Najeh Braham
Encyclopedia
Najeh Braham is a Tunisia
n footballer
.
side SV Eintracht Trier 05
, but only played in 6 matches in his first season. After Trier's promotion to 2nd Bundesliga
, the club looked to off-load him, but no interest was shown. In the next season Braham had his breakthrough with Trier, scoring 13 goals in 29 matches and securing a mid-table finish for the club. However, in the following season, Braham hit a dry spell, not scoring once in all his 15 matches, leading to his transfer to newly-promoted FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2004. But at Erfurt, Braham's problems continued, he only played in 12 matches, scoring once. Eventually the rest of the team declared itself displeased by Braham's egoistical way of playing, and he moved back to Eintracht Trier. Trier had been relegated to Regionalliga Süd, and Braham's 12 goals in 24 matches could not prevent the club from being relegated to the tier IV Oberliga Südwest
.
From the 2006/07 season onwards Braham played for Regionalliga Süd side Sportfreunde Siegen
, but played for the reserves in the tier V Verbandsliga most of the time. In the winter break of the 2007/08 season his contract was terminated, and on January 22, 2008 he signed for 1. FC Magdeburg. Despite the club missing out on qualification for the newly-created 3rd Liga
, Braham extended his contract until 2011, but left the club on 13 July 2009 to sign with FC Erzgebirge Aue
, after Magdeburg had told the player that he no longer played a role in their plans.
, playing in two matches and scoring once.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Playing career
Braham began his playing career with Tunisian side US Monastir. His first club in Germany was SC Göttingen 05. In 2001 Braham moved to Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
side SV Eintracht Trier 05
SV Eintracht Trier 05
SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of predecessor Trier Fußball Club 05...
, but only played in 6 matches in his first season. After Trier's promotion to 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, the club looked to off-load him, but no interest was shown. In the next season Braham had his breakthrough with Trier, scoring 13 goals in 29 matches and securing a mid-table finish for the club. However, in the following season, Braham hit a dry spell, not scoring once in all his 15 matches, leading to his transfer to newly-promoted FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2004. But at Erfurt, Braham's problems continued, he only played in 12 matches, scoring once. Eventually the rest of the team declared itself displeased by Braham's egoistical way of playing, and he moved back to Eintracht Trier. Trier had been relegated to Regionalliga Süd, and Braham's 12 goals in 24 matches could not prevent the club from being relegated to the tier IV Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
.
From the 2006/07 season onwards Braham played for Regionalliga Süd side Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
, but played for the reserves in the tier V Verbandsliga most of the time. In the winter break of the 2007/08 season his contract was terminated, and on January 22, 2008 he signed for 1. FC Magdeburg. Despite the club missing out on qualification for the newly-created 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
, Braham extended his contract until 2011, but left the club on 13 July 2009 to sign with FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...
, after Magdeburg had told the player that he no longer played a role in their plans.
International career
Braham has had 14 caps for Tunisia, he was part of the Tunisia squad that won the 2004 edition of the African Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
, playing in two matches and scoring once.