28 (1)
2000–2001 Racing B 21 (0)
2000–2005 Racing Santander 110 (3)
2005Birmingham City (loan) 10 (0)
2005–2009 Birmingham City 70 (0)
2009–2011 Aris 32 (4)
2011–2012 Valladolid 51 (1)
2012–2013 Murcia 30 (0)
2013–2014 Cádiz 15 (0)
Total 364 (9)
International career
2002–2010 Tunisia 46 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Marbella
2017 Mérida
2018 Mérida
2018–2020 Badajoz
2020 Free
2020–2021 Lugo
2021–2022 Leganés
2022 Levante
2023 Wydad
2023–2024 Alcorcón
2024- Tunisia (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Tunisia
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2004 Tunisia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti (Arabic: مهدي النفطي; born 28 November 1978) is a Tunisian football manager and former player.

Nafti played as a defensive midfielder for Toulouse, Racing Santander, Birmingham City, Aris, Valladolid, Murcia and Cádiz. He was born in France, and won 46 caps for Tunisia, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

After retiring as a player he went into coaching, working mainly in Spain. He managed Lugo, Leganés and Levante in the Segunda División.

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