Espérance Sportive de Tunis have confirmed the sacking of club legend Radhi Jaïdi via mutual termination after their shock last-16 Tunisia Cup exit this week.
Jaïdi, 46, has seen his homecoming to Taraji end abruptly before the end of his first season at the club after losing to CS Msaken 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time at the Stade du rugby M’saken on Wednesday evening.
The Tunisia legend won 14 major titles at the club as a player, which included eight league titles and five CAF inter-club competitions before his move to the Premier League where he starred for Bolton Wanders, Southampton and Birmingham City over eight seasons.
However, his legacy as a player has not been replicated in the dugout when they took the game on him succeeding two-time Champions League winner Mouine Chaabani.
Having won the Tunisia Super Cup, things looked bright for the former Saints youth coach, but their Champions League exit in the last-16 to ES Setif and the Tunisia Cup exit did not live up to the lofty expectations of the hierarchy despite being on course to win their sixth consecutive Ligue 1 title.
Jaïdi’s other experience after his U23 coaching stint in England came in the United States with Hartford Athletic and an assistant coaching role in Belgium with Cercle Brugge.
