Radhi Jaïdi

Radhi Jaïdi
Personal information
Full name Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi[1]
Date of birth (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975
Place of birth Tunis,[1] Tunisia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2004 Espérance 288 (20)
2004–2006 Bolton Wanderers 43 (8)
2006–2009 Birmingham City 86 (6)
2009–2012 Southampton 58 (4)
Total 475 (38)
National team
1996–2009 Tunisia 105 (7)
Teams managed
2014– Southampton U23 (Assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi (Arabic: راضي بن عبد المجيد الجعايدي‎; born 30 August 1975) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the Assistant Under-23s coach at Southampton.

Club career

Jaïdi signed for Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in July 2004 from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, who won the Tunisian league title the season before.

Jaïdi joined Birmingham City in the summer of 2006 for £2 million. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace in the early stages of the season although he almost scored an own goal in this match. After three years with the club, he was not offered another deal when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.[2]

In August 2009, Jaïdi passed a medical and agreed personal terms with Football League One club Southampton, but the transfer stalled when doubts arose over the player's eligibility for a work permit.[3] However, on 2 September 2009, the club confirmed that Jaïdi had signed a two-year contract, subject to work-permit clearance.[4] He received his international clearance on 10 September, and made his debut as a 77th-minute substitute at Charlton two days later.[5] He scored his first goal for the Saints in a 1–1 draw away to Carlisle United on 26 September; the 95th-minute goal came from a free kick which earned his side the draw.[6] His first goal in the 2010–11 season came in a 4–1 victory over Huddersfield Town.

He retired at the end of the 2011–12 season, having failed to make a first team appearance as he struggled with injury[7][8] but remained at Southampton in an international development role.[9]

International career

Jaïdi was also a regular in the Tunisia line-up and was selected by coach Roger Lemerre for the 2006 World Cup. He scored the goal which secured a 2–2 draw in their opening game against Saudi Arabia. He had previously been part of Tunisia's 2004 African Nations Cup-winning squad, and played in the 2002 World Cup. He captained the Tunisian national team in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where they went out in the quarter finals to Cameroon.

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 February 1999Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Uganda2–06–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3 February 2000Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria Congo1–01–02000 Africa Cup of Nations
3.7 April 2000Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania Mauritania1–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.7 October 2000Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Gabon2–24–22002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.14 June 2006FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich, Germany Saudi Arabia2–22–22006 FIFA World Cup
6.15 June 2008Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi Burundi1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.28 May 2009Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Sudan3–04–0Friendly
Correct as of 13 January 2017[11]

Honours

Tunisia

Espérance

Southampton

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographie". RadhiJaidi.com (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jaidi to leave Blues". Birmingham City F.C. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Leitch, Adam (6 August 2009). "Jaidi deal in major doubt". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Saints Complete Radhi Good Deal!". Southampton F.C. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Charlton 1 Southampton 1". Southampton F.C. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Carlisle 1 – 1 Southampton". BBC. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Four Join First Team, But Eleven Released". Southampton F.C. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Southampton release Lee Holmes, David Connolly and Radhi Jaidi". BBC Sport. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Radhi To Represent Saints Abroad". Southampton FC. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. ↑ [Jaïdi, Radhi "Odkhuu, Selenge"] Check |url= value (help). National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaidi - Century of International Appearances
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