Radhi Jaïdi

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Radhi Jaïdi
Personal information
Full name	Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi
Date of birth	August 30, 1975 (1975-08-30) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tunis, Tunisia
Height	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Number	15
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–2004 2004–2006 2006–2009	Espérance Bolton Wanderers Birmingham City	288 (20) 043 0(8) 086 0(6)
National team2
1996–	Tunisia	100 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 11:47, 15 October 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi (Arabic: راضي بن عبدالمجيد جعايدي‎) (born August 30, 1975 in Tunis) is a Tunisian footballer currently without a club since the expiry of his contract with Birmingham City in June 2009. He plays as a defender.

Jaïdi signed for Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in July 2004 from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, who won the Tunisian league title the previous season. He was the first Tunisian player to join an English Premier League club. Jaïdi made a lasting first impression with Bolton coach Sam Allardyce, who has consistently hailed him as a supreme header of the ball.^{[citation needed]}

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 will not be offered another deal when his contract expires at the end of June 2009.^[1]

Jaïdi is 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 African Cup of Nations, where they went out in the quarter finals to Cameroon.

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[edit] External links

• Radhi Jaïdi career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at bcfc.com.

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Boumnijel • 2 Badra • 3 Baya • 4 Mkacher • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Mhedhebi • 8 Gabsi • 9 Jelassi • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Sellimi • 12 Bouzaiene • 13 Bouazizi • 14 Marzouki • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Bejaoui • 17 Thabet • 18 Ben Achour • 19 Mkademi • 20 Zitouni • 21 Melki • 22 Jaouachi • 23 Clayton • Coach: Souayah

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Boumnijel • 2 Saidi • 3 Essediri • 4 El Abdy • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Mhedhebi • 8 Nafti • 9 Guemamdia • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Namouchi • 14 Chedli • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Fadhel • 17 Ben Saada • 18 Ben Achour • 19 Ayari • 20 Clayton • 21 Jemâa • 22 Kasraoui • 23 Hadj Massaoued • Coach: Lemerre

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boumnijel • 2 Essediri • 3 Haggui • 4 Yahia • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Guemamdia • 8 Nafti • 9 Chikhaoui • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Bouazizi • 14 Chedli • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Nefzi • 17 Ben Saada • 18 Jemmali • 19 Ayari • 20 Namouchi • 21 Saidi • 22 Kasraoui • 23 Melliti • Coach: Lemerre

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kasraoui • 2 Ghezal • 3 Haggui • 4 El Abdy • 5 El Bekri • 6 Felhi • 7 Ben Saada • 8 Nafti • 9 Chikhaoui • 10 Zaiem • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Ben Frej • 14 Zouagi • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Mathlouthi • 17 Jemâa • 18 Mikari • 19 Meriah • 20 Ben Dhifallah • 21 Traoui • 22 Nefzi • 23 Chermiti • Coach: Lemerre