Khaled Badra
Birth date8 April 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeKairouan, Tunisia
Height1.87 m
PositionDefender
Years 11994–1995
Years 21995–2000
Years 32000–2001
Years 42001–2002
Years 52002–2003
Years 62003–2006
Years 72006–2007
Years 82008
Clubs 1JS Kairouan
Clubs 2Espérance de Tunis
Clubs 3Denizlispor
Clubs 4Genoa
Clubs 5Al-Ahli
Clubs 6Espérance de Tunis
Clubs 7Al-Ahli
Caps 10
Caps 284
Caps 326
Caps 416
Caps 518
Caps 740
Caps 88
Totalcaps184
Goals 10
Goals 23
Goals 31
Goals 40
Goals 52
Goals 76
Goals 80
Totalgoals12
Nationalyears 11995–2006
Nationalteam 1Tunisia
Nationalcaps 196
Nationalgoals 110

Khaled Badra (Arabic: خَالِد بَدْرَة; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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 Tunisia national 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

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

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Badra goal.
List of international goals scored by Khaled Badra
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 April 1997Independence Stadium, WindhoekNAM2–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 April 1997Stade El Menzah, TunisLBR2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
327 May 1998Ernst Happel Stadion, WienAustria1–21–2Friendly
46 June 1998Stade El Menzah, TunisWales2–04–0Friendly
53–0
67 November 1998Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisZimbabwe1–11–1Friendly
77 February 2000Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoEgypt1–01–02000 African Cup of Nations
81 July 2001Stade El Menzah, TunisCongo1–06–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
915 July 2001Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaDRC1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1011 February 2004Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisNigeria1–11–1 (5–3 p)2004 African Cup of Nations

Honours

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

  1. ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Squad | Khaled Badra". BBC Sport. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Khaled Badra Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Tunisia make African final". BBC. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2011.