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Jamal Taha
Taha in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jamal Khamis Taha
Date of birth (1966-11-23) 23 November 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lebanon (manager)
Youth career
1977–1986 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2002 Ansar
International career
1993–2000 Lebanon 43 (11)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Ansar (assistant)
2006–2008 Ansar
2011–2013 Ansar
2013–2015 Shabab Sahel
2015–2016 Ansar
2017–2018 Tadamon Sour
2019–2020 Lebanon (assistant)
2020– Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamal Khamis Taha (Arabic: جمال خميس طه; born 23 November 1966) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who is the manager of the Lebanon national team.

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر), Taha represented the Lebanon national team between 1993 and 2000, scoring 11 goals in 43 appearances. He captained Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, during the country's first appearance in the competition.

Early life

Jamal Taha was born in Cairo, Egypt,[1] to an Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother; he obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization in 1992.[2] Taha joined Ansar's youth team in 1977.[2]

Club career

Nicknamed "the Brown Gazelle" (Arabic: الغزال الأسمر),[3][4] Taha began his senior career with Ansar in 1986, where he ended his career in 2002.[2] He wore the number 6 on his jersey,[4] and was the club's captain from 1997 onwards.[2]

International career

Taha was the national team's captain during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon.[5]

Managerial career

Taha started out as Adnan Hamad's assistant manager at Ansar during the 2005–06 season; he helped his side win the domestic double (Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup).[6] The following season, in 2006–07, Taha was appointed first manager of Ansar, winning Ansar's second consecutive domestic double.[6] He remained head coach until the end of the 2007–08 season, where he lost the league title to Ahed by one point.[6]

In July 2011, Taha was re-appointed manager of Ansar, staying there until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7][8] He won the 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup, and the 2012 Lebanese Super Cup.[9]

On 10 September 2013, he took charge of Shabab Sahel;[8] he won the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2014. After two seasons he returned to Ansar, managing them during the 2015–16 season, before resigning after the first league game of the following season in September 2016.[7] In January 2017, Taha became manager of Tadamon Sour until June 2018.[7]

On 3 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the Lebanon national team under Liviu Ciobotariu's tenure.[10] After one year, on 17 June 2020, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) decided not to extend Ciobotariu's contract, and appointed Taha as the national team's coach.[11] He became the first Lebanese coach of the national team in almost 12 years, since the appointment of Emile Rustom in November 2008.[4][12]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 1993 8 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 7 3
1997 9 1
1998 7 4
1999 2 0
2000 9 1
Total 43 11
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taha goal.
List of international goals scored by Jamal Taha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 May 1993 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  India 2–0 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 December 1995 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Slovakia XI 1–1 2–1 Friendly
3 12 May 1996 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Turkmenistan 2–1 3–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 5 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 3–2 4–2 Friendly
5 8 December 1996 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Georgia 2–1 3–2 Friendly
6 2 February 1997 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 19 October 1998 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Sudan 1–0 1–1 1998 Friendship Tournament
8 30 November 1998 Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand  China 1–2 1–4 1998 Asian Games
9 4 December 1998 Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand  Cambodia 1–0 5–1 1998 Asian Games
10 4–1
11 13 May 2000 Limassol, Cyprus  Jordan – 1–1 Friendly

Managerial

As of 12 November 2020
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
Ansar December 2006 July 2008 50 34 11 5 068.0 [6]
Ansar July 2011 June 2013 56 27 16 13 048.2 [7][8]
Shabab Sahel September 2013 June 2015 57 19 17 21 033.3 [7][8]
Ansar July 2015 September 2016 33 16 10 7 048.5 [7]
Tadamon Sour January 2017 June 2018 40 15 10 15 037.5 [7]
Lebanon June 2020 present 1 0 0 1 000.0 [11]
Total 237 111 64 62 046.8

Honours

Player

Ansar

Manager

Ansar

  • Lebanese Premier League: 2006–07
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2006–07, 2011–12
  • Lebanese Super Cup: 2012

Shabab Sahel

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jamal Taha - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "جمال طه مدرباً لمنتخب لبنان..وحيدر: سنساعد الاندية!". arabia.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "العودة إلى المدرّب الوطنيّ: جمال طه الخيار المنطقيّ!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Mezher, Rawad (18 June 2020). "جمال طه". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon - Jamal Taha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "جمال طه مدرباً لشباب الساحل". An-Nahar. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. ^ Abou Diab, Rami (4 June 2019). "Liviu Ciobotariu has been appointed as the new Lebanon head coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b Mahfoud, Maroun (17 June 2020). "Official: Jamal Taha is the new coach for the Lebanese national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  12. ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعين أميل رستم مديرا فنيا لمنتخب كرة القدم | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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