Chokri El Ouaer

شكري الواعر

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Tunisian former footballer and football administrator (born 1966 in Tunis), a goalkeeper who spent nearly his whole career at Espérance de Tunis, won four CAF Champions League titles and played at the 1998 World Cup; in May 2026 he became the club's vice-president in charge of football.

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    Chokri El Ouaer is a Tunisian former footballer and football administrator, born in Tunis on 15 August 1966 — the Arabic article's infobox gives 15 June instead, and the date is recorded as debated. A goalkeeper regarded as one of the most decorated players in the history of Tunisian football, he spent nearly his entire playing career at Espérance de Tunis and later returned to the club as an administrator. 1 2 3 4

    Career

    El Ouaer began playing for Espérance in 1983 and remained there until 2002, apart from a six-month spell with Genoa in Italy in 2001, near the end of his career. During his long tenure he accumulated numerous national and continental honours, among them four CAF Champions League titles and the Afro-Asian Cup, and he was named in the team of the tournament at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, where Tunisia finished as runners-up. He retired shortly before the 2002 World Cup because of back problems, having announced his retirement on two previous occasions and been persuaded to continue each time. 1

    For Tunisia he played from 1990 to 2002 and appeared at the 1998 World Cup in France. The English article notes that he allegedly amassed near 100 caps, a figure FIFA has not ratified, as with other Tunisian players of his generation. After retiring he returned to Espérance as the club's sporting director for the 2007–08 season, and in May 2026 the club appointed him vice-president in charge of the football section. 1 2

    On the record

    None of the English, Arabic or French articles says anything about El Ouaer's religion: there is no religion field in any infobox, no statement in any text, and Wikidata carries no religion value for him. The record is complete absence. 1 2 3 4

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    al-Zaytuna Mosque· Khayr al-Din takes Tunis (1534)· Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· Abu al-Hasan al-Marini's entry into Ifriqiya· The Recovery of Tunis from the Spanish· Abdelaziz Thâalbi

    Sources

    1. Chokri El Ouaer — English Wikipedia
    2. Chokri El Ouaer — Arabic Wikipedia
    3. Chokri El Ouaer — French Wikipedia
    4. Chokri El Ouaer — Wikidata Q1075865
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    islam.museum contributors. “Chokri El Ouaer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/chokri-el-ouaer/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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