Salomão Salha

Salomão Salha

Personal information
Full name	Salomão Mazuad Salha
Date of birth	(1972-11-24) 24 November 1972
Place of birth	Floriano, Piauí, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Sagesse		(14)
2000	→ River-PI (loan)	1	(0)
2001–2005	Safa Beirut
2005	River-PI
International career
2001	Lebanon	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salomão Mazuad Salha (Arabic: سالوماو مزود صالحة; born 24 November 1972) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, Salomão is of Lebanese descent from his father's side: he represented Lebanon internationally in 2001.

Early life

Salomão was born in Floriano, a city located in the Brazilian state of Piauí. His father, Constantin, was a Lebanese businessman considered one of the most traditional representatives of Arab immigrants in Floriano and died on February 9, 2008.

International career

Salomão represented Lebanon at the World Cup 2002 Qualifying on May 2001.

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon

External links

• Salomão – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Salomão at National-Football-Teams.com
• Salomão Salha at FA Lebanon
• CBF (in Portuguese)
• Futpédia (Globo) (in Portuguese)
• Jogador piauiense atua há seis anos no Líbano (in Portuguese)