Jehad Muntasser

Jehad Muntasser

Personal information
Full name	Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser
Date of birth	July 26, 1978 (1978-07-26)
Place of birth	Tripoli, Libya
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Al-Wakra
Youth career
	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-1997	Pro Sesto	0	(0)
1997-1998	Arsenal	0	(0)
1998-1999	Bristol City	0	(0)
1999	Empoli	0	(0)
1999-2000	Viterbese	10	(0)
2000-2001	Catania	16	(1)
2001-2002	L'Aquila	12	(0)
2002-2004	Triestina	41	(2)
2004-2005	Perugia	15	(0)
2005-2007	Treviso	13	(0)
2007-	Al-Wakra	15	(0)
National team
1999-2006	Libya	34	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser (Arabic: جهاد المنتصر‎) (born 26 July 1978) is a Libyan football midfielder who, as of the 2006/2007 season plays for Treviso.

Muntasser started his career at Italian side Pro Sesto, before being signed by English Premier League side Arsenal in 1997. He made one brief appearance for Arsenal's first team, coming on as an extra time substitute in the 119th minute of a League Cup match against Birmingham City on October 14, 1997. He was sold to Bristol City in January 1998 but was released by them on a free transfer in the summer of 1999 without playing a first-team game.

After his release he returned to Italy and has since played for a string of Serie C and Serie B clubs - Viterbese (1999-2000), Catania (2000–01), L'Aquila (2001–02), Triestina (2002–04), Perugia (2004–05) - before joining newly-promoted Serie A side Treviso in 2005. Treviso however were relegated on their first season back at the top, and started the 2006-07 season back in Serie B. He was released on free transfer by his club on January 2007, and later signed for a Qatar club, Al-Wakra Sports Club, in January 2008 Jehad Signed 6 Month for Al Ittihad of Libya.

He was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Jehad currently is working as football consultant at Al-Ahli FC in Dubai

References

He is currently as football consultant for Al-Ahli Dubai. http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100826/SPORT/708259812/1043/FOREIGN

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams
• Player profile with Photo - Sporting-heroes.net
• Player profile - MTN Africa Cup of Nations 2006