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Tunisian basketball player

Amine Rzig

ES Radès
Position Head coach
League Championnat National A
Personal information
Born (1980-08-25) 25 August 1980 (age 44)Nabeul, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Listed height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1998–2019
Position Small forward
Coaching career 2019–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2008 Stade Nabeulien
2008–2010 Tala'ea El Gaish
2010 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2010–2011 ES Sahel
2011–2013 Al Ahly Cairo
2013–2014 ES Sahel
2014–2015 Al Ittihad Alexandria
2015–2018 ES Radès
2018–2019 Stade Nabeulien
As coach:
2019 Tunisia U23
2019–present ES Radès
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: Championnat National A Best Coach (2020)
Medals Representing Tunisia African Championships Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya Tunisia Gold medal – first place 2011 Madagascar Tunisia

Amine Rzig (born 25 August 1980) is a Tunisian retired basketball player and current coach.[1]

Rzig is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship. Rzig averaged 16.4 PPG and 5.4 RPG for the Tunisians en route to being named to the All-Tournament team.[2][3] Highlights for Rzig included scoring a team-leading 20 points in the bronze medal game against Cameroon to lead the Tunisians to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[4]

  1. ^ Amine Rzig shouldering Tunisia challenge at FIBA.com
  2. ^ LBA - Gomes Leads All-Star Team
  3. ^ Amine Rzig Profile Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  4. ^ Tunisia vs. Cameroon report at Eurobasket.com