| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Habib Ledhili Ben Romdhane | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-07-09)9 July 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Kairouan,Tunisia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ohod (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JS Kairouan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–2001 | JS Kairouan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Shoulla (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Al-Watani (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Al-Watani (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Watani (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Al-Watani | ||
| 2010 | Najran (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Al-Adalah | ||
| 2012 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2012–2014 | Al-Riyadh | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Batin | ||
| 2016 | Al-Tai | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Fayha | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2018 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Najran | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Ain | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Fayha | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| 2025– | Ohod | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Habib Ben Romdhane (Arabic:الحبيب بن رمضان; born 9 July 1970) is a Tunisianfootball coach and former player who played forJS Kairouan.[1][2] He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian clubOhod.
Ben Romdhane spent his whole playing career forJS Kairouan. He made his debut in 1987 aged 17 years old and retired in 2001.[3]
Ben Romdhane began his managerial career in 2004 working asMourad Okbi's assistant atAl-Shoulla.[4] In 2005, Ben Romdhane moved toAl-Watani to once again work as Okbi's assistant manager.[5] On 3 August 2006, Ben Romdhane joined Al-Watani to work as Aboud El Khodary's assistant.[6] Working as Al-Watani's assistant manager, Ben Romdhane managed to achieve promotion to theSaudi Premier League for the first time in the club's history.[7] Ben Romdhane continued to work as Al-Watani's assistant, first under El Khodary during the 2007–08 season and then underMoussa Saïb during the 2008–09 season. Following Saïb's departure, Ben Romdhane was named as caretaker manager on 21 October 2008.[8] On 29 November 2008, Ben Romdhane was named asHélio Vieira's assistant.[9][10] On 11 July 2009, Ben Romdhane was named as Al-Watani's manager following their relegation to the First Division.[11] On 17 November 2009, Ben Romdhane was relieved from his duties and was replaced by Aboud El Khodary.[12] On 11 January 2010, Ben Romdhane returned to work as Okbi's assistant atNajran.[13]
In August 2011, Ben Romdhane was appointed as Saudi Second Division sideAl-Adalah's manager. He was sacked on 1 December 2011. On 28 June 2012, Ben Romdhane was appointed as Saudi First Division sideAl-Najma's manager.[14] On 10 November 2012, Ben Romdhane was sacked from his post after a poor run of form which saw his side win just 2 games out of 9. He was replaced by compatriotLotfi Kadri.[15] On 12 December 2012, Ben Romdahne was appointed asAl-Riyadh's manager until the end of the 2012–13 season.[16] Ben Romdhane managed to lead Al-Riyadh to a joint second place finish, however, they missed out on promotion after losing in the playoffs. On 31 May 2013, Ben Romdhane renewed his contract with Al-Riyadh for another season.[17] On 2 September 2014, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Batin's manager.[18] On 12 February 2016, Ben Romdhane was sacked by Al-Batin despite winning their match againstAl-Orobah on the same day.[19] At the time of his sacking, Al-Batin sat in second place, one point behind first placedAl-Mujazzal. On 25 February 2016, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Tai's manager until the end of the 2015–16 season.[20]
On 2 May 2016, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Fayha's manager. He managed to lead Al-Fayha to the First Division title and their first-ever promotion to the Pro League.[21] On 20 June 2017, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Hazem's manager.[22] He was sacked on 5 April 2018 just two matches before the end of the season. At the time of his sacking, Al-Hazem sat at third, level on points with second-placed Al-Tai. Al-Hazem were eventually promoted to the Pro League under the management ofAbdulwahab Al-Harbi.[23] On 3 July 2018, Ben Romdhane was named as manager of hometown clubJS Kairouan.[24] He left the club after 3 matches and joinedNajran on 3 October 2018.[25] On 19 June 2019, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Ain's manager. He managed to lead the club to their first-ever promotion to the Pro League.[26]
On 24 September 2020, Ben Romdhane was appointed as Al-Fayha's manager following their relegation to the First Division.[27] He managed to lead the club to promotion at the first time of asking.[28] On 28 June 2021, Ben Romdhane was appointedAl-Wehda's manager.[29] Ben Romdhane managed to get Al-Wehda promoted at the first time of asking.[30] On 27 September 2022, Ben Romdhane was appointed asAl-Qadsiah's manager.[31] On 17 April 2023, Ben Romdhane left the club by mutual consent.[32]
On 15 February 2025, Ben Romdhane was appointed as manager ofOhod.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Al-Watani (caretaker) |  | 21 October 2008 | 29 November 2008 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 020.00 |
| Al-Watani | | 7 July 2009 | 14 November 2009 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 030.77 |
| Al-Adalah | | 1 August 2011 | 1 December 2011 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Al-Najma | | 28 June 2012 | 10 November 2012 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 022.22 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 12 December 2012 | 1 May 2014 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 047.17 |
| Al-Batin | | 1 September 2014 | 12 February 2016 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 045.28 |
| Al-Tai | | 23 February 2016 | 1 May 2016 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Al-Fayha | | 2 May 2016 | 10 May 2017 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 040.63 |
| Al-Hazem | | 20 June 2017 | 5 April 2018 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 048.28 |
| JS Kairouan |  | 2 July 2018 | 3 October 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Najran | | 3 October 2018 | 1 June 2019 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 031.25 |
| Al-Ain | | 19 June 2019 | 22 September 2020 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 050.00 |
| Al-Fayha | | 24 September 2020 | 1 June 2021 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 063.16 |
| Al-Wehda | | 26 July 2021 | 1 June 2022 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 044.74 |
| Al-Qadsiah | | 22 September 2022 | 17 April 2023 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 026.09 |
| Ohod | | 15 February 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Total | 382 | 166 | 113 | 103 | 552 | 409 | +143 | 043.46 | |||
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