{{Short description|Footballer (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Sofian Chahed |image = Sofian Chahed 2011.jpg |upright = 0.7 |caption = Chahed in 2011 |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|18|df=y}} |birth_place = West Berlin, West Germany |height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/sofian-chahed/spieler | title = Sofian Chahed | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 30 June 2020}}</ref> |position = Defender |currentclub = |youthyears1 = 1997–1999 |youthclubs1 = Hertha Zehlendorf |youthyears2 = 1999–2003 |youthclubs2 = Hertha BSC |years1 = 2003–2009 |clubs1 = Hertha BSC |caps1 = 89 |goals1 = 4 |years2 = 2004–2009 |clubs2 = Hertha BSC II |caps2 = 43 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2009–2013 |clubs3 = Hannover 96 |caps3 = 63 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2009–2013 |clubs4 = Hannover 96 II |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = FSV Frankfurt |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 2002 |nationalteam1 = Germany U19 |nationalcaps1 = 5 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2002–2003 |nationalteam2 = Germany U20 |nationalcaps2 = 8 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2009–2013 |nationalteam3 = Tunisia |nationalcaps3 = 4 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |manageryears1 = 2015–2016 |managerclubs1 = BFC Viktoria 1889 (assistant) |manageryears2 = 2016–2020 |managerclubs2 = Hertha BSC (youth) |manageryears3 = 2020–2022 |managerclubs3 = Turbine Potsdam }}
'''Sofian Chahed''' (born 18 April 1983) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Germany, Chahed represented Tunisia at senior international level.
==Early and personal life== Chahed was born in Berlin, West Germany, to Tunisian parents; he holds dual German-Tunisian nationality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/art272,2003830|title=Ruhig und robust|publisher= Der Tagesspiegel |accessdate=18 August 2009| date=10 February 2009 | language = German}}</ref> His cousin Tarek Chahed was also a footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/sport/hertha/article212952673/Karriereinterview-Dir-wird-nichts-geschenkt.html|title="Jüngere Spieler werden heute eher verheizt"|first=Sebastian Stier und Uwe|last=Bremer|date=28 December 2017|website=www.morgenpost.de}}</ref>
== Club career == thumb|left|Chahed (left) playing for Hertha BSC
Chahed made his professional debut for Hertha BSC in 2003, and was released at the end of the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chahed muss gehen |language = German |publisher=kicker|date=28 May 2009 |access-date=28 May 2009|url=https://www.kicker.de/chahed-muss-gehen-509418/artikel}}</ref> Chahed later played for Hannover 96 and FSV Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/chahedsofian/2015/ | title = Sofian Chahed | language = de | website = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 1 July 2020}}</ref>
== International career == Chahed played for Germany at youth international level.<ref>{{DFB | sofian-chahed | Sofian Chahed }}</ref>
Chahed was called up by the Tunisia national side for a training camp on 1 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infosfoot.net/fr/articles/article.php?id_article=2371 |title=Call up by national team of Tunisia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829083728/http://www.infosfoot.net/fr/articles/article.php?id_article=2371 |archive-date=29 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jawharafm.com/sport/images/en/enn1/enn1.html |title=Sofian Chahed on Training Camp with the Carthage Eagles September 2009 Gallery |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904215947/http://www.jawharafm.com/sport/images/en/enn1/enn1.html |archive-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> He made his senior debut for Tunisia on 11 October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070322/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013113902/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=252295/match=300070322/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2009 |title=FIFA match report | date = 11 October 2009 | access-date = 22 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33105.html |title=Player profile |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
== Coaching career == In 2015, Chahed began working as the assistant manager at BFC Viktoria 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/ex-hertha-profi-als-co-trainer-bei-viktoria-89-sofian-chahed-hat-bock-auf-stress/11997920.html|title=Sofian Chahed hat Bock auf Stress|publisher= Der Tagesspiegel | date=2 July 2015 | language = German}}</ref> From 2016 to 2020, he coached the youth teams of Hertha BSC.<ref name="potsdam" /><ref name = "alles">{{cite web | url = https://www.herthabsc.de/de/intern/geburtstag-sofian-chahed-1920/page/17356--17--.html | title = Alles Gute, Sofian Chahed! | language = de | website = Hertha BSC | date = 19 April 2020 | access-date = 30 June 2020}}</ref>
In 2020, Chahed became the head coach of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.<ref name="potsdam">{{cite news |title=CHAHED NEUER TRAINER VON TURBINE POTSDAM |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/chahed-neuer-trainer-bei-turbine-217020/ |accessdate=30 June 2020 |publisher=DFB |date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
In June 2022, Chahed departed the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turbine-potsdam.de/2022/06/04/der-1-ffc-turbine-potsdam-und-sofian-chahed-trennen-sich/|title=Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam und Sofian Chahed trennen sich|first=Stephan|last=Schmidt|date=4 June 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerway | sofian-chahed/1862 | Sofian Chahed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chahed, Sofian}} Category:Living people Category:1983 births Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Tunisian men's footballers Category:Tunisia men's international footballers Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:German people of Tunisian descent Category:Hertha BSC players Category:Hertha BSC II players Category:Hannover 96 players Category:Hannover 96 II players Category:FSV Frankfurt players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Footballers from Berlin Category:Frauen-Bundesliga managers Category:21st-century German sportsmen