Jamal_Al_Haj

Jamal Al Haj

Jamal Al Haj

Lebanese footballer and coach (born 1971)

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Jamal Al Haj (Arabic: جمال الحاج; born 28 August 1971) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the technical director of club Ahed's youth sector.

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Al Haj played for Nejmeh as a midfielder, whom he captained, as well as for the Lebanon national team. He was the Lebanese Premier League top scorer in his debut season, in 1989–90, scoring 12 goals. Al Haj also played for Ahed in 2004.

In 2017 he managed Nejmeh, but was fired two months later. Al Haj took charge of the Lebanon national under-23 team between 2020 and 2021.

Club career

Al Haj made his debut for Nejmeh under Samir Al Adou, during the 1989–90 Lebanese Premier League.[1] In his debut season, Al Haj was the league's top scorer, with 12 goals, above Fadi Alloush and Yasser Mansour from Tadamon Beirut who had scored eight goals each.[1] He remained at Nejmeh for 14 years, captaining them for a certain period, before moving to Ahed in 2004.[2]

International career

Al Haj represented the Lebanon national team.[2]

Managerial career

Al Haj was manager of Lebanese Second Division side Khoyol in 2013.[3][4] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Al Haj was appointed head coach of Nejmeh;[5] he was fired two months later.[2] On 12 October 2020, Al Haj was announced head coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[6] He resigned on 26 July 2021.[7]

On 3 August 2021, Al Haj was appointed technical director of Ahed's youth sector.[8]

Personal life

Al Haj has two sons, Youssef (b. 1999) and Ali (b. 2001), who both play football.[5][9]

Honours

Player

Nejmeh

Individual

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "الحاج هدّافاً في أوّل موسم رسميّ له". نداء الوطن. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "JAMAL AL HAJE". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "تحدّي النبي شيت". نداء الوطن. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "سبورتينغ في الدرجة الأولى.. من هو؟ وكيف وصل؟". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    "جمال الحاج: النجمة يسير في الطريق الصحيح - نمر جبر". An-Nahar. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. [6]
    Mahfoud, Maroun (12 October 2020). "Official: Jamal Al Hajj is the new U-22 National Team coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. [7]
    "جمال الحاج يستقيل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. [8]
    Hijazi, Alloffs (3 August 2021). "الحاج يبدأ مهامه الاشراف الفني على الفئات العمرية في نادي العهد". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. [9]
    Hayek, Tony (7 March 2018). "Nejmeh accentue la pression sur le Ahed - Tony Hayek". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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