Sadok Sassi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Attouga

| fullname = Sadok Sassi

| image = Sadok Sassi.jpg

| caption = Sassi with Club Africain

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|11|15}}

| birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia

| height = 1.88 m

| currentclub =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Club Africain

| years1 = 1962–1979

| clubs1 = Club Africain

| caps1 = 415

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1963–1978

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps1 = 87

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Sadok Sassi ({{langx|ar|الصَّادِق سَاسِي}}), nicknamed "Attouga" ({{langx|ar|عَتُوقَة}}; born 15 November 1945 in Tunis) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Club Africain and the Tunisia national team.Faouzi Mahjoub, Le football africain. Trente ans de Coupe d'Afrique des nations : 1957-1988, coll. « Je sais », éd. Groupe Jeune Afrique, Paris, 1988, p. 171.

He played both matches for the Tunisia national team at the 1963 African Cup of Nations.{{cite web|author1=Khaled Abul-Oyoun |author2=Mark Cruickshank |author3=Ken Knight |author4=Neil Morrison |author5=Karel Stokkermans |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/63a.html|title=African Nations Cup 1963|date=3 October 2013|website=RSSSF |access-date=29 March 2015}}

In a sixteen-years career, Sassi earned an impressive five league titles, eight cups, including three for Tunisia and the Maghreb. In 1972, he was goalkeeper for the African team at the mini-World Cup, hosted by Brazil.[http://www.tunisiensdumonde.com/article/aller-retour/qu%E2%80%99est-il-devenu-sadok-sassi-alias-attouga Qu'est-il devenu? SADOK SASSI alias ATTOUGA], Tunisiens du Monde, 7 January 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119062817/http://www.tunisiensdumonde.com/article/aller-retour/qu%E2%80%99est-il-devenu-sadok-sassi-alias-attouga |date=19 January 2010 }} As a one-club man, he has 335 appearances in the first Tunisian league, 66 in the Tunisian Cup, and 14 in international competitions. With a total of 415 official matches for Club Africain, Sadok Sassi is the club's record player. Due to his outstanding performances, Attouga is referred to by the club as the eternal number one.[https://clubafricain.com/post/Attouga-ternel-numro-un Attouga, éternel numéro un]

The national team's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper for many years, he missed Tunisia's first World Cup appearance in 1978 through injury,{{FIFA player|57610|Sadok Sassi}} and was replaced by Mokhtar Naili. Sassi earned a total of 116 international caps; however, only 87 matches were considered as A-international by FIFA.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/attouga-intl.html |title=Sadok Sassi "Attouga" - International Appearances |author=Imed Kilani |website=RSSSF |accessdate=16 August 2013 }} He was awarded the African Football's Silver Order of Merit by CAF.

In the prestigious election for CAF African Goalkeeper of the Millennium, Sadok Sassi finished in third place. The two goalkeepers who ranked ahead of him were Cameroonians Thomas N'Kono and Joseph-Antoine Bell. Therefore, Attouga is considered the best Tunisian and North African goalkeeper of the millennium.[https://www.iffhs.de/iffhs-history-africa-player-of-the-century-1900-1999/ AFRICA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900-1999)]

After retiring he has worked as a General Manager for Club Africain. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}