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José Faria
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Full name	José Mehdi Faria
Date of birth	April 26, 1933
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	October 8, 2013 (aged 80)
Place of death	Rabat, Morocco
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bonsucesso
	Fluminense
1960	Bangu
Managerial career
1968-1979	Fluminense (Youth teams)
1979	Qatar U-19
1979-1982	Al-Sadd
	FAR Rabat
1983–1988	Morocco
1995–1997	Olympique de Khouribga
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian football coach.^[1] He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.

He converted to Islam when coaching Morocco.^[2]

Playing Career: Fluminense Coaching Career: Fluminense (1968–1979), Qatar U-19 (1979), Al-Sadd (1979–1982), Morocco, FAR Rabat, Morocco (1983–1988) Olympic Clube de Khouribga (1995–1997)

Managerial career

Faria started his managerial career in Fluminense's junior teams, where he worked for more than 10 years. He was responsible for the rise of many Brazilian stars, such as World Cup captain Edinho. He received many offers while working in Brazil. However, he rejected them all due to the risk involved. He eventually changed his mind, and accepted an offer to coach the Qatar under-20 team as a replacement for Evaristo de Macedo who temporarily took charge of Iraq in Mexico. He claimed to have made as much money in Qatar in two years as he had made in last 23 years.^[3]

He coached the Morocco national team from 1983 till 1988. He rejected an offer from Inter Milan while coaching the team,^[3] and converted to Islam, adopting the middle name of "Mehdi".

References

^ "Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
^ https://web.archive.org/20041021111133/http://www.minorites.org:80/article.php?IDA=803. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "New Sunday Times". 14 June 1986. p. 10.

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[1] "Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2013-10-10.

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/20041021111133/http://www.minorites.org:80/article.php?IDA=803. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[newsundaytimes-3] "New Sunday Times". 14 June 1986. p. 10.

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@@ Line 45: / Line 45: @@
 '''José 'Mehdi' Faria''' (April 26, 1933&nbsp;– October 8, 2013) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[football (soccer)|football]] coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/10/09/former-morocco-football-coach-jose-faria-dies/ |title=Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies |publisher=Sportskeeda |date= |accessdate=2013-10-10}}</ref> He coached [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.
-He converted to Islam when coaching [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]].<ref>[http://www.minorites.org/article.php?IDA=803 ]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref>
+He converted to Islam when coaching [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minorites.org/article.php?IDA=803 |accessdate=February 12, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20041021111133/http://www.minorites.org:80/article.php?IDA=803 |archivedate=October 21, 2004 }}</ref>
 Playing Career: Fluminense