Tarak Dhiab

Tarak Dhiab
طَارِق ذِيَاب
Dhiab with Tunisia in 1980.
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
24 December 2011  29 January 2014
Prime MinisterHamadi Jebali
Ali Larayedh
Preceded bySlim Chaker
Succeeded bySaber Bouatay
Personal details
Born (1954-01-15) 15 January 1954
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyIndependent
Occupation
  • Politician
  • footballer

Association football career
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1978 ES Tunis 155 (43)
1978–1980 Al-Ahli SC (21)
1980–1990 ES Tunis 272 (84)
International career
1974–1990 Tunisia 89 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tarak Dhiab (Arabic: طَارِق ذِيَاب; born 15 January 1954) is a Tunisian former footballer and politician. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisia national team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisia national team that became the first national team from Africa to win a World Cup match. Dhiab was chosen as the Tunisian footballer of the 20th century. He has served as Minister of Youth and Sports under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali between 24 December 2011 and 29 January 2014.