Karim Essediri

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Personal information
Karim Essediri
Full name	Karim Essediri
Date of birth	July 29, 1979 (1979-07-29) (age 28)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	185cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lillestrøm SK
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 2006 2007	Club Africain Tromsø → Bodø/Glimt (loan) Rosenborg Lillestrøm S.K.	? (?) 81 (6) 13 (0) 08 (0) 08 (0)
National team²
2004-	Tunisia	8 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Karim Essediri (Arabic: كريم السديري) (born July 29, 1979) is a French-Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Lillestrøm SK in the Norwegian Premier League.

Before joining Lillestrøm SK in 2006, he played for Rosenborg B.K., Tromsø I.L., Club Meaux (France), Red Star 93 (France), and Club Africain (Tunisia).

Essediri experienced a tough start at Tromsø, and was given partial blame for the club's 2001 relegation. The following year he was lent out to the another Norwegian club F.K. Bodø/Glimt. When he returned to Tromsø, he was not considered first-team material. However, the arrival of Per Mathias Høgmo as head coach made Essediri the starting right winger in Høgmo's counter attacking style of play. Essediri's pace made him an important figure in setting up Tromsø I.L.'s counter attacks, and he ended the 2004 season being among the top three for assists in the Premier League. Essediri had successfully turned from scapegoat in 2001 to hero in 2004.

Following his success at Tromsø, Essediri was picked for several matches for Tunisia, both in the World Cup 2006, and the 2005 Confederations Cup.

He speaks French, Arabic and Norwegian.

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Lillestrøm S.K. – current squad

1 Fredrikson • 2 Pedersen • 4 Bertheussen • 5 Bjørkøy • 7 Søgård • 8 Husár • 9 Riseth • 10 Riise • 11 Myklebust • 12 Moldskred • 13 Kippe • 14 Brenne • 15 Johnsen • 16 Arnarsson • 17 Midttun Lie • 18 Sundgot • 19 Abshir • 20 Kiesenebner • 21 Essediri • 22 Bergan-Foss • 23 Andresen • 24 Gundersen • 25 Mouelhi • 27 Grodås • 30 Occean • Manager: Nordlie

v • d • e Tunisia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Boumnijel • 2 Essediri • 3 Haggui • 4 Yahia • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Guemamdia • 8 Nafti • 9 Chikhaoui • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Bouazizi • 14 Chedli • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Nefzi • 17 Ben Saada • 18 Jemmali • 19 Ayari • 20 Namouchi • 21 Saidi • 22 Kasraoui • 23 Melliti • Coach: Lemerre