Roda Antar

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Roda Antar
رضا عنتر
Roda Antar in 2009.JPG
Personal information
Date of birth 12 September 1980 (1980-09-12) (age 31)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Shandong Luneng
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2003 Tadamon Sour
2001–2002 → Hamburger SV II (loan) 6 (1)
2001–2003 → Hamburger SV (loan) 23 (2)
2003–2007 SC Freiburg 98 (26)
2007–2009 1. FC Köln 46 (7)
2009– Shandong Luneng 82 (23)
National team‡
1998–2001 Lebanon U-21
2000– Lebanon 32 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2012

Roda Antar[1] (Arabic: رضا عنتر‎) (born 12 September 1980 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Lebanese football midfielder who currently plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League, and is captain of the Lebanon national team.

Beginning his career with Tadamon Sour in the Lebanese Premier League, Antar went onto play for Hamburger SV, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln in Germany's Fußball-Bundesliga and 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. Antar became the first Lebanese player to play in Germany, soon after he would be joined by international team mate Youssef Mohamad at both SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln. On 16 March 2009 Antar signed for Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan. Antar represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup held in Lebanon and was named captain of the national side in 2004. Roda is the brother of retired Lebanese footballer Faisal Antar.

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[edit] Career

Antar began his career in 1998, alongside his older brother: Faisal Antar, for Tadamon Sour in the Lebanese Premier League.

[edit] Hamburger SV

Due to Antar's performances during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2001, Lebanon's national team coach, Theo Bücker, had assisted him in a transfer to Bundesliga outfit Hamburg SV, on loan from Lebanese Premier League club Tadamon Sour.[2] Antar made his first appearance in the 2001–02 Fußball-Bundesliga season in a 1–1 away draw against TSV 1860 München on 11 August, where Antar was substituted onto the field for Erik Meijer in the 86th minute.[3][4] Antar scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in a 3–1 home win against 1. FC Nuremberg on 2 March.[5]

During his two-year stay with the club, Hamburg would claim the 2003 German League Cup, however, after failing to establish himself with the north German side (after he played in the Regionalliga Nord for Hamburg's reserve side for the 2002–03 season), he opted for a free-transfer to SC Freiburg.[6]

[edit] SC Freiburg

Antar was brought to Freiburg by its first-team coach Volker Finke for the 2003–04 season. After a serious injury Antar eventually debuted in December 2003 when he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against VfL Bochum. He was consequently referred to as a "Football God" by Freiburg supporters. During his time at Freiburg Youssef Mohamad, who was Roda's international team mate, was transferred to the club.

[edit] 1. FC Köln

[edit] 2007–08 season

Antar with 1. FC Köln
Roda Antar at 1. FC Köln

In 2007, both Antar and Mohamad were transferred to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for the 2007–08 season. He debuted for Köln in a 2–0 away win against FC St. Pauli on 10 August.[7] Antar scored his first goal for Köln, a bicycle kick, in a 2–1 home victory against SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 23 March, the goal was voted as goal of the month.[8] On 4 May 2008, Antar scored Köln's second goal in their 3–1 home victory against 1899 Hoffenheim.[9] In the 79th minute of the match, Antar was deliberately kicked in the face by Hoffenheim midfielder Carlos Eduardo Marques, as confirmed by TV pictures. The referee, Peter Gagelmann, did not see the incident occur, however, the German FA made subsequent investigations before bringing in a charge which resulting in issuing Marques with a multi-game suspension which restricted him from playing in any competitive fixtures for the duration of the 2007–08 season[10] In the second last game of the 2007–08 season, Antar helped Köln gain promotion back into the Bundesliga, scoring a double in the decisive 2–0 home victory against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 11 May.[11] Antar finished the season having scored seven goals in 31 league appearances, Köln finished in third spot of the table on 60 points and were promoted to the Bundesliga for the 2008–09 Fußball-Bundesliga season.[12]

[edit] 2008–09 season

In February 2009, he left Köln after disagreements with club sporting director Michael Meier and manager Christoph Daum. The issue was subject to Antar's commitment to the first-team where which they had spoken to Antar and his adviser. The club's board of directions offered him support and individual training sessions as they felt obliged to fulfill the contractual agreement which initially ran until 30 June 2009, but no contact to him could be made after he did not turn up to the club s training sessions. Antar's agent stated that he had offers from Japan, Russia and China.[13]

[edit] Shandong Luneng Taishan

[edit] 2009 season

On 16 March 2009 Antar signed to China's Shandong Luneng Taishan for a transfer fee of 630.000£ (700.000€).[14]

[edit] 2010 season

During 2010 Antar featured in the 2010 AFC Champions League where which Shandong were eliminated in the group stage.[15]

[edit] International career

Called up to the national team for the 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship at 19 years of age, a young Antar was then selected to represent Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. Drawn against Iran, Iraq and Thailand he played in all three of Lebanon's group stage matches as Lebanon finished in fourth position with two points, having drawn with both Iraq and Thailand.[16] Antar would then play a vital role in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Lebanon took out Pakistan 6–0 and then the Sri Lanka 4–0, with Antar netting twice against Sri-Lanka.[17][18] On 17 May 2001 Lebanon's third group stage fixture was against Thailand where Antar netted after ten minutes before Thailand scored two goals before half time as the game finished 2–1.[19] Lebanon then took on Pakistan where they won 8–1, Antar and Gilberto Dos Santos scored two goals each.[20] Lebanon finished in second position of their group, going agonisingly close to qualifying for the second round. Qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup began in 2004 where which Lebanon who were with out Antar, who had been named captain by that time, in the first fixture took on Korea Republic. Antar appeared in Lebanon's second match away to Vietnam where he and Khaled Hamieh both netted in the 83rd and 88th minute to secure a 2–0 victory.[21] Antar scored again in Lebanon's third game against Maldives in a 3–0 victory in Beirut.[22] Lebanon would again take on Maldives where which they won 5–2, where Antar had scored Lebanon's fifth goal.[23] The second last group stage fixture was the decider which would have seen Lebanon take top spot in the group had they won, Antar and his side drew 1–1 as Lebanon went agonisingly close to progressing to the second round of qualifiers, it would be Antar's last game of the campaign where Lebanon drew 0–0 against Vietnam in the closing fixture.[24][25] Prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign fixtures scheduled for 2008, Lebanon went through plays-offs in 2007 where which they beat India 4–1 at home, where Roda Antar and Mohammed Ghaddar had both netted twice.[26] They would then draw 2–2 in India and proceed to the group stages of the qualifying campaign.[27] Being grouped with Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, Lebanon would only score three goals in the entire group stage fixtures. The campaign proved to be possibly Antar's final world cup qualifying campaign.

After one year of absence, Antar returned to the national team for the AFC Third Round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Having missed Lebanon's opening group-stage match against South Korea in Goyang due to a visa problem, Antar was named captain by coach Theo Bücker for his first appearance, where he helped Lebanon to a 3-1 home victory against the United Arab Emirates on 6 September 2011. Antar had assisted Akram Moghrabi in scoring Lebanon's second goal and scored the third goal himself with a header in the 83rd minute.[28][29][30][31][32]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 May 2000 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 2–0 2000 WAFF Championship
2. 25 June 2000 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli  Kuwait 2–1 3–1 Friendly
3. 8 August 2000 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut  Oman 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4. 25 April 2001 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli  Philippines 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 15 May 2001 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut  Sri Lanka 1–0 4–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
6. 2–0
7. 17 May 2001 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut  Thailand 1–0 1–2 2002 World Cup qualifier
8. 26 May 2001 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Pakistan 3–1 8–1 2002 World Cup qualifier
9. 4–1
10. 24 December 2002 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City  Yemen 1–0 4–2 2002 Arab Nations Cup
11. 2–1
12. 3–1
13. 31 March 2004 Chùa Cuõi Stadium, Nam Dinh  Vietnam 1–0 2–0 2006 World Cup qualifier
14. 9 June 2004 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut  Maldives 2–0 3–0 2006 World Cup qualifier
15. 8 September 2004 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé  Maldives 5–0 5–2 2006 World Cup qualifier
16. 8 October 2007 Saida International Stadium, Sidon  India 1–1 4–1 2010 World Cup qualifier
17. 6 September 2011 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut  United Arab Emirates 3–1 3–1 2014 World Cup qualifier

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Hamburger SV
Shandong Luneng Taishan FC

[edit] References

  1. ^ Variantly spelt Reda or Rhida
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  3. ^ "1860 München - Hamburger SV 1:1 (0:1)". dfb.de. 11 August 2001. http://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/archiv/2001/schemen/e_1749.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
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[edit] External links

Shandong Luneng – current squad
Lebanon squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup
Lebanon


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