Faouzi Benzarti

Prior to his coaching career, Benzerti developed his career as an attacking midfielder and spent his entire 10-year career in his home team US Monastir since he was 18 years old in 1968 to 1978. He did not play for the Tunisian team.

Beginning & success with Tunisian clubs (1979–1994)

He began his career at Olympique Sidi Bouzid before returning to US Monastir, which he coached in 1979-1980, enabling him to return to Ligue I. In his first experience with Étoile du Sahel in the 1986-1987 season, he won the Tunisian league title and then the 1987 Tunisian Super Cup. In 1990 he coached and led the Club Africain in the same year to win the league title and reach the final of the 1990 African Cup Winners' Cup. Benzarti coached Espérance de Tunis in 1993 and crowned him with the Tunisian League, 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs and the CAF Super Cup.

Tunisian team & first experience outside Tunisia (1994–2002)

In March 1994, he was appointed as Tunisia national football team coach in the second match of 1994 African Cup of Nations hosted by Tunisia after the dismissal of Youssef Zouaoui who failed in the opening match against Mali. He also signed with CS Sfaxien in June 1996 but soon left before the season to play his first overseas experience at the head of the Emirati Club Al-Shaab CSC. It was not a successful experience as the team finished in seventh place in 1998–99 UAE Football League. Faouzi Benzarti returned to the Club Africain in 1999 and reached the final of the 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup. He made a brief pass as coach of Stade Tunisien in 2001 with unconvincing results.

Great success with Étoile and Espérance (2003–2007)

He was appointed as coach of Espérance de…

Faouzi Benzarti was born on 3 January 1950 in the city of Monastir, central coast of Tunisia, into a sports family. He attended primary and secondary education in Monastir, then joined the Higher Institute of Sports of Tunis and graduated from it in 1975. He worked as a physical education teacher at many Tunisian institutes from 1975 to 1977, and after obtaining a football coach certificate he decided to devote himself entirely to training.

Benzarti is married and has children. His son is his agent who negotiates with teams that want to hire him. He is the older brother of Lotfi Benzarti who is one of the most important Tunisian coaches. His sister is married to the popular Tunisian actor Sofiene Chaari. Politically, he led an independent list, called "Audacity and Ambition", for the Tunisian Constituent Assembly election on 23 October 2011. He joined the party of Nidaa Tounes and supported Beji Caid Essebsi in the Tunisian presidential election, 2014.