12 Facts About Selim Benachour

Selim Benachour is a football coach and former professional player who played as a attacking midfielder.

Selim Benachour is an assistant coach for the Tunisia national team.

Selim Benachour was sent to French Division 2 club Martigues on a season long loan spell.

Selim Benachour played regularly for the Martigues first team, scoring one goal in 28 appearances.

Selim Benachour had trouble getting into their team, making 9 appearances over the season, scoring twice.

Selim Benachour was in Kazan's 2006 La Manga Cup winning squad.

On 16 June 2012, Selim Benachour signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club APOEL.

Selim Benachour played for France national teams at youth level from under-15 to under-20.

Selim Benachour was widely considered one of Tunisia's best players, an elegant playmaker with range of passing and great vision, and played for Tunisia's national squad at the 2002 World Cup.

Selim Benachour was part of the national squad that emerged as the champions of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, defeating Morocco.

Selim Benachour then occupied the post of technical director as well as briefly the head coach role at Olimpia Grudziadz in Poland's top division.

Selim Benachour became caretaker first team head coach of Oldham Athletic on 24 November 2021, following the departure of Keith Curle.