Khaled Badra
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kairouan, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | JS Kairouan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Espérance de Tunis | 84 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Denizlispor | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Genoa | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ahli | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Espérance de Tunis | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Ahli | 40 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2006 | Tunisia | 96 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Khaled Badra (Arabic: خالد بدرة; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[edit]
Badra was born in Kairouan. After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise, he joined Espérance de Tunis in 1996. He made a name for himself in the country as a powerful and uncompromising centre-back,[1] who could also score from set pieces. He earned a call up to the Tunisian national football team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta at the age of 23[2] and became a virtual ever-present after that. His good form for the national side was mirrored in Tunisian competitions, where he has led Espérance to continuous league triumphs.
His club football career has been varied – solid and loyal service interspersed by short spells abroad. He also played for Genoa C.F.C. in Seria B, Al-Ahli Jeddah in Saudi Premier League, and Denizlispor in the Turkish league. He plans to see out his career at Espérance.
International career[edit]
Badra featured for the Tunisia national team in both 1998 World Cup and 2002 World Cup, as well as the three African Nations Cups in that time. His finest hour came in the 2004 African Nations Cup when Tunisia hosted the games. He scored two penalties in the semi-final against Nigeria (one in normal time and another in the shootout), but also picked up a yellow card meaning he was suspended for the final.[3] He decided to retire from international football in 2006.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Badra goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 April 1997 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek |  Namibia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 April 1997 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis |  Liberia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 27 May 1998 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien |  Austria |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 6 June 1998 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis |  Wales |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 7 November 1998 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis |  Zimbabwe |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 7 February 2000 | Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 8 | 1 July 2001 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis |  Congo |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 15 July 2001 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa |  DR Congo |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 11 February 2004 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis |  Nigeria |
1–1 | 1–1 (5–3 p) | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
Honours[edit]
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
- Tunisian League: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Tunisian President Cup: 1997, 1999
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1998
- CAF Cup: 1997
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1998
Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
- Crown Prince Cup: 2002, 2007
- Arab Champions League: 2003
- Saudi Federation cup: 2007
Tunisia
References[edit]
- ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Squad | Khaled Badra". BBC Sport. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Khaled Badra Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ "Tunisia make African final". BBC. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
External links[edit]
- Khaled Badra at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 1973 births
- Sportspeople from Kairouan
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Tunisia
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Serie B players
- Süper Lig players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- JS Kairouan players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Denizlispor footballers
- Genoa CFC players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Al Kharaitiyat SC players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia