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Youssef Barakat

Youssef Barakat

Lebanese footballer and priest (born 1975)

Youssef Semaan Barakat (Arabic: يوسف سمعان بركات; born 9 December 1975) is a Lebanese Maronite priest and former footballer who played as a left-back for Salam Zgharta and the Lebanon national team.[1]

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Semaan and the family name is Barakat.
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International career

Barakat played for the Lebanon national team in 1999, playing four games at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.[2]

After football

Barakat holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. In July 2016, he became a priest of the Lebanese Maronite Church, and was part of the Eparchy of Ehden–Zgharta.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Youssef Barakat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Youssef Barakat". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "الخوري يوسف بركات - Ehden Zgharta Parish-رعيــــة إهـــدن زغرتــــا". ehdenz.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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