Noureddine Diwa
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 Diwa wearing the jersey of the Tunisia national team | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noureddine Ben Yahmed | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2020 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espérance | |||
| Stade Tunisien | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1962 | Stade Tunisien | 144 | (96) |
| 1962–1968 | Limoges | ||
| 1968–1970 | Espérance | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1969 | Tunisia | 23 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Noureddine Ben Yahmed (26 February 1937 – 20 April 2020),[1] known as Noureddine Diwa, was a Tunisian professional footballer who represented Tunisia on 23 occasions. Diwa played as a striker.
Personal life and death
[edit]Diwa was born on 26 February 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. His birth name was Noureddine Ben Yahmed.[2] He was nicknamed Diwa as a distortion of the Tunisian Arabic word doua which means "dilettante spirit".[3] The nickname was given to him by Stade Tunisien founder Hamadi Ben Salem.[4] He was also nicknamed the Tunisian Kopa,[1] and the French newspaper L'Équipe nicknamed him "Petit Kopa" (little Kopa), in reference to Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa.[5] Diwa died on 20 April 2020 at the age of 83. He was buried the next day at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis.[5]
Career
[edit]As a junior, Diwa played for the Espérance junior team, and later the Stade Tunisien junior team.[6] He won the 1952 and 1953 junior league with Stade Tunisien.[7] Between 1955 and 1962, Diwa played for the Stade Tunisien senior team for seven seasons, making 144 appearances and scoring 96 goals.[8] He helped Stade Tunisien reach the Tunisian National Championship,[1] scoring four goals in the promotion playoffs.[3] He was part of the Stade Tunisien team that won the 1956–57 Tunisian National Championship,[9][10] and the National Championships in 1960–61 and 1961–62.[7] He also won four Tunisian Cups with Stade Tunisien,[9] in 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962.[7] Diwa scored in all four Tunisia Cups victories.[11]
In 1957, he was interested in playing for French team Le Havre, but did not make the move.[8][3] Diwa played for French Division 2 team Limoges between 1962 and 1968,[2][8] making Diwa one of the first Tunisian players to play abroad.[1] In 1963 he scored two goals for Limoges in their Coupe de France quarter final against Stade de Reims, a match they lost 4–3 after extra time.[8]
In 1968, Diwa returned to Tunisia, to play for Espérance,[2][8] and he played there for two seasons.[12] During that time, he won the 1969–70 Tunisian National Championship,[7] and was part of the Espérance team that lost the 1969 Tunisian Cup final to Club Africain.[11]
Diwa made 23 appearances for Tunisia[2] between 1956 and 1969.[9] He also represented Tunisia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[13] It was Tunisia's first appearance in the football event at the Olympics.[6] He played in their group stage matches against Poland, Argentina and Denmark.[8]
After retiring as a player, Diwa was a coach at AS Djerba in 1972, Espérance in 1974, CS Chebba from 1978 to 1980, and Stade Tunisien in 1981.[9][11]
Honours
[edit]Stade Tunesien
- Tunisian National Championship: 1956–57,[9] 1960–61,[7] 1961–62[7]
- Tunisian Cup: 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962[7]
Espérance
- Tunisian National Championship: 1969–70[7]
- Tunisian Cup: runner-up 1969[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Légende du foot tunisien : Noureddine Diwa n'est plus" (in French). Webdo.tn. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Carnet noir : Le pionnier du foot tunisien Noureddine Diwa est mort". 24 Matins (in French). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Kilani, Mohamed (1999). Guide-Foot 1999-2000 (in French). Imprimerie des Champs-Élysées. pp. 19–21.
- ^ "Noureddine Diwa : Le plus grand footballeur tunisien de tous les temps" (in French). Webdo.tn. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b "نور الدين ديوة في ذمّة الله" [Nour al-Din Dewa under the protection of God]. Mosaique (in Arabic). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b "The death of the former "Carthage Eagles" star Noureddine Dewa". Saudi 24 News. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "14 joueurs tunisiens qui ont marqué l'histoire du football". We Post (in French). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Disparition de Noureddine Diwa, figure marquante du Limoges FC dans les années 60". Le Populaire du Centre (in French). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Tunisie -Carnet noir: Noureddine Diwa n'est plus". Africa Foot United. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Tunisia 1956/57". RSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Noureddine Diwa:Un monstre sacré s'en va" (in French). Infos Foot. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "اللاعب السابق نور الدين ديوة في ذمة الله" [Former player Noureddine Dewa]. Haekek (in Arabic). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Noureddine Diwa". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Tunisia
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Stade Tunisien players
- Limoges FC players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Footballers from Tunis
- 1937 births
- 2020 deaths
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Men's association football forwards