Abdelhay Ben Soltane

Abdelhay Ben Soltane

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Tunisia
Managerial career
Years	Team
2013–2014	Tunisia U17
2014	AS Djerba
2021	CS Hammam-Lif
2021	Maghreb of Fez (assistant)
2021–2022	Maghreb of Fez
2024	Maghreb of Fez
2024	COD Meknès

Abdelhay Ben Soltane (Arabic: عبد الحي بن سلطان; born 12 December 1966) is a Tunisian football manager who last managed COD Meknès.

Career

Ben Soltane obtained a UEFA Pro License and has been regarded to prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation.[1] During the summer of 2013, he was appointed manager of the Tunisia national under-17 football team and managed the team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he helped them reach the round of 16.[2] The next year, he was appointed manager of Tunisian side AS Djerba.

In 2021, he was appointed manager of Tunisian side CS Hammam-Lif. The same year, he was appointed as assistant manager of Moroccan side Maghreb of Fez, before being appointed as the club's head coach. While managing them, he helped them achieve a fourth-place finish in the league during the 2021–22 season.[3] Three years later, he was appointed manager of Moroccan side COD Meknès.

References

1. "من هو عبد الحي بن سلطان المدرب الحالي للنادي المكناسي" [Who is Abdelhai Ben Sultan, the current coach of the Meknes club?] (in Arabic). Meknes Post. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. "بن سلطان.. مدرب تونسي يلاحقه "سوء الطالع" يحمل طموحات "الماص" بالدوري" [Ben Sultan.. A Tunisian coach haunted by “bad luck” carries “Al-Mas” ambitions in the league] (in Arabic). Madar 21. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. "Abdelhay Ben Soltane promet de rectifier le tir dès la reprise, face au DHJ et au FUS" [Abdelhay Ben Soltane promises to rectify the situation as soon as the restart, against the DHJ and the FUS] (in French). Le Matin. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2025.