Abbas_Ali_Atwi
Abbas Ali Atwi
Lebanese footballer (born 1984)
Abbas Ali Atwi (Arabic: عباس علي عطوي; born 15 December 1984), also known as Onika (Arabic: أونيكا, also spelled Unica), is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is team manager of Lebanese Premier League club Bourj.
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Atwi with Ansar in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbas Ali Atwi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Qabrikha, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bourj (team manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Bourj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Bourj | (8) | |
| 2002–2005 | Olympic Beirut | (11) | |
| 2005–2017 | Ahed | 114+ | (58) |
| 2017–2021 | Ansar | 55 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Bourj | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 187+ | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Lebanon U23 | ||
| 2002–2016 | Lebanon | 53 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Bourj (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Atwi joined Bourj's youth team aged 14; he made his senior debut in the Lebanese Second Division in 2000, in a 4–3 defeat against Ahed.[2] Atwi moved to Lebanese Premier League side Olympic Beirut in 2002,[3] with whom he won the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season.[2]
In 2005 Atwi signed for Ahed.[3] He scored 58 league goals and won five league titles in 12 years at the club.[4]
Atwi joined Ansar in 2017,[3] helping them win their first league title in 14 years in 2021.[5]
On 18 June 2021, Atwi moved back to Bourj, where he had begun his career.[6] He announced his retirement on 20 May 2022, following the 2021–22 season.[7]
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In 2005, Atwi played for the Lebanon national under-23 team; he scored from the half-way line in a game against Japan U23, which Lebanon lost 2–1.[2]
Atwi has played for the Lebanon national team between 2002 and 2016, scoring four goals in over 50 appearances.[8] He has played at the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2004 and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as at the 2002 and 2004 WAFF Championships and at the 2002 Arab Cup.[4]
Atwi earned his nickname "Onika" in reference to the Lebanese chocolate bar Unica as, after being involved in a non-fatal car accident as a kid, the first thing he asked his mother was the chocolate bar that he was holding in his hand during the accident.[9]
He is not related to fellow Lebanese footballer Abbas Ahmad Atwi.[10]
International
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atwi goal.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2004 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Bahrain |
2–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 2 February 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Bahrain |
1–2 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 22 March 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Thailand |
5–2 | 5–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 24 May 2015 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon |  Syria |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Bourj
Olympic Beirut
- Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03
Ahed
- Lebanese Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
Ansar
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2002–03[11]
- Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2001–02[12]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03,[13] 2005–06,[14] 2007–08,[15] 2009–10,[16] 2010–11,[17] 2012–13,[18][19] 2014–15,[20] 2015–16,[21] 2018–19[22]
- Lebanese Premier League top assist provider: 2007–08, 2009–10
- "Abbas Ali Atwi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- "ABBAS ATWI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ""اونيكا" يضع حدّاً لمسيرته الكروية". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- "Abbas Ali Atwi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم". Bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- Mahfoud, Maroun (18 June 2021). "Two players join Bourj". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "Abbas Atwi "Onika" brings down the curtain… A Lebanese star's career is full of achievements". Middle East 24 News English. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- "Abbas Ali Atwi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Abbas Ali "Onika" Atwi - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (498 ed.). 4 July 2003. p. 16.
- "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (440 ed.). 3 June 2002. p. 23.
- مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (498 ed.). 4 July 2003. p. 16.
- تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني. alqabas.com (in Arabic). 17 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 22 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان. Al Ahed News Archive (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي. Malaeeb (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- Abbas Ali Atwi at FA Lebanon
- Abbas Ali Atwi at RSSSF
- Abbas Ali Atwi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abbas Ali Atwi at Soccerway
- Abbas Ali Atwi at Lebanon Football Guide